Overview Page

The Oracle Database Cloud Service Overview page displays overview information for an Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service database deployment.

The following tables describe the elements and options available in the various areas of the Overview page:

What You See in the Banner Area

The following table describes the elements and options available in the banner area at the top of the page.

Element Description

Navigation menu menu

Navigation menu providing access to other Oracle Cloud services in the identity domain.

Users icon

Click to go to the Users page; only available on some accounts.

Notification icon

Click to go to the Notifications page; only available on some accounts.

Help icon

Click for help and support, including live chat.

User icon

Click to view the profile menu, console version information, and to sign out.

Expander icon (next to the “Oracle Database Cloud Service” link)

Click to see details about the database deployment: description, identity domain, subscription type, user who created the deployment, and when the deployment was created.

Oracle Database Cloud Service link

Click to return to the Instances Page.

Menu icon (next to the deployment’s name)

Deployment menu that provides the following options:

  • Open EM Console — Open the database console for the deployment, either Enterprise Manager Database Express or Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control.

    Note:

    By default, the port required to access the Enterprise Manager console is initially blocked. To use the console, you must first enable network access to the console’s port or create an SSH tunnel to the console’s port. See Accessing Exadata Cloud Service

  • Switchover — Start a switchover operation. (Available only for deployments with a Data Guard configuration.)

  • Failover — Start a manual failover operation. (Available only for deployments with a Data Guard configuration.)

  • Reinstate — Start an operation to reinstate a failed primary as the standby. (Available only for deployments with a Data Guard configuration.)

  • SSH Access — Add an SSH public key to the deployment. See Adding an SSH Public Key.

  • Replace Database using Backup — Replace the database on the deployment using an existing backup stored by Database Backup Cloud Service. See Creating a Database Deployment Using a Cloud Backup.

  • View Activity — Go to the Activity Page to view activities performed on this deployment.

What You See in the Tiles Area

The following table describes the elements and options available in the tiles area at the side of the page.

Element Description

Overview tile

The current tile, highlighted to indicate that you are viewing the Overview page.

Administration tile

Click to access these pages for the deployment:

What You See in the Page Content Area

The following table describes the elements and options available in the main content area of the page.

Element Description

Refresh page icon

Click to refresh the page.

Service Overview section

Displays a summary box followed by information about the deployment.

The summary box shows high-level information about the Exadata Cloud Service instance hosting the deployment: compute nodes, OCPUs, memory, and storage.

Following the summary box is a listing of information about the deployment, including Oracle Database version, Software edition, backup destination, overall status, and so on. Click the Show more... link to see even more information about the deployment.

Resources section

Contains an entry for each compute node of the deployment. Each entry displays information about the compute node and provides a menu to perform actions on the compute node.

Refresh Configuration icon

(Available only for deployments with a Data Guard configuration.)

Click to poll the status of the Data Guard configuration on the deployment’s compute nodes and refresh the information on this page.

Menu icon (for each compute node)

Compute node menu that provides the following options:

Data Guard Metrics

(Available only for deployments with a Data Guard configuration.)

Displays metrics about the Data Guard configuration.

Network Information

Displays network host name and IP address information.