4.4 Create an Environment

After logging into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console, you need to create an instance or multiple instances that can be used by different user groups as a self-service.

To create an instance, follow these steps:

1. Log into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console.
2. Under My Application, select the appropriate Cloud Service for which you wish to create an Environment.
3. Click Create environment to display the Create environment screen.

   This screen displays a list of Cloud Services with the details like Subscription ID for which the customer is subscribed to and the Region from where these services are operated.

   Note:

   By default, the home region of the Cloud Account is displayed and this is the region where the cloud environment is deployed. If you wish to place the Cloud Service environment in a different region, you must subscribe for that specific region. This option is available for the first time you create an environment for the subscription.
4. Enter the following details under Environment Details section of the screen:
   • Name: The name of the new environment or instance.
   • Instance type: Select from the following options:
     • DFCS Production: A live environment intended for the users.
     • DFCS Non-production: An environment that is used for testing and development purposes. For example, a sandbox environment.
     • DFCS Additional XS: For testing extra small-range accounts.
     • DFCS Additional Small: For testing small range accounts.
     • DFCS Additional Medium: For testing medium range accounts.
     • DFCS Additional Large: For testing large range accounts.
     • DFCS Additional XL: For testing extra large range accounts.
     • Test: An additional test environment for testing and development purposes.

       Note:

       The range corresponds to different scales of hosted accounts:

       • Extra Small (XS): Less than 251
       • Small: 251 - 500
       • Medium: 501 - 1000
       • Large: 1001 - 10,000
       • Extra Large (XL): 10,001 - 150,000
   • Admin email: The email ID with which you have logged into the Cloud Console. You can also enter a different email ID that is part of the Cloud tenancy. For more details, see Managing Users.
   • Admin first name and Admin last name: The first and last names of the Admin.

   Note:

   You can have one Production, one Non-Production, and multiple test instances. The number of instances you can create is dependent on the number of contract subscriptions you have purchased.
5. Click Create.

   The environment details are added to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console under the Environments tab with Creating state. Once completed, the created environment is Active. If there are any issues, you can raise a service ticket with My Oracle Support (MoS).

After the details are displayed with Active state, you can click on the Name to open the Environment details page, where you can check the details. You can click on the Service URL in the details to proceed with User Creation and User Group Creation which are discussed in the subsequent topics.

For more information on the deployment of the application, see the Domain section in the Oracle® Data Foundation Cloud Service Data Catalog.