Creating a Private Subnet

1. Sign in to the OCI Console for your tenancy. Ensure you are in the same region as the RDS deployment.
2. Click on the navigation menu in the upper left corner of the OCI Console, then go to Networking → Virtual Cloud Networks
3. At the top of the VCN list page, click Start VCN Wizard from the Actions menu.
4. Select Create VCN with Internet Connectivity as the Connection Type. Click the Start VCN Wizard button.
5. In the Create VCN with Internet Connectivity panel:

   • Name: Enter a name for your VCN (for example, rds-pe-vcn).

   • Compartment: Select your dedicated private endpoint compartment.

   • CIDR Block: Accept the default (10.0.0.0/16) or define a custom IPv4 CIDR block.

   • Leave IPv6 in this VCN disabled.

   • Leave DNS resolution enabled.

   • Accept default configurations for both public and private subnets.

6. Click Next
7. Click Create
8. View your VCN, click View VCN
9. Copy and retain your VCN OCID.
10. Click the Subnets tab.
11. At the end of the row for your private subnet, click the three-dot menu (⋯), then select Copy OCID from the dropdown menu. Retain the OCID for your private subnet.