Base Database

Creating an Oracle Base Database requires an existing Resource Anchor and Network Anchor. Creating an Oracle Base Database may take up to 1 hour or more.

1. Complete the prerequisites before creating a Base Database. For more information, see Prerequisites.
2. From Azure portal, select Oracle Database@Azure.
3. From the left menu, select Oracle Base Database Service, and then select the + Create button.
4. The Base Database creation process is a six (6) step process.
5. From the Basics tab of the Create Base Database flow, complete the following substeps:
  1. Select the Subscription in which Base Database will be created.
  2. Select or create a Resource group to place Base Database.
  3. From the System Information section, enter a descriptive name in the Base Database Name field. The identifier must contain only letters and numbers, starting with a letter. 30 characters max. Spaces are not allowed .
  4. From the Region dropdown list, select a region for physical location of the Base Database.
  5. The Resource Anchor dropdown automatically displays a value based on the selected Subscription and Resource group.
  6. The Availability zone dropdown is a drop-down list that contains the AZ where Base Database will reside.
  7. The Shape dropdown list allows you to select the existing shapes.
    Note
    
    Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) is not supported.
  8. The Database version dropdown list allows you select either 19c or 26ai versions.
  9. The ECPU count slider allows you to set the ECPU count. The minimum ECPU count is 4, and the maximum is 256.
  10. From the Oracle Database edition dropdown list, select one of the options: Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition or Enterprise Edition High Performance.
  11. The Available data storage dropdown list allows you to select the available database storage. The minimum storage is 256 GB and the maximum is 40960 GB.
  12. From the Security section, you can select the SSH public key source as Generate new key pair or Use the existing key stored in Azure or Use existing public key.
    1. If you select the SSH public key source as Generate new key pair, the Key pair name field automatically displays. Enter a descriptive name in the Key pair name field.
    2. If you select the SSH public key source as Use the existing key stored in Azure, the Stored Keys field automatically displays. From the dropdown list, select a key from Azure Key Vault.
    3. If you select the SSH public key source as Use existing public key, the SSH public key source field automatically displays. You must provide an RSA public key in either the single-line format starting with ssh-rsa or the multi-line PEM format. You can generate SSH keys using ssh-keygen on Linux and macOS, or PuTTYGen on Windows. For more information, see generate SSH Key.
  13. The Time zone field allows you to select the time zone for your Base Database. The UTC option is selected by default.
  14. Select the Next button to continue the creation process.
6. From the Configuration tab of the Create Base Database flow, complete the following substeps:
  1. From the Database configuration section, enter a descriptive PDB name. The identifier must begin with an alphabetic character and can contain a maximum of 30 alphanumeric characters. Special characters are not permitted. The identifier should not be same as database name.
  2. The Administrator credentials section allows you to enter the Password for the Database Admin role.
    1. The Username field is ready-only and set as sys by default.
    2. The Password must be 9 to 255 characters and contain at least two uppercase, two lowercase, two numbers, and two special characters. The special characters must be an underscore (_), an number sign (#) or a hypen (-).
    3. The Confirm password must match with the Password you entered in the previous step.
  3. Select the Next button to continue the creation process or select the Previous button to go back.
7. From the Networking tab of the Create Base Database flow, complete the following substeps:
  1. The Select Resource Anchor and Network Anchor from another subscription or resource group checkbox is optional.
    1. If you select the checkbox, you must choose your Subscription and Resource Group from the dropdown list. This capability allows you to select Resource Anchor and Network Anchor from a different subscription or resource group than your Base Database.
      Note
      
      You can use different Resource Anchors that are in the same subscription, or in different subscriptions, only if those subscriptions all use the same billing account.
      
      You must assign the same permissions to your other subscription as to your primary subscription, as specified in the Create Base Database prerequisites section.
      
      If you use several subscriptions with the same billing account, you can set them up to share resources and manage them together. For more information, see Multi-Subscription.
    2. If you do not select the checkbox, the Resource Anchor and Network Anchor fields are automatically populated based on your selections in the Basics section.
  2. The Delegated subnet and Virtual network populates automatically based on the selected Network Anchor.
  3. The Host name prefix field allows you to enter a unique host name for your Base Database. The name must be between 1 and 11 characters. The name must begin with a letter, end with a letter or number, and may contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  4. Select the Next button to continue the creation process or select the Previous button to go back.
8. From the Consent tab of the Create Base Database flow, read Oracle terms of use and the Oracle privacy policy.
  1. Select the I agree to terms of service checkbox to provide consent.
  2. Select the Next button to continue the creation process or select the Previous button to go back.
9. From the Tags tab of the Create Base Database flow, complete the following substeps.
  1. You can enter tags if desired or required by providing the details. A new line will be added automatically to add more tags. Repeat this step for each tag you want to add.
  2. Select the Next button to continue the creation process or select the Previous button to go back.
10. From the Review + Create tab of the Create Base Database flow, review the settings you have selected. If any changes are required, select the Previous button.
  1. Select the Create button to continue the creation process, the Previous button to go back, or the cross (X) button to stop the creation process and return to the Base Database list.
  2. If you have selected the Generate new key pair option on the Basics tab, a popup will appear on the screen to download the Private Key.
    Note
    
    This option will appear only once, so make sure to download the key.
  3. You will be redirected to the Base Database creation progress page.
11. Once Base Database is created, you can view details from the Base Database list on Oracle Database@Azure.
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