Account Linking

These instructions apply to users starting a sign up on the Oracle for Azure website. See Preparation and Prerequisites for OracleDB for Azure before starting your sign up.

1. Go to https://signup.multicloud.oracle.com/azure.

2. Log into your Azure account using the Microsoft account login dialog. You will be asked to grant Oracle the necessary Azure permissions required for the OracleDB for Azure sign up.

   Read the Permissions requested information, then click Accept to grant the permissions and continue your sign up. If you choose not to grant the permissions, you will see the Permissions not provided screen that explains that your OracleDB for Azure subscription cannot be activated, and provides you with a Contact Support button in case you have questions about the sign up process.

3. On the Welcome to Oracle Database Service for Azure page, read the information provided, then click Start guided account linking.
4. On the Sign in to your Oracle Cloud account page, under Not an Oracle Cloud customer yet?, click Sign Up.

5. On the Sign-up information for Oracle Cloud account page, enter your account details

   • Check the I am human Captcha checkbox, then perform the verification in the Captcha dialog that opens.
   • Select your Country.
   • Home region: Select a home region for your OCI cloud account. Choose a region that offers the Oracle Interconnect for Microsoft Azure. (See Regional Availability for a list of OracleDB for Azure regions.) Your home region contains your account information and identity resources. It cannot be changed after your tenancy is provisioned. You can subscribe to additional regions in OCI later if you want to use OracleDB for Azure in other regions. See Regional Availability in this documentation for a complete list of OCI regions that support OracleDB for Azure. See The Home Region for more information on OCI home regions.
   • Cloud account name: Name your new OCI cloud account. The cloud account name is used to sign in to the OCI Console, and can be changed later.

   • Create password: Enter a password for your OCI cloud account.

     Tip
     
     If you decide to enable identity federation using Azure Active Directory after your Azure and OCI accounts are linked, you will not need to use a separate password to access the OracleDB for Azure portal.
   • Re-enter password: Re-enter your password.
   • Enter your Contact information, including your mailing address and phone number.

6. Identity Verification:

   1. Click Add credit or debit card to provide card details in the Pay pop-up dialog.
   2. Click Credit Card to add your credit card details. Only credit cards and debit cards are accepted for account verification. Prepaid cards and virtual cards cannot be used.
   3. Click Finish to submit your card information. When the verification is complete, you can close the Pay dialog.
7. Check the box indicating that you have read and agreed to the terms of the Oracle Customer Agreement and Linking Azure and Oracle Cloud accounts documents. Click the link for each document to read it.
8. Click Submit.
9. After the linking of your OCI account to your Azure account is complete, you will be taken to the OracleDB for Azure portal. Leave the OracleDB for Azure portal open in your browser, and use a different tab or window to do the Azure subscription configuration that is described in Part 2.

These instructions apply to users starting a sign up on the Oracle for Azure website. See Preparation and Prerequisites for OracleDB for Azure before starting your sign up.

If you do not have an OCI account, use the instructions in To sign up for OracleDB for Azure without an existing OCI account (guided account linking) instead of this topic.

1. Go to https://signup.multicloud.oracle.com/azure.

2. Log into your Azure account using the Microsoft account login dialog. You will be asked to grant Oracle the necessary Azure permissions required for the OracleDB for Azure sign up.

   Read the Permissions requested information, then click Accept to grant the permissions and continue your sign up. If you choose not to grant the permissions, you will see the Permissions not provided screen that explains that your OracleDB for Azure subscription cannot be activated, and provides you with a Contact Support button in case you have questions about the sign up process.

3. On the Welcome to Oracle Database Service for Azure page, read the information provided, then click Start guided account linking.

4. On the Sign in to your Oracle Cloud account page, enter your Oracle Cloud account name.

5. Read and agree to the terms of the Linking Azure and Oracle Cloud accounts document. Click the link for the document to read it, then check the box beside the link to agree to the terms.
6. Click Continue.

7. On the Oracle Cloud sign in page, sign in to your account using Single Sign-On or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Direct Sign-In.

8. After the linking of your OCI account to your Azure account is complete, you will be taken to the OracleDB for Azure portal. Leave the OracleDB for Azure portal open in your browser, and use a different tab or window to do the Azure subscription configuration that is described in Part 2.

If your sign up fails because your OCI and Azure accounts could not be linked, see Azure and Oracle Cloud Account Linking Fails (OCI Tenancies Without Identity Domains).

These instructions are for customers working with Oracle Sales who have received the Please activate your Oracle for Azure subscription email.

1. Open the Please activate your Oracle for Azure subscription email from Oracle and click the Activate link in the email to begin your sign up.

2. Log into your Azure account using the Microsoft account login dialog. You will be asked to grant Oracle the necessary Azure permissions required for the OracleDB for Azure sign up.

   Read the Permissions requested information, then click Accept to grant the permissions and continue your sign up. If you choose not to grant the permissions, you will see the Permissions not provided screen that explains that your OracleDB for Azure subscription cannot be activated, and provides you with a Contact Support button in case you have questions about the sign up process.

3. On the Welcome to Oracle Database Service for Azure page, read the information provided, then click Start guided account linking.
4. Read the Permissions requested Azure dialog for the Oracle Database Service app in Azure and grant the app permissions by clicking Accept. These permissions are needed for the account linking and service configuration tasks that are done on your behalf during the fully-automated sign up.

5. On the Create Oracle Cloud account page, enter the following:

   • Cloud account name: Name your new OCI cloud account. The cloud account name is used to sign in to the OCI Console, and can be changed later.
   • Home region: Select a home region for your OCI cloud account. Choose a region that offers the Oracle Interconnect for Microsoft Azure. (See Regional Availability for a list of OracleDB for Azure regions.) Your home region contains your account information and identity resources. It cannot be changed after your tenancy is provisioned. You can subscribe to additional regions in OCI later if you want to use OracleDB for Azure in other regions. See Regional Availability in this documentation for a complete list of OCI regions that support OracleDB for Azure. See The Home Region for more information on OCI home regions.
   • Create password: Enter a password for your OCI cloud account.
   • Re-enter password: Re-enter your password.
6. Check the box indicating that you have read and agreed to the terms of the Oracle Customer Agreement and Linking Azure and Oracle Cloud accounts documents. Click the link for each document to read it.
7. Click Submit.
8. After the linking of your OCI account to your Azure account is complete, you will be taken to the OracleDB for Azure portal. Leave the OracleDB for Azure portal open in your browser, and use a different tab or window to do the Azure subscription configuration that is described in Part 2.