How-to Guides

A collection of tasks and procedures for managing Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer.

• Manage Database Security with Oracle Data Safe
  Learn how to use Oracle Data Safe with
• Connect to the Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer Service
  Learn how to connect to an Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer system using SSH, and how to connect to an Exadata Cloud@Customer database using Oracle Net Services (SQL*Net).
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  Use the provided tools to manage the Infrastructure.
• Configure Oracle-Managed Infrastructure Maintenance
  Oracle performs the updates to all of the Oracle-managed infrastructure components on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer.
• Manage VM Cluster Networks
  Learn how to use the console to create, edit, download a configuration file, validate, and terminate your infrastructure network.
• Manage VM Clusters
  Learn how to manage your VM clusters on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer.
• Manage Software Images
  
• Flexible Software Release Selection for Exadata Database and Base Database Service
  Oracle applies release selection controls to Database and Grid Infrastructure release updates, and Exadata System Software maintenance releases that you can select for lifecycle operations.
• Create Oracle Database Homes on an Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer System
  Learn to create Oracle Database Homes on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer.
• Manage Oracle Database Homes on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer Systems
  Learn to manage Oracle Database homes on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer.
• Manage Databases on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer
  
• Manage Database Backup and Recovery on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer
  Learn how to work with the backup and recovery facilities provided by Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer.
• Patch and Update an Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer System
  Learn to update and patch the Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer System
• Interim Software Updates
  For authorized environments, learn how to download interim software updates.
• Use Oracle Data Guard with Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer
  Learn to configure and manage Data Guard Groups in your VM cluster.
• Manage Keys Using an External Keystore
  Review the use cases and implementation details of an external keystore.
• Managing Encryption Keys on External Devices
  Learn how to store and manage database encryption keys.
• Migrate to Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer
  For general guidance on methods and tools to migrate databases to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure database services, including Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer see "Migrating Databases to the Cloud".
• Overview of Exadata Cloud@Customer Gen1 to Out-of-Place Cloud Upgrade to Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer Gen2 Infrastructure
  Gen1 is the first generation of Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer, which is deployed in conjunction with Gen1 Oracle Cloud At Customer (OCC) as Control Plane deployed in the customer data center. Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer Gen2 is managed from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Control Plane, which runs in OCI public cloud.
• Managed MCP Servers for OCI Database Services
  Managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers enable MCP-compatible AI agents and applications to access supported information about OCI Database resources.