The Oracle Compute Cloud service, accessed primarily through the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Console, provides on-demand, scalable compute capacity. It enables users to provision and manage virtual machines (VMs) and bare metal instances directly from a web browser, handling the core job of infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management for applications and workloads within the OCI ecosystem.
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Introduction
Key Features
Core Capabilities
VM Instance Launchpad: Web interface for configuring and deploying virtual machine
Bare Metal Instance Provisioning: Direct console access to deploy dedicated physical server
Block Volume Attachment Panel: Browser-based utility for attaching and detaching persistent storage
Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) Configuration: Web console for defining network topology and subnet
Additional Details
Instance Lifecycle Management: Console controls for starting, stopping, rebooting, and terminating instance
Custom Image Management: Web interface for importing, exporting, and managing custom OS image
Auto Scaling Configuration: Browser-driven setup for dynamic instance scaling policie
Security List Editor: Web console for defining ingress/egress rules for network traffic
Instance Console Access: Browser-based serial console for troubleshooting instance
Use Cases
For Developers
Deploying Microservices and API
Developers use the OCI Console to quickly provision compute instances for deploying containerized microservices, API gateways, and backend application components, leveraging flexible instance shapes and network configuration
How to Use Oracle Compute Cloud
Launch a New Compute Instance
Navigate to the OCI Console, select 'Compute' from the services menu, then click 'Instances.' Choose 'Create Instance,' specify the instance shape, image, VCN, and SSH key, then click 'Create.'
Oracle Compute Cloud Alternatives
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Cloud computing platform.
Oracle Database Cloud Service
Oracle Database offered as cloud service.
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Management platform for Oracle stack.
Oracle Base Database Service
Entry-level Oracle Database cloud service.
About Oracle Compute Cloud
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Active
Service is operational