Setting up Oracle Database At Azure Pay As You Go Edition - Part 1 - Initial Setup

Getting Started with Oracle Database on Azure: Pay-As-You-Go

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, flexibility and scalability are paramount. Oracle Database on Azure’s Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) option offers just that, allowing businesses to leverage powerful database capabilities without long-term commitments. Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you started with the initial setup.

What is Oracle Database @ Azure?

Key Features of Oracle Database@Azure:

1. Seamless Integration: Oracle Database@Azure integrates smoothly with Azure services, allowing you to use Azure’s identity management, networking, and monitoring tools.
2. High Performance: The service benefits from the proximity of Oracle’s infrastructure within Azure data centers, providing fast access to Azure resources and applications.
3. Flexibility: You can manage Oracle databases using Azure tools like the Azure portal, APIs, SDKs, and Terraform.
4. Simplified Billing: Billing for Oracle Database@Azure is handled through Azure, and it counts towards your Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC).
5. Enhanced Capabilities: The service supports advanced Oracle features like Oracle Exadata Database Service, Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), and Oracle Data Guard3.

Benefits:

• Scalability: Easily scale your database resources up or down based on your needs.
• Security: Utilize Azure’s robust security features to protect your data.
• Cost Efficiency: Pay only for what you use with the Pay-As-You-Go model, avoiding long-term commitments.

Oracle Database@Azure is ideal for businesses looking to leverage the strengths of both Oracle and Azure to run mission-critical applications efficiently and securely.

Setup

Step 1: Enable the Microsoft and Oracle Resource Providers

First, ensure that the necessary Resource Providers are enabled at the subscription level. This is crucial for integrating Oracle services within your Azure environment.

1. Navigate to the Azure portal.
2. Select your subscription.
3. Under Settings, choose Resource Providers.
4. Search for Oracle.Database, Microsoft.BareMetal, and Microsoft.BareMetalInfrastructure.
5. Click Register for all three providers.

Step 2: Create an Oracle Subscription

Next, create an Oracle subscription to access the database services.

1. Go to the Azure Marketplace.
2. Search for Oracle Database.
3. Select the Pay-As-You-Go option.
4. Follow the prompts to complete the subscription setup.

Step 3: Create a Resource Group

Before setting up the network, create a Resource Group in the East US region to organize and manage your resources.

1. In the Azure portal, navigate to Create a resource > Management + Governance > Resource Group.
2. Enter a name for your resource group.
3. Set the region to East US.
4. Click Review + create and then Create.

Step 4: Set Up a Virtual Network

Creating a secure network environment is essential for your Oracle Database. Here’s how to set up a Virtual Network in the East US region with the necessary subnets.

1. In the Azure portal, navigate to Create a resource > Networking > Virtual Network.
2. Configure the virtual network settings, ensuring the region is set to East US.
3. Create two subnets: ORAADB-public ORAADB-private
4. For the ORAADB-private subnet, ensure you enable Oracle Network Attachments --> subnet association under Subnet Delegation.

Note: Only one subnet association is possible.

Conclusion

This initial setup lays the foundation for deploying Oracle Database on Azure. Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow, where we’ll dive deeper into configuring and optimizing your database environment.