Create an Exascale Storage Vault for an Exadata Infrastructure

This page describes how to create an Exascale Storage Vault in Google Cloud for Exadata Database Service on dedicated infrastructure.

For Exadata Infrastructures, Oracle Database@Google Cloud lets you create and use Exascale Storage Vaults for your Exadata VM Clusters.

Exascale Storage Vault with Exadata Database Service on dedicated infrastructure introduces a next-generation intelligent data architecture for the cloud, combining the strengths of Exadata with the agility of the cloud. Exascale reimagines how compute and storage resources are managed on Exadata platforms by decoupling and simplifying storage management, paving the way for innovative capabilities.

Exascale Storage Vaults let administrators create pools of storage within a single Exadata Infrastructure that can be shared across multiple Exadata VM Clusters. Databases that reside within a storage vault can be cloned across clusters or container databases using a redirect-on-write technique to maximize storage efficiency and minimize the time required to complete a clone operation.

Before you begin

  • Confirm that you have the required Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and permissions to create an Exascale Storage Vault:

    • roles/oracledatabase.exascaleDbStorageVaultAdmin
    • roles/oracledatabase.cloudExadataInfrastructureUser

    For information on how to assign roles, see Apply IAM roles.

Create an Exascale Storage Vault

You must create the Exascale Storage Vault in the same project as that of the Exadata Infrastructure.

gcloud

To create an Exascale Storage Vault, use the gcloud oracle-database exascale-db-storage-vaults create command.

gcloud oracle-database exascale-db-storage-vaults create VAULT_ID \
--project=PROJECT_ID \
--location=REGION \
--display-name="VAULT_DISPLAY_NAME" \
--exascale-db-storage-details-total-size-gbs=VAULT_SIZE \
--exadata-infrastructure=projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/cloudExadataInfrastructures/EXADATA_INSTANCE_ID \
--async

Replace the following:

  • VAULT_ID: a unique ID for your vault.
  • PROJECT_ID: the ID of your Google Cloud project in which to create the vault.
  • REGION: the region in which to create the vault.
  • VAULT_DISPLAY_NAME: a name for your vault that appears in the Google Cloud console.

  • VAULT_SIZE: the storage capacity of your vault. It can range from 300 GiB to 100000 GiB.

  • For the --exadata-infrastructure property, replace the following:

    • PROJECT_ID: the ID of the Google Cloud project which contains the Exadata Infrastructure.
    • REGION: the region where the Exadata Infrastructure is located.
    • EXADATA_INSTANCE_ID: the ID of the Exadata Infrastructure.

API

To create an Exascale Storage Vault, run the following curl command:

curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"https://oracledatabase.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/exascaleDbStorageVaults/VAULT_ID"
-d \
'{
  "display_name": "VAULT_DISPLAY_NAME",
  "gcp_oracle_zone": "GCP_ORACLE_ZONE",
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/exascaleDbStorageVaults/VAULT_NAME",
  "exadata_infrastructure": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/cloudExadataInfrastructures/EXADATA_INSTANCE_ID"
  "properties": {
    "exascale_db_storage_details": {
      "total_size_gbs": "VAULT_SIZE"
    }
  }
}'

Replace the following:

  • PROJECT_ID: the ID of your Google Cloud project in which to create the vault.
  • REGION: the region in which to create the vault.
  • VAULT_ID: a unique ID for your vault.
  • VAULT_DISPLAY_NAME: a name for your vault that appears in the Google Cloud console.
  • GCP_ORACLE_ZONE: the GCP Oracle zone for your vault. For the list of available regions and zones, see Supported regions and zones.
  • VAULT_NAME: a name for your vault.

  • For exadata_infrastructure property, replace the following:

    • PROJECT_ID: the ID of the Google Cloud project which contains the Exadata Infrastructure.
    • REGION: the region where the Exadata Infrastructure is located.
    • EXADATA_INSTANCE_ID: the ID of the Exadata Infrastructure.

  • VAULT_SIZE: the storage capacity of your vault. It can range from 300 GiB to 100000 GiB.

After the Exascale Storage Vault is created, you must configure it for using with your Exadata Infrastructure. For more information, see Configure Exascale Storage Vault for Exadata Infrastructure.