This post covers the Roles, Responsibilities & Tasks performed by DBAs & Apps DBAs in Oracle Cloud (OCI).
Roles / Tasks of Oracle Cloud DBA / Apps DBAs
One of the most common questions being asked in our private Facebook Group dedicated to Oracle Cloud and those who have joined our Oracle Database Cloud Service Training is about Role of Cloud DBA
Looking at so many requests, here I have discussed, How the Role of DBA changes with Cloud and how the Roles and Responsibilities change as you upgrade yourself from DBA to Cloud DBA.
1) Design & Deployment of Database
The first thing you as a senior Cloud DBA or Architect will be doing is designing & need to decide where you deploy these Databases.
- Is it Autonomous DB, User-Managed DB (Automated) or Database on Compute (which doesn’t include Cloud Tooling). To know more about Database types, check here
- Once you decide the Database type, then you will decide in which Region & AD to deploy this Database.
- You also need to decide if you want to configure High Availability (HA) & Disaster Recovery (DR) like RAC & Data Guard
2) Provision Database
Once you have done the designing part then next will come is Provisioning of Database.
In order to provision the database, you should have the knowledge of the pre-requisites depending upon whether you are setting up an Autonomous Database, User-Managed Database or you are simply deploying a Database on Compute
- You should be familiar with Pre-requisites like Network Setup connectivity (VCN, Subent, Security rules). To know more in details check here
- The different types of Editions (SE, EE, HP, EP) Note, for Exadata it’s always Extreme Performance
- The SSH keys which is used to connect the DB Instance. Note: To know more about How to Generate SSH Key Pair for Oracle Cloud (Windows/Linux), click here
- Note: To know more about how to Provision a Database on oracle cloud (OCI) check here
3) Connectivity
The third thing you should know about is Connectivity
- There are different ways to connect from the On-premise to the Oracle Cloud, like VPN Connect and Fast Connect. To know more in details about 3 ways to Connect to the Oracle Cloud, Check here
- In the case of the Autonomous Database, you should be familiar with the Client Credentials, how to download them & how to make connectivity. To know more about How to Connect to the Autonomous Database on Oracle Cloud, Check here
- Also, you should have knowledge of Network connectivity, things like Security List (SL) & Network Security Groups (NSG) which are kind of firewalls in Oracle Public Cloud. To know more about Network Security Groups (NSGs) Vs. Security List (SL): When to use What? Check here
Oracle Cloud: Security Rules
To allow/block incoming & outgoing connections, A security list provides a virtual firewall for an instance, with ingress and egress rules that specify the types of traffic allowed in and out. To know more about Security Rules, please check here
4) Administration
Then the other responsibilities of DBAs are Administration.
It is the main functionality, so you will be looking for things like:
- Performance Tuning (Using the Performance Hub or Service Console for Autonomous DB)
- Scaling up & Scaling down of the services (CPU, disk space or memory)
- Cloning
- Access controls, and resetting the passwords.
Other tasks are maybe adding the SSH keys or terminating the Database, start and stop the databases.
5) Patching
The 5th thing you will be doing is Patching.
- Database Patching
- Grid Infrastructure
- Cloud tooling
- Operating systems patches
You have to apply patches to the Automated Databases or User-Managed Databases i.e VM DB, BM DB and Exadata Cloud Service.
Note: Patching in the Autonomous database is being taken care of by Oracle.
As an Oracle Cloud DBA, you need to learn new tools for Start/Stop i.e. dbcli and dbaascli(Database as a Service Command Line Interface) or Database Service Console to perform the patching.
6) Backup & Restore
The Sixth task will be Backup & Restore.
Oracle provides you all the necessary tools to back up the databases on the cloud but you have to configure the backup scenarios. Backup methods like schedules backup or on time backup will be configured you still have to do the Back-up and Recovery using new tools and Oracle Object Storage Service (Swift storage)
7) Security
In my view, Security is the most important thing apart from Lift & Shift
All the cloud vendors work on a shared security model in which some of the responsibility lies to the Cloud vendor and some to the customer.
Recently, Oracle announced Three new Security Services in Oracle OpenWorld 2019 that have been added: Oracle Datasafe, Cloud Guard, and Maximum Security Zone.
We are starting our new batch for DBA to Cloud DBA Training for 30th November 2019, in this, we will cover these new security features. (For FREE Masterclass, check here)
Note: To know more about the Compartment & Policy In oracle Cloud, Check here
8) Migration (Lift & Shift)
Once the security is done then you will be doing migration Lift & shift
In this task, you will be migrating your databases from on-premise to the cloud. Oracle provides you a lot of migration options like ZDM( Zero Downtime), MV2ADB (move to ADB), SQL Developer, Data-Pump, RMAN, Plug-Unplug, etc.
You will also have migration methods like physical, logical, offline or online, etc.
Above all the tasks are undertaken by a CloudDBA.
Note: To know more in details about Migration Autonomous Database Cloud Options: Data Pump, SQL Loader, DBMS_CLOUD, GoldenGate, Check here
For Apps DBAs
1) EBS Cloud Manager (EBS CM)
If you are an Apps DBA, Working on E-Bussiness Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards then you have a few additional roles & responsibilities.
You will be managing your application like EBS or Peoplesoft on Cloud & for that, you have EBS Cloud Manager which is a GUI to build, manage & migrate application on cloud. Also, it will be used for Migrating & cloning applications on the cloud.
- Note: To know more about EBS Cloud Manager in detail, check here
- Note: To know more in details about Lift & Shift Migration to Cloud, check here & here
So as shown in the video above, the role of Oracle DBA will transition to Oracle Cloud DBA. A quote from Charles Darwin “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
Related/References
- [Video] Oracle Cloud Database Options (VMDB, BMDB, ExaCS, ExaCS & Autonomous (ADW, ATP)
- How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)
- How to Generate SSH Key Pair for Oracle Cloud (Windows/Linux)
- 3 Ways to Connect to Oracle Cloud
- How to Create Oracle Autonomous Linux On Oracle Cloud
- Network Security Groups (NSGs) Vs. Security List (SL): When to use What?
How Can I Learn More
We cover all these in detail in our on Oracle Cloud in detail in our DBA to Oracle Cloud DBA Training program. To Know, what to expect in our training, Register for our FREE Masterclass on “Upgrade From DBA To Oracle Cloud DBA Including Certification & Earn More In 2020″
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