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Automate CEV creation with AWS CloudFormation in Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle

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This article describes how to automate the creation of a custom engine version (CEV) for Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle using AWS CloudFormation. It discusses common issues encountered during manual CEV creation and provides a solution to overcome them.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Issues with manual CEV creation like time-consuming process, errors in manifest editing, invalid checksums, missing bug fixes, etc.
  • Solution overview using CloudFormation to automate CEV creation, involving AWS services like Amazon EC2, IAM, and S3
  • Prerequisites like AWS account, S3 bucket, Oracle support contract, VPC, etc.
  • Step-by-step deployment instructions using CloudFormation template
  • Considerations and clean-up process
  • Conclusion highlighting the benefits of automated CEV creation
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