Getting started with Oracle Database@AWS: A complete onboarding guide

This article provides a complete five-step onboarding guide for Oracle Database@AWS, covering service selection, offer procurement, prerequisite validation, OCI tenancy linking, and dual-cloud IAM configuration.

• Choose between ExaDB-D, ExaDB-XS, ADB-S, or ADB-D based on workload requirements; public offers available for ExaDB-XS and ADB-S
• Request private offers for dedicated infrastructure services with negotiated pricing and terms through Oracle or channel partners
• Select a buyer account strategy (simple or enterprise) before requesting offers; buyer account is permanently linked to OCI tenancy
• Validate AWS prerequisites including VPC quotas, network CIDR planning, IAM permissions, and DNS configuration
• Link OCI tenancy during activation; create new or connect existing OCI account paired to target AWS Region
• Configure AWS IAM with AmazonODBFullAccess policy plus networking, placement group, and DNS permissions
• Set OCI IAM policies granting database-family management in target compartment for non-administrator users
• Implement separation of duties across personas (Cloud Admin, Network Admin, DBA, Auditor) on both clouds
• Optional SAML federation enables single sign-on to OCI console through corporate identity provider

After completing these five steps, your environment is provisioning-ready to create ODB networks, deploy Exadata infrastructure, and launch VM clusters with sub-200-microsecond app-to-database latency.