9 Cloud Management

This chapter describes the Cloud Management packs. The following packs are included:

Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing

Out-of-the-box cloud licenses are granted to already existing targets on which licenses are defined and whenever new targets are discovered the packs are granted automatically. License access information can be verified by clicking Setup, Management Packs, then Management Pack Access.

9.1 Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database

Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database helps to set up a Database Cloud and operate the Database as a Service model.

9.1.1 Features

Some of the features provided by this pack are:

Database-as-a-Service comprising self-service database provisioning on physical or virtual infrastructure.
Support shared server, shared cluster and shared database (Schema-as-a-Service) deployment models.
Virtual assembly provisioning. For example, if there is an assembly topology of three virtual machines (VMs) (two WebLogic Server-managed servers and one database), you will need both packs to cover the respective tiers.
Snap Clone, a fast, storage-efficient way of cloning Oracle databases.
Full clones using RMAN backups.
Role-based access and resource control through quotas and retirement policies.
Schedule- and performance-based resource management policies.
Metering and chargeback based on fixed cost, utilization metrics and configuration parameters of the database.
Programmatic access to the Self-Service Portal.
Blueprint-driven orchestration of cloud operations using the cloud REST API.

9.1.2 Prerequisites

The Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database requires the Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database.

9.1.3 Licensed Links

Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, the following licensed pages and links of this pack apply:

Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Request Dashboard.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Policies.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware and Database Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware and Database Request Dashboard.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Self Service Portal.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Service Instances.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Chargeback.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Database.

9.1.4 Licensed RESTful APIs

The following RESTful APIs are licensed:

API	Description
Assembly Operations	Any `POST/GET/PUT/DELETE` on `/em/cloud/iaas` URI space for Resources Assembly Template and Assembly Instance.
Database and Schema Operations	Any `POST/GET/PUT/DELETE` on `/em/cloud/dbaas/` URI space.
Database Pool Operations	Any `POST/GET/PUT/DELETE` on `/em/websvcs/restful/extws/cloudservices/admin/cfw/v1` URI space.

9.1.5 Licensed EMCLI Verbs

The following EMCLI verbs are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database.

Chargeback

The following command line verb retrieves hourly-metering information. The data retrieval process can be used for integration with billing and reporting systems.

get_metering_data
list_charge_item_candidates

create_charge_item
delete_charge_item

Database Pool Operations

The following command line verbs query, create, edit, and delete database pools:

get_pool_target_type
get_pool_constraints
get_pool_criteria
create_pool
get_pools
get_pool_instance_data

update_pool
add_pool_members
remove_pool_members
delete_pool
get_pool_capacity_summary_data
get_pool_capacity_data

9.1.6 Licensed Views and Tables

The following objects within the repository schema are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database:

Tables starting with EMCT_CBA.
Views starting with EMCT$CBA.

The views:

GP_EMCT_CBA_TARGET_CHARGE
MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_HOURLY
MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_DAILY

9.1.7 Licensed Chargeback Reports

The following BI Publisher reports are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware. Also, any report created using "create-like" feature of BI publisher referring the following reports, fall under this license.

Charge Trend Report
Charge Summary Report
Usage Trend Report
Usage Summary Report

9.2 Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware

Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware helps to set up a Middleware Cloud and operate the Middleware (or Platform) as a Service model.

9.2.1 Features

Some of the features provided by this pack are:

Self-service provisioning of WebLogic-based Java services on both physical and virtual infrastructure.
Pre- and post-script support for service creation and service deletion.
Optional load balancer support with Oracle Traffic Director, Oracle HTTP Server, and third-party load balancer.
Schedule- and performance-based resource management policies.
Virtual assembly provisioning. For example, if there is an assembly topology of three VMs (two WebLogic Server-managed servers and one database), you will need both cloud management packs to cover the respective tiers.
Role-based access and resource control through quotas and retirement policies.
Metering and chargeback based on fixed cost, utilization metrics, and configuration parameters of the WebLogic Server.
Programmatic access to the self-service portal.
Blueprint-driven orchestration of cloud operations using the cloud REST API.

9.2.2 Prerequisites

The Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware requires the WebLogic Server Management Pack Enterprise Edition.

9.2.3 Licensed Links

Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, the following licensed pages and links of this pack apply:

Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Request Dashboard.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Policies.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware and Database Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware and Database Request Dashboard.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Self Service Portal.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Service Instances.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Chargeback.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware.

9.2.4 Licensed APIs

The following APIs are licensed:

API	Description
Assembly operations	Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on `/em/cloud/iaas/` URI space for Resources Assembly Template and Assembly Instance.
Java PaaS operations	Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on `/em/cloud/jaas/` URI space.
`emcli get_metering_data`	Command line API to retrieve hourly-metering information. The data retrieval process can be used for integration with billing and reporting systems.
emcli list_charge_item_candidates	Lists the metrics, custom configurations and properties that can be registered as charge items.
emcli create_charge_item	Create a new charge item that can be included in charge plans.
emcli delete_charge_item	Removes the charge item from chargeback

9.2.5 Licensed Views and Tables

The following objects within the repository schema are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware:

Tables starting with EMCT_CBA.
Views starting with EMCT$CBA.

The views:

GP_EMCT_CBA_TARGET_CHARGE
MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_HOURLY
MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_DAILY

9.2.6 Licensed EMCLI Verbs

The following EMCLI verbs are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware. These verbs operate on a middleware pool.get_pool_target_type.

get_pool_constraints
get_pool_criteria
create_pool
get_pools
get_pool_instance_data

update_pool
add_pool_members
remove_pool_members
delete_pool

9.2.7 Licensed Chargeback Reports

Charge Trend Report
Charge Summary Report
Usage Trend Report
Usage Summary Report

9.3 Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing

Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing enables businesses to set up their own testing cloud for delivering software testing services.

9.3.1 Features

Features provided by Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing include:

Setup for providing cloud infrastructure (virtual and physical).
Self-service Assembly provisioning on Oracle VM infrastructure.
Self-service test environment and test driver provisioning.
Test script execution.
Resource control through quotas and retirement policies.
Flexible resource metering and chargeback for compute resources consumed.

Note:

You can define your own testing tools to use with the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing. If you choose Oracle Load Testing, it must be licensed separately.

9.3.2 Licensed Links

Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, the following licensed pages and links of this pack apply:

Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Testing Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Self Service Portal. Select the My Tests option, then the My Tests tab.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Testing.