Task 4: Link an OCI Account
Learn how to link a new or existing OCI Account to Oracle Database@Azure.
After you complete Task 3: Purchase Offer, Oracle sends you an email with the subject line "Action Required: Welcome to New Oracle Cloud Service Subscription(s)". After you receive the email, you can link an OCI account to your Oracle Database@Azure service. Whether you create a new OCI account or link an existing account depends on your situation. Read about both options in the following sections.
Your OCI account is used for the provisioning and management of container databases (CDBs) and pluggable databases (PDBs). Your OCI account also allows Oracle to provide infrastructure and software maintenance updates for your database service.
The Pay as You Go offer requires that you create a new OCI account. You cannot link an existing OCI account when onboarding for the Pay as You Go offer.
Create a New OCI Account
Use these instructions if either of the following apply:
- You purchased the Pay as You Go offer
- You purchased a private offer and don't have an OCI account, or want to create a new OCI account.
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Select Overview on the Oracle purchase details page. Then find the Status field in the Essentials section and select the "Not configured" link.
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Under Oracle Cloud Account information, select Create a new OCI account. Then enter the following information for the person who will administer the OCI account:
- Email address
- First name
- Last name
- New password
- Confirm password
Select Apply to continue.
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On the Oracle purchase page, provide your Oracle Cloud account name and Home region to validate your OCI account.
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On the Oracle purchase page, expand the Essentials section and verify the Status in the Oracle Cloud account section is "Validated."
Link an existing OCI account to Oracle Database@Azure
Learn how to link an existing OCI account to Oracle Database@Azure.
Use the instructions in this section if you purchased a private offer and have an OCI account that you want to link to your Oracle Database@Azure service.
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Select Overview on the Oracle purchase details page. Then find the Status field in the Essentials section and select the "Not configured" link.
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Under Oracle Cloud Account information, select Link an existing OCI account. Click the Link account on OCI button to continue.
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On the Oracle purchase page, provide your Oracle Cloud account name and Home region to validate your OCI account.
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On the Oracle purchase page, expand the Essentials section and verify the Status in the Oracle Cloud account section is "Validated."
To provision Oracle Database@Azure resources in a supported region, your OCI tenancy must be subscribed to the target region. See Managing Regions and Subscribing to an Infrastructure Region for more information.
What's Next?
Register with My Oracle Support (MOS) so that you can get help from Oracle. See Task 5: Register with My Oracle Cloud Support for instructions.