Getting started with the Oracle Database @ Google Cloud Service - Service Setup

Now that the new “Oracle Database @ Google Cloud” service is in general availability (GA), customers are eager to give it a try.  However, given that this is a coupling of services from two cloud providers and independent companies, some initial setup is required.

This article covers this setup, giving you a full overview so you know what to expect.

Note though that the service is new, and like all services, we can expect it to evolve.  Probably quite rapidly over the first few months of availability.  Meaning that the process might change and your experience and provisioning steps may be slightly different.

The starting point is the Google Marketplace. In the desired Google project, search for the keywords “Oracle Database”:

Before going any further, the API must be enabled.  Easy enough to do from the second option from the Marketplace search:

After enabling, return to the Marketplace service listing.

Choosing the “Oracle Database@Google Cloud” (first) option from the Marketplace asks you to create a new subscription:

After subscribing, a notification that the request has been sent to Oracle is displayed:

 

 

And, from the product details screen, a new link titled “Purchase pending provider approval” is displayed:

Clicking on that link provides a few additional details:

The “MANAGE ORDERS” link on that page provides a summary of the transaction:

At this point, an outreach from Oracle may be expected. But instead, the request is silently approved in the background without notification. Hence after some unquantified amount of time, the service product details change to:

This screen no longer needs to be accessed from the Google Marketplace—it becomes a service accessible through search or the product list like most other Google Cloud services:

It can even be pinned to your menu like other products and services can be:

Choosing the service brings you to a screen with a “CREATE ACCOUNT” button:

Pressing that button takes you to an Oracle Cloud sign-up page:

When selecting the home region for this service, notice that only a small subset of OCI regions are listed:

As the Google and Oracle partnership grows, we can expect this list to quickly expand.

Interestingly, no billing (no credit card) information is required as the billing is through your Google Cloud account. Which is probably welcomed as it means that all budgetary controls and consumption/usage alerts can be managed from a single location – the Google Cloud side.

Once all of the pertinent information has been added, the terms of services accepted and the submit button pressed, a confirmation screen is displayed:

At this point, wait for Oracle’s confirmation email that the new OCI tenancy has been created.

Navigating back to the service from the Google web console now also shows that it’s waiting for the services to be linked:

After some time (typically around half an hour), the confirmation email should arrive confirming that the new OCI tenancy has been provisioned:

You can now sign into Oracle Cloud directly (using the credentials provided when registering).  A unique banner appears at the top of the OCI console:

At this point, the new service is ready to use and the options to start creating Oracle databases through the Google Web console is now available:

And that's it! Service usage and database provisioning steps to come in subsequent articles.