OCI block volumes and Terraform
So we already know how to spin up instances with and without Terraform but what about when you need to attach a block volume to your fresh instance which you’ve created? You have an option to login to console and…
Should I use tags in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?
In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure you have two options to tag your resources, defined tags which are setup by your administrator or free form tags which can be applied by any user who has access to a resource. So why should…
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Service Gateway
Recently Oracle announced Service Gateway for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). One of the problematic areas what I have found with OCI is that if you use Object Storage for example for your database backups you have been required to have…
Create multiple instances with one Terraform module in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Edit: Since this post was written a while ago I’ve written a new example with Terraform 0.12, much cleaner code with modules and code used available in Github. Since I’ve become a big fan of modules a case where you…
Create DB system to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform
One of the most important areas with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is that you can utilize Oracle databases easily as part of your infrastructure. There are different options how you can provision the databases but as Terraform is the supported orchestration…
Deep dive into OCI with compartments, users, groups and policies
I’ve said it before and I’ll state it once more. One of the best services with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is Identity & Access Management. Oracle has made managing your tenancy really easy with compartments and policies. With compartments you can…
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect certification review
Earlier this week I took the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect Associate certification 1Z0-932 which I had been studying for few months while using OCI at the same time. Glad to say I passed it with good score to leave…
Using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform modules
When I started to use Terraform I quickly adapted on concept of using modules with it. Why? Because in my opinion the more you can automate and standardize the easier overall management of your solution becomes. So what are modules…
Getting to know basics of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing service
Feels like I’m jumping bit from topic to another but I had some testing ongoing with OCI Load Balancing service so thought to write a post on it. I’ll also throw few comparisons with AWS ELB so it gives an…
OCI network with public and private subnets
When you create your VCN (Virtual Cloud Network) in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure so that you have a virtual network for your compute servers you then create subnets under the VCN. The subnets will contain part of CIDR block you have…