PREREQUISITES.md

Prerequisites for Using Oracle Database Operator for Kubernetes

Oracle Database Operator for Kubernetes (OraOperator) manages all Cloud deployments of Oracle Database, including:

• Oracle Autonomous Database (ADB)
• Containerized Oracle Database Single Instance (SIDB)
• Containerized Sharded Oracle Database (SHARDING)

Setting Up a Kubernetes Cluster and Volumes

Review and complete each step as needed.

Setting Up an OKE Cluster on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

To set up a Kubernetes cluster on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure:

1. Log in to OCI
2. Create an OKE Cluster
3. Provision persistent storage for data files (NFS or Block)

Note: You must provision persistent storage if you intend to deploy containerized databases over the OKE cluster.

Prerequites for Oracle Autonomous Database (ADB)

If you intent to use OraOperator to handle Oracle Autonomous Database lifecycles, then read Oracle Autonomous Database prerequisites

Prerequites for Single Instance Databases (SIDB)

If you intent to use OraOperator to handle Oracle Database Single Instance lifecycles, then read Single Instance Database Prerequisites

Prerequites for Sharded Databases (SHARDING)

If you intent to use OraOperator to handle the lifecycle of Oracle Database deployed with Oracle Sharding, then read Sharded Database Prerequisites