Oracle Services

• 1: Overview
• 2: How-to guides
• 2.1: Setting up a proxy for accessing the Oracle web console
• 3: Release Note

1 - Overview

Service Overview

Oracle Services is an Oracle Cloud service that physically configures Oracle Cloud resources dedicated to Samsung Cloud Platform within the Samsung SDS data center to support workloads based on Oracle software. Samsung Cloud Platform users can use Oracle-based workloads through Samsung Cloud Platform without separately configuring Oracle Cloud resources.

Features

• Multi Cloud

  • With just the Samsung Cloud Platform console login procedure, you can easily enter the OCI environment. It provides the same high performance, scalability, security, availability, and automation as services offered by OCI, allowing you to configure Oracle workloads such as Oracle Database, Exadata, Weblogic without license issues.

• High level of security

  • Samsung Cloud Platform Oracle Services is completely isolated from Public OCI both physically and logically, ensuring a high level of security. The OCI provided by Samsung Cloud Platform connects to SCP resources via a fast and reliable dedicated line, and a secure OCI usage environment is guaranteed within the Samsung SDS data center.

• Convenient Integrated Management

  • Samsung Cloud Platform customers can use Samsung Cloud Platform’s contract information to integrate with existing Samsung Cloud Platform resources and manage OCI, and OCI usage costs are conveniently consolidated billing through Samsung Cloud Platform.

Service Architecture Diagram

Provided Features

Oracle Services provides the following functions.

• User account linking between Samsung Cloud Platform and OCI

  • Using the Samsung Cloud Platform user’s Account and IAM User information to automatically create and register OCI tenancy/account
  • Single Sign-On(SSO) through Samsung Cloud Platform console access only, access OCI web console without additional login

• Connecting/Extending User Environment between Samsung Cloud Platform and OCI

  • Connect and extend the user’s Account Samsung Cloud Platform VPC to the user’s OCI VCN environment
  • Using a pre-configured dedicated line between Samsung Cloud Platform and OCI, BGP peering connection between Samsung Cloud Platform Transit Gateway and OCI DRG

• Provide function to initially configure OCI internal network

  • Oracle DB, Exadata, Weblogic provides BluePrint function that initially configures essential prerequisite products for use
  • VCN, Private Subnet, Service Gateway creation, DRG-VCN Attach, IP registration one-click configuration
  • Oracle DB, Exadata, Weblogic provides BluePrint function to initially configure essential prerequisite products for use
    • Users can easily apply for and utilize the required OCI products using the OCI web console

• View OCI usage details and consolidated billing through Samsung Cloud Platform

Region-wise Provision Status

Oracle Services can be provided in the environment below.

Constraints

You can only request Oracle Services when the applying Account is registered in the organization (orgarnization).

Preliminary Service

This is a list of services that must be pre-configured before creating the service. For details, refer to the guide provided for each service and prepare in advance.

2 - How-to guides

Users can enter the required information for Oracle Services through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, select detailed options, and create the service.

Oracle Services Create

You can create and use Oracle Services from the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create Oracle Services, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Hybrid Cloud > Oracle Services menu, click the Create Service button. Navigate to the Service Home page of Oracle Services.
2. Click the Oracle Services Creation button on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Oracle Services Creation page.
3. Oracle Services creation Enter the information required to create the service on the page.
   • Service Information Input Enter the required information in the area.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Oracle Services name	Required	Oracle Services name to be used by the user Start with a lowercase English letter and use lowercase English letters, numbers, and the special character (-) to input 3-30 characters
     Description	Option	Enter additional description for Oracle Services

     Table. Oracle Services Service Information Input Items
   • Additional Information Input area, please enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required or not	Detailed description
     Select Tenancy	Option	Tenancy name assigned to the user’s Organization The tenancy name assigned to the account’s Organization is displayed automatically, so selection is not possible For service application, the account must belong to an Organization. The account’s Organization must be created and joined before creating the service
     Tag	Select	Add Tag Up to 50 can be added per resource After clicking the Add Tag button, enter or select Key, Value values

     Table. Oracle Services Additional Information Input Items
4. Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the summary panel, and click the Complete button.
   • When creation is complete, check the created resource on the Resource List page.

• It can only be used after the operator approves the usage request after service creation. For detailed information about service usage approval, click ? > Support Center > Contact Us to check the details.

Oracle Services Detailed Information Check

Oracle Services service can view and edit the full resource list and detailed information from the Oracle Services menu. The Oracle Services Details page consists of Detail Information, Tags, Activity History tabs.

To view detailed information of Oracle Services, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Hybrid Cloud > Oracle Services Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Oracle Services.
2. Click the Oracle Services menu on the Service Home page. Go to the Oracle Services list page.
3. Oracle Services List click the resource to view detailed information on the page. Oracle Services Detail page will be opened.

• Oracle Services Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Activity History tabs.

  Category	Detailed description
  Status	Current Service Status Creating: Service application in progress Active: Service approved and successfully created Creation Failed: Error occurred during creation Deletion Failed: Error occurred during deletion Denied: Operator approval denied Requested: Waiting for operator approval Deleting: Service termination request in progress
  Service termination	Service termination button

  Table. Oracle Services status information and additional feature items

Detailed Information

Details tab allows you to view the detailed information of the selected Oracle Services.

Tag

In the Tag tab, you can view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.

Work History

Work History tab allows you to view the work history of the selected resource.

Oracle Services Network Configuration and Access

You can connect the user VPC of Samsung Cloud Platform with the VCN (Virtual Cloud Network) in Samsung Cloud Platform Dedicated Oracle Cloud to use Oracle Services. To connect the VPC and the VCN in Oracle Cloud, you must configure the Oracle Services network and then apply for a dedicated uplink for Oracle Services. Oracle Services network configuration and uplink request are completed, Samsung Cloud Platform VPC - TGW - dedicated line segment - Oracle Cloud DRG - VCN connection is completed, allowing various hybrid cloud configurations such as connecting the user’s VM in the VPC environment with the DB in the Oracle Cloud VCN.

Oracle Services Request Network Configuration

When using Samsung Cloud Platform Dedicated Oracle Cloud, it creates and configures the user’s essential network resources. This configuration request uses the user’s input data with the Oracle Cloud API, providing a service provisioning role that creates and deploys Oracle Cloud network services so that users can easily use Oracle software such as Oracle DBCS (Database Cloud Service) and ExaCS (Exadata Cloud Service).

To request the network configuration of Oracle Services, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Hybrid Cloud > Oracle Services Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Oracle Services.
2. Service Home page, click the Oracle Services menu. Navigate to the Oracle Services list page.
3. Click the resource to view detailed information on the Oracle Services list page. Navigate to the Oracle Services detail page.
4. Click the edit icon of Oracle Services NW Configuration on the Oracle Services Details page. The Oracle Services Network Configuration Edit window appears.
5. Oracle Services Network Configuration Modification Enter or select detailed information in the window and click OK.

   Category	Detailed description
   SCP TGW selection	Select the Transit Gateway to connect to Samsung Cloud Platform Dedicated Oracle Cloud
   VCN name	Enter the VCN name to be created on Samsung Cloud Platform Dedicated Oracle Cloud
   VCN IPv4 CIDR block	Enter the VCN’s IPv4 CIDR block Example: 10.0.0.0/16
   Using DNS Hostname (VCN)	Set to Enabled to use Oracle Exa/DBCS, etc. Enable Enabled to assign instance host names using VCN DNS or third‑party DNS
   DNS Label (VCN)	The DNS label is generated from the value entered by the user It is set to be the same as the VCN name, but may be changed according to DNS label constraints
   Subnet name	Enter the name of the Private subnet to be created in the VCN
   Subnet IPv4 block	Enter the IPv4 CIDR block of the private subnet Example: 10.0.0.0/24
   Using DNS Hostname (Subnet)	Set to Use to use Oracle Exa/DBCS, etc. Set to Use to assign instance host names using VCN DNS or third‑party DNS
   DNS Label (Subnet)	DNS label is generated from the value entered by the user It is set to be the same as the Subnet name, but may be changed according to DNS label constraints
   Subnet resource logging	Set whether to use Subnet resource logging Set selection allows receiving resource tracing, troubleshooting, and data insight information
   Routing table rule	Enter Dynamic routing rule in Samsung Cloud Platform Dedicated Oracle Cloud

   Table. Oracle Services Network Configuration Items

Oracle Services Network Configuration Order

Oracle Services when you request network configuration attempts network service provisioning and automatic configuration with the values entered by the user. If the user needs to update after provisioning, they can directly update the configurable settings in the Oracle Cloud web console after creation.

1. Create Oracle Cloud VCN.
2. Create Oracle Cloud DRG.
   • DRG(Dynamic Routing Gateway) is an optional virtual router that can be added to a VCN, serving a role similar to Samsung Cloud Platform Transit Gateway. This gateway provides private network traffic routing between the VCN and on-premises networks.
3. Connect the DRG to the VCN.
4. Enable the “Use DNS Hostnames” option of the VCN.
5. After defining FastConnect, create a Virtual Circuit for logical allocation.
   • FastConnect is a dedicated line product for Oracle Cloud, serving a role similar to Samsung Cloud Platform Direct Connect.

• When defining FastConnect, set it to the same bandwidth as the corresponding TGW’s bandwidth.

6. Create a Private Subnet within VCN.
7. Enable the “Use DNS Hostnames” option of the Subnet.
8. Add DRG to the VCN Route Table as 0.0.0.0.
   • The default input value of DRG is 0.0.0.0.
9. Set up user logging.
   • Create the log group first, then set up logging.

Request to connect Samsung Cloud Platform VPC and Oracle Services

To provide Oracle Service, a connection as shown below has been established between Samsung Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud.

• A common network is configured for service/authentication integration and console connection between Samsung Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud.
• Through the Samsung Cloud Platform Oracle product, set up user-specific service connection networks, and based on the physical network connection between Samsung Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud, connect the Samsung Cloud Platform VPC and Oracle Cloud VCN.
• Workloads configured in Oracle Cloud (e.g. Computing, DB instance) can be utilized using the pre-configured Cross network between Samsung Cloud Platform-Oracle Cloud.
• Samsung Cloud Platform TGW and Direct Connect routing configuration allows direct access/utilization of the DB configured in Oracle Cloud even in customer network environments connected via Direct Connect or TGW Uplink.

• Samsung Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud single connection architecture can be implemented via TGW peering and TGW-to-TGW connections, and can be commonly used across multiple projects and VPCs. However, when used commonly, performance and bandwidth considerations are needed.
• Samsung Cloud Platform TGW and Oracle Cloud’s DRG must have a 1:1 connection structure.
  • It is possible to share a single connection architecture across multiple projects and VPCs through peering.
  • However, it is not possible to peer multiple Samsung Cloud Platform VPCs using a single Oracle Cloud DRG.

Oracle Services Uplink Apply for Line

After completing the Oracle Services network configuration, you must request a dedicated line connection to the DRG via the TGW of Samsung Cloud Platform.

To apply for Oracle Services’ Uplink line, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Hybrid Cloud > Oracle Services Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Oracle Services.
2. Service Home page, click the Oracle Services menu. Go to the Oracle Services list page.
3. Click the resource to view detailed information on the Oracle Services List page. Go to the Oracle Services Details page.
4. Click Oracle Services line request/modify/termination shortcut on the Oracle Services Details page. You will be taken to the Service Request page.
5. On the Service Request page, after entering the relevant information in the service information input area, click the Complete button.

   Input Item	Detailed Description
   Title	Title of the service you want to request
   Region	Select location of Samsung Cloud Platform Automatically filled with the project’s region
   Service	Select the service group and service of the relevant service Service group: Hybrid Cloud Service: Oracle Services
   Task Category	Select the task you want to perform Oracle Services Uplink line request: select if you are applying for this service
   Content	Enter detailed information to connect the L3 switch for user VPC TGW-Oracle Services connection Enter applicant information: user email, name, and contact. Application details, progress, and results will be delivered via email. Enter customer IP range information and Samsung Cloud Platform TGW, OCI virtual circuit information to connect to the Oracle Cloud dedicated for Samsung Cloud Platform Target DC/Region identifier: Korea (Seoul)/ap-seoul-2 Customer OCI IP range: Enter the IP range to connect to the Oracle Cloud dedicated for Samsung Cloud Platform (e.g., 10.10.10.0/24) Samsung Cloud Platform VPC range communicating with OCI: Enter the Samsung Cloud Platform VPC range connected to Oracle Cloud (e.g., 20.20.20.0/24) SCP TGW name: Enter the TGW name to connect to the Oracle Cloud dedicated for Samsung Cloud Platform (how to check: Samsung Cloud Platform > Networking > TGW) SCP TGW resource ID: Enter the TGW ID to connect to the Oracle Cloud dedicated for Samsung Cloud Platform (how to check: Samsung Cloud Platform > Networking > TGW > Details) OCI virtual circuit OCID: Enter the OCID of the Virtual Circuit created in Network Configuration of Oracle Cloud (how to check: Samsung Cloud Platform > Hybrid Cloud > Oracle Services > Details) Progress can be checked in the service request menu If there is a work account of the network department that can coordinate the work, enter it additionally

   Table. Oracle Services Network Configuration Items

Oracle Services Connect

After connecting Oracle Services, you can proceed with Single Sign On (SSO) for Oracle Cloud login and access the Customer console.

To access Oracle Services, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Hybrid Cloud > Oracle Services Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Oracle Services.
2. Service Home page, click the Oracle Services menu. Go to the Oracle Services list page.
3. Oracle Services List page, click the resource to view detailed information. Oracle Services Detail page will be opened.
4. Click the Service Access button on the Oracle Services Details page. The Oracle Cloud Console Login window appears.
5. Oracle Cloud Console Login After entering user information in the window, click Samsung Cloud Platform Login.
   • In the Samsung Cloud Platform logged-in state, you can log in to Oracle Cloud by linking with SSO.
6. After entering the 6-digit OTP generated in the mobile app, click Confirm.
7. When the user information is authenticated, you will be redirected to the Tenancy page of Oracle Cloud.

Oracle Services Cancel

If you cancel unused Oracle Services, you can reduce operating costs.

To cancel Oracle Services, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Hybrid Cloud > Oracle Services Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Oracle Services.
2. Click the Oracle Services menu on the Service Home page. Go to the Oracle Services list page.
3. Click the resource to be terminated on the Oracle Services List page. It navigates to the Oracle Services Details page.
4. Click the Cancel Service button on the Oracle Services Details page.
5. When the termination is complete, check the resource termination status in the Oracle Services list.

Delete resources in Compartment

Oracle Services product termination is only possible when all resources within the user’s Compartment have been deleted.

To check and delete the remaining resources, follow the steps below.

1. After clicking the top resource explorer in the Oracle Cloud console, click Advanced resource query. Enter the Resource Explorer.
2. Click Show basic search mode.
3. Click Search and Filter, then select Compartment.
4. Please select the Compartment to delete.
   • Compartment starts with PROJECT- xxx and is located under the Root.
5. Apply Filter를 클릭해 삭제 대상 Compartment 내의 리소스를 확인하세요.
6. Delete all resources in the Compartment.

2.1 - Setting up a proxy for accessing the Oracle web console

Oracle Cloud web console used to create/retrieve/update/delete Oracle Services can only be accessed through Samsung Cloud Platform. To access the Oracle console, you must set a web browser proxy in the user’s network environment.

Oracle console access proceeds according to the following steps.

• After logging into the Samsung Cloud Platform console, access Oracle Services.
• Oracle Cloud is blocked from accessing the Internet and external networks, so it can only be accessed via the Samsung Cloud Platform.
• To access the Oracle Cloud console, you need to set the Oracle Cloud web proxy located within the Samsung Cloud Platform in the user’s web browser.
• If the user attempts to access the login link provided in the Samsung Cloud Platform console with a web browser, it will be accessed through the proxy set in the web browser.

Set web browser proxy according to user network environment

You can set the Oracle Cloud web proxy in the system settings’ web proxy configuration and use the Samsung Cloud Platform Oracle Service product. Depending on the security characteristics of the user environment, you can branch the connection at the internal proxy, or you can configure the user client to add an automatic configuration file (PAC file) to allow direct connection.

Create PAC file

You can create a PAC file to access the Oracle Cloud web console.

To create a PAC file directly, write the following PAC file using an editor such as notepad, or download it and save it to disk.

function FindProxyForURL(url,host)
 {

//* Local Loopback return DIRECT *//
 if (shExpMatch(url,"*localhost*") || shExpMatch(url,"*127.0.0.1*")) return "DIRECT";

//* URL Miss return DIRECT *//
 if (!isResolvable(host)) return "DIRECT";

if (shExpMatch(host,"*.ap-suwon-1.oci.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED
if (shExpMatch(host,"*.oci.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED
 if (shExpMatch(host,"*.ap-suwon-1.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED
 if (shExpMatch(host,"*.ap-suwon-idcs-1.identity.oci.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED


if (shExpMatch(host,"*.ap-chunchen-2.oci.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED
if (shExpMatch(host,"*.oci.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED
 if (shExpMatch(host,"*.ap-chunchen-2.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED
if (shExpMatch(host,"*.ap-chunchen-idcs-2.identity.oci.oraclecloud35.com")) {return "PROXY 42.15.1.42:8080";}  // TED



 if (dnsDomainIs(host,"locales.plugins.oci.oraclecloud.com")) {return "DIRECT";}     //
 if (dnsDomainIs(host,"ocsp.digicert.com")) {return "DIRECT";}     //

 else { return "DIRECT";  }
"}

Register PAC file on client PC

If you download the PAC file and register it on your PC, you can access the Oracle Cloud web console through Samsung Cloud Platform.

Follow the steps below to register the developer PAC file in the proxy settings.

1. In the Windows search bar, search for Proxy Settings and click the result.

• Windows Settings > Network & Internet > Proxy click to go to the proxy settings page.

2. Click Automatic Proxy Settings > Edit Configuration Script on the proxy page.
3. Set the Use configuration script item to On and enter the generated PAC file as the script address.
   • Enter http://70.10.5.20/dev-pac.pac.
4. Click Save to complete registration.
5. After accessing the Samsung Cloud Platform using browsers such as Chrome, Edge, then access the Oracle Cloud Console link provided by the Samsung Cloud Platform.
   • When registering a PAC file on the client PC and connecting directly, the network path is as follows.

Setting up connection when there is a separate proxy server (Register forwarding information on the proxy server)

Depending on the user environment, there are cases where a proxy managed by the network/security administrator is already installed for security purposes. In such cases, you need to request the proxy administrator to add proxy settings for accessing the Samsung Cloud Platform Oracle service.

• When requesting the proxy administrator to register forwarding information, convey the following.

Proxy Settings URL
                *.ap-suwon-1.oci.oraclecloud35.com
                *.ap-suwon-1.oraclecloud35.com
                *.ap-suwon-idcs-1.identity.oci.oraclecloud35.com
                *.ap-chuncheon-2.oci.oraclecloud35.com
                *.ap-chuncheon-2.oraclecloud35.com
                *.ap-chuncheon-idcs-2.identity.oci.oraclecloud35.com
  
Proxy IP/port
                 42.15.1.42:8080

• If you register a forward setting on the internal proxy and connect, the network path is as follows.

In case of a network environment that passes through other separate security equipment

If a separate security device is installed and used in addition to the proxy, you must provide the network/security administrator with the Samsung Cloud Platform Oracle Cloud web console connection diagram and proceed with the connection configuration work.

• Ask the internal network/security administrator about proxy settings.

Apply for firewall registration

If a firewall is installed in the customer’s network environment for external access control, you must register the proxy server on the firewall to use Samsung Cloud Platform. When applying for firewall registration, apply the information below.

• Source IP: User PC IP Address
• Destination IP: Oracle Cloud web proxy IP Address (42.15.1.42)
• Protocol/port: TCP/8080

3 - Release Note

Oracle Services