The following is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities but encompasses the most frequent tasks and definitions.

For further questions, please contact Oracle. For a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, please refer to the Service Description .

The customer has the following responsibilities:

  • Deploying Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDCs)

  • Host Type

  • Host Count

  • Connected OCVS Account

  • Management Network Range

  • Configuring SDDC Network & Security (NSX)

  • Management Gateway Firewall

  • Management Gateway IPsec VPN

  • Compute Gateway Firewall

  • Compute Gateway IPsec VPN

  • Compute Gateway NAT

  • Public IP Addresses

  • Network Segments

  • Distributed Firewall

  • Deploying Virtual Machines

  • Installing Operating Systems

  • Patching Operating Systems

  • Installing Antivirus Software

  • Installing Backup Software

  • Installing Configuration Management Software

  • Migrating Virtual Machines

  • Live vMotion

  • Cold Migration

  • Content Library Sync

  • Managing Virtual Machines

  • Installing software

  • Implementing backup solution

  • Implementing Antivirus solution

  • SDDC Lifecycle

  • ESXi patch and upgrade

  • vCenter Server patch and upgrade

  • NSX patch and upgrade

  • vSAN patch and upgrade

  • SDDC Backup/Restore

  • Backup and Restore vCenter Server

  • Backup and Restore NSX Manager

  • SDDC Health

  • Replace failed hosts

  • Add hosts to maintain adequate "slack space"

  • SDDC Provisioning

  • Operate the Oracle Cloud Console

The following responsibilities are to be handled by Oracle:

  • Physical Infrastructure

  • Oracle Regions

  • Oracle Availability Zones

  • Compute / Network / Storage

  • Rack and Power Bare Metal Hosts

  • Rack and Power Network Equipment