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Prerequisites

Before connecting your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) account to Upwind, ensure you have the following:

Required Access and Permissions​

1. Oracle Cloud Account​

2. Administrator Privileges​

You'll need administrator-level access to manage all resources in your OCI tenancy.

3. Tenancy Information​

Have the following information ready:

  • Tenancy OCID: Your unique tenancy identifier.
  • Home Region: The home region of your OCI tenancy.
  • Tenancy Name: The name of your Oracle Cloud tenancy.

Technical Requirements​

Federation Configuration​

  • Ability to create identity providers for federation.
  • Access to configure Workload Identity Federation.
  • Permission to create trust relationships with external AWS accounts.
  • Access to create service principals in your identity domain.

Network Requirements​

  • Outbound HTTPS connectivity from Upwind to Oracle Cloud APIs.
  • No specific inbound rules required (read-only access).

While not strictly required, familiarity with the following concepts will help:

  • Oracle IAM: Understanding of OCI Identity and Access Management.
  • OCI Policies: Basic knowledge of policy syntax and structure.
  • Workload Identity Federation: Understanding of federated authentication concepts.
  • Trust Relationships: Knowledge of cross-cloud authentication patterns.

Time Requirements​

The integration typically takes:

  • Initial Setup: 15-20 minutes.
  • First Scan: 30-60 minutes depending on tenancy size.
  • Full Discovery: 2-4 hours for complete resource inventory.

Next Steps​

Once you have confirmed all prerequisites are met, proceed to the setup instructions to connect your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure account to Upwind.