Cloud Classic

Reliability Mechanisms

• Hardware Isolation
  Launch Dedicated Instances on single-tenant hardware with network isolation.
• Backup and Recovery
  Snapshot the instances to recover or build new instances.
• OCPU Pinning
  Allocate OCPUs to VM instance to prevent over subscription.
• Instance Anti-Affinity
  Control instance placement and distribute workloads.

Service Management

• Instance Lifecycle Management
  Create, manage, stop and terminate images of different sizes and configurations.
• Image Management
  Provision virtual machines using pre-packaged images or build and manage your own images.
• Monitoring
  Monitor usage and performance metrics.
• Alerts and Notifications
  Create rule based alerts and get event based notifications.

Virtual Networking and Security

• Software Defined Network (SDN)
  Define and manage network topologies and traffic within Compute Classic.
• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
  Connect on-premises resources to dedicated compute zones in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Dynamic Firewall
  Control network traffic among individual instances and/or between groups of instances.
• Secure SSH Access
  Access Compute Classic instances from a remote host by using a secure shell.

Cloud Tooling

• Orchestration Management
  Automate provisioning and lifecycle operations of virtual compute topologies.
• Cloud Conductor
  Design, implement, and automatically scale complex application architectures.
• REST API
  Provision and manage instances and the associated resources programmatically.
• CLI Tools
  Manage instances, storage, networking, and SSH keys through comprehensive set of CLI commands.

Reliability Mechanisms

• Availability Domains
  Distribute instances into multiple isolated locations for redundancy and high availability.
• Backup and Recovery
  Snapshot the instances to recover or build new instances.
• OCPU Pinning
  Allocate OCPUs to VM instance to prevent over subscription.
• Instance Anti-Affinity
  Control instance placement and distribute workloads.

Service Management

• Instance Lifecycle Management
  Create, manage, stop and terminate images of different sizes and configurations.
• Image Management
  Provision virtual machines using pre-packaged images or build and manage your own images.
• Monitoring
  Monitor usage and performance metrics.
• Alerts and Notifications
  Create rule based alerts and get event based notifications.

Virtual Networking and Security

• Software Defined Network (SDN)
  Define and manage network topologies and traffic within Compute Classic.
• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
  Connect on-premises resources to dedicated compute zones in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Dynamic Firewall
  Control network traffic among individual instances and/or between groups of instances.
• Secure SSH Access
  Access Compute Classic instances from a remote host by using a secure shell.

Cloud Tooling

• Orchestration Management
  Automate provisioning and lifecycle operations of virtual compute topologies.
• Cloud Conductor
  Design, implement, and automatically scale complex application architectures.
• REST API
  Provision and manage instances and the associated resources programmatically.
• CLI Tools
  Manage instances, storage, networking, and SSH keys through comprehensive set of CLI commands.

Access

• Centralized Control
  Multiple site to site tunnels can be setup with Compute Classic zone using one single UI.
• Leverage Existing On Premise VPN Solutions
  Support for customer’s existing VPN Gateway or use Oracle’s Software VPN gateways (CSG).
• Split Tunneling Support
  Instances can access internet and other Oracle services at the same time.

Security

• Automated Key Creation, Distribution and Regeneration
  Symmetric keys for IPSec tunnels are generated and pushed to the CSGs from Service Control Point (SCP).
• Strong Encryption
  All the data between customer’s data center and Compute Classic can be encrypted using 256 bit AES encryption.
• Advanced NAT and PAT abilities
  New sites can be added quickly without renumbering sub networks or the networks of any existing site.

Management

• Simple UI and API
  In a few simple steps, create your VPN gateway and VPN connection.
• Enterprise Grade Performance
  Ensure additional security of your data that is sent from your data center to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure via the Internet.
• Public IP Address
  Configure public IP addresses for Internet access.

Access

• Multiple Tunnels
  Set up multiple site-to-site tunnels with your dedicated Compute Classic zone.
• Subnet Range
  Configure a range of IP addresses for your Compute Classic instances.
• Cloud Access
  Enable your Compute Classic instances to access other Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services.

Security

• Configurable Pre-shared Key
  Take advantage of symmetric key encryption using Pre-shared keys. This feature increases security and overall performance. You can change or reset the key anytime.
• Strong Encryption
  Benefit from 128-bit AES encryption of your data that is exchanged between your data center and Compute Classic.
• High Availability
  Ensure high availability of your VPN connection to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. VPN devices are configured as a cluster.

Management

• Simple UI and API
  In a few simple steps, create your VPN gateway and VPN connection.
• Enterprise Grade Performance
  Ensure additional security of your data that is sent from your data center to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure via the Internet.
• Public IP Address
  Configure public IP addresses for Internet access.

Simplify Datacenter Operations

• Unmatched Low-Cost Archive
  Archive storage as low as $36 per TB per year.
• Scale with No New Hardware
  Eliminates new capital expenditures, opens up data center space and reduces power and cooling requirements.
• Elastic Storage
  Shared infrastructure allows for infinite scalability. Eliminates forecasting and long procurement cycles.
• Pay as You Go and Subscription Models
  Purchase capacity with no commitment or reduce costs with longer-term agreements.

Data Security

• Data at Rest
  Optional encryption at the Oracle data center. Client encrypted data is supported. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Storage Software Appliance provides encryption at the customer site.
• Data in Transit
  SSL encrypts all data in transit.
• Access Control
  Control which users have admin, read and write privileges at the container level.
• Enterprise Data Centers
  World class enterprise data center operations.

Easy Access

• Backup and Archive Application Integration
  Integration with top backup and archive applications eases deployment with minimal disruption.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Storage Software Appliance
  An easy on-ramp to Oracle’s storage cloud providing a POSIX compliant NFS interface. Serves as a NAS gateway to the cloud.
• Standards Based Developer Tooling
  OpenStack Swift based RestAPI, Java-based File Transfer Manager and, Shell scripting Upload CLI.
• Robust Connectivity Options
  Simple connectivity through the public internet and FastConnect Classic for the most demanding workloads.

Robust Architecture

• World-Class Data Durability
  11 9s data durability by maintaining multiple copies of each object on different devices. Periodic data integrity checks with self healing.
• Privacy Aware
  Stored data is never moved out of designated geographic regions.

Simplify Datacenter Operations

• Scale with No New Hardware
  Eliminates new capital expenditures, opens up data center space and reduces power and cooling requirements.
• Elastic Storage
  Shared infrastructure allows for infinite scalability. Eliminates forecasting and long procurement cycles.
• Pay as You Go and Subscription Models
  Purchase capacity with no commitment or reduce costs with longer-term agreements.
• Simple to Manage
  Industry standard OpenStack and RESTful APIs streamline management integration, freeing resources to accelerate other cloud projects.

Data Security

• Data at Rest
  Optional client data encryption combined with optional encryption at the Oracle data center provides multi-level data security. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Storage Software Appliance and Java SDK provide encryption at the customer site.
• Data in Transit
  SSL encrypts all data in transit.
• Role-Based Access Control
  Control which users have admin, read and write privileges at the container level.
• Enterprise Data Centers
  World class enterprise data center operations.

Easy Access

• Backup and Archive Application Integration
  Integration with top backup and archive applications eases deployment with minimal disruption.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Storage Software Appliance
  An easy on-ramp to Oracle’s storage cloud providing a POSIX compliant NFS interface. Serves as a NAS gateway to the cloud.
• Standards Based Developer Tooling
  OpenStack Swift based RestAPI, Java-based File Transfer Manager and, Shell scripting Upload CLI.
• Robust Connectivity Options
  Simple connectivity through the public internet and FastConnect Classic for the most demanding workloads.

Robust Architecture

• World-Class Data Durability
  11 9s data durability by maintaining multiple copies of each object on different devices. Periodic data integrity checks with self healing.
• Geo-Replication
  Automated replication of data to a geographically distant data center.
• Privacy Aware
  Stored data is never moved out of designated geographic regions.

Easy Storage

• Well Known Interface
  Connect applications to cloud storage using NFS – a widely used data protocol.
• User Friendly
  Intuitive data access for you and your applications as well.
• POSIX Compliant
  Access data with similar experience across various flavors of Unix/Linux NFS clients.
• Automatic Translation
  Interface with data as files while stored as objects in the cloud.

Data Security

• Encryption precedes transmission
  Easily encrypt your data using client-side encryption.
• Free from All vs. Nothing
  Granular encryption allows you selectively encrypt sensitive data.
• Strong Encryption Keys
  multi-tier key architecture with strong symmetric and asymmetric keys for maximum data security.
• You own the keys
  You can generate keys on the appliance or bring your own encryption keys.

Data Protection

• Data Integrity
  End to end Checksum verification helps in ensuring the data integrity.
• Self Healing
  Data is actively monitored for degradation.
• Built-in Resiliency
  Quick recovery from crash by spawning off new instance of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Storage Software Appliance.
• Data Availability
  Regular metadata backup to cloud helps ensure data availability.

Data Caching

• Near local NAS performance
  You can achieve near local NAS performance through buffer caching.
• Configurable Cache
  You can configurable the cache to support your custom workloads.
• Automatic cleanup
  Least Recently Used (LRU) algorithm to retain hot data in your cache.

N-Way Management

• Browser based Admin UI
  Intuitive user interface to administer the appliance and to manage your data.
• Command Line Interface
  For easy automation using shell scripts in your data center.
• REST API
  Manage multiple deployment of the appliance from a centralized location.