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A comprehensive guide to launching, listing, and managing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) compute instances using Python. This guide specifically addresses the common 'Out of host capacity' error when using Always Free ARM shapes, implementing a robust retry loop to ensure successful deployment. Users can learn the full lifecycle management, from initial connection setup to instance state polling.

This comprehensive runbook provides a self-service solution for managing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) outages when official status pages are misleading or silent. It guides users through independent service health probes (Identity, Compute, Networking), automated instance recovery actions (reboot, softreset), and critical procedures for cross-Availability Domain (AD) or cross-region failover using boot volume backups to ensure business continuity.

This guide provides comprehensive, step-by-step instructions to install and configure the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) SDK and Command Line Interface (CLI). It details the secure process of generating RSA key pairs, setting up the mandatory local configuration file, and verifying API connectivity. Use this when integrating OCI services into applications, setting up new cloud environments, or troubleshooting authentication errors.

This guide establishes an optimized local development loop for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). It teaches users how to bypass the slow web console by setting up dedicated CLI profiles (dev, staging, prod), managing environment variables, and creating robust shell aliases. This allows developers to perform complex operations—such as listing resources, launching instances, and managing storage—directly from the terminal, ensuring speed and consistency across all environments.

This skill allows users to programmatically set up a comprehensive observability stack for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) resources. It guides the creation of metric queries, alarm rules, custom metric publishing, and detailed log searches using the Python SDK. By automating monitoring and alerting, users gain full control over their infrastructure visibility, eliminating reliance on the OCI Console UI for critical operational checks.

Programmatically query Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) metrics using the Monitoring Query Language (MQL) and create monitoring alarms via the Python SDK. This skill bypasses the limitations of the OCI console query builder, allowing reliable retrieval of key infrastructure metrics such as CPU utilization, memory usage, network traffic, and disk I/O. Ideal for building robust dashboards, automating resource monitoring, and setting up complex alerting rules.

This skill provides comprehensive techniques for building highly resilient clients when interacting with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) APIs. It addresses the common 429 TooManyRequests throttling errors by implementing custom exponential backoff with jitter, utilizing the SDK's advanced retry configuration, and integrating circuit breaker patterns for large-scale, high-volume operations. Use this guide when automating bulk OCI tasks to ensure reliable data retrieval and prevent API failure due to rate limits.

Provides a comprehensive, production-ready standard 3-tier reference architecture for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The design covers essential components like VCN, public/private subnets, Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, Service Gateway, and Autonomous Database. It includes deployment steps using Terraform and OCI SDK Python code, making it ideal for designing new cloud environments or migrating existing patterns from other major cloud providers.

This comprehensive guide details the end-to-end process of migrating data and connecting to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Autonomous Database (ADB). It walks through provisioning the ADB using the Python SDK, securely downloading the necessary mTLS wallet, establishing a connection using `python-oracledb`, and executing compatibility-aware data migration via Data Pump.

This guide provides production-grade patterns for using the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Python SDK. It addresses critical issues such as preventing Instance Principal memory leaks by implementing a thread-safe singleton client pattern, configuring explicit connection and read timeouts, and implementing robust exponential backoff retry strategies for transient errors (429, 5xx). Essential for building reliable, long-running OCI services.

This comprehensive skill guide provides deep insight into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) IAM policy syntax and best practices. It covers the privilege verb hierarchy (inspect, read, use, manage), the correct structure for policy statements, and common patterns for granting least-privilege access across various compartments. Use this when developing automation scripts, setting up complex access control policies, or performing security audits in OCI.

This skill provides a comprehensive guide for safely upgrading the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Python SDK and Terraform provider. It addresses known breaking changes, schema modifications, and version incompatibility issues common in OCI tools. By implementing version pinning, pre-upgrade testing, and structured rollback procedures, users can ensure a stable and reliable migration process for both code and infrastructure definitions.