Oracle Cloud

Connection Requirements

1

Domain

Domain of the Oracle Cloud. Pattern: iaas.<REGION>.oraclecloud.com (example region: us-ashburn-1).

2

Tenancy OCID

The OCID of your Oracle Cloud tenancy.

How to get: Console -> Profile menu -> Tenancy information -> copy the OCID value.

Format: ocid1.tenancy.oc1..[unique-identifier]

3

User OCID

The OCID of the IAM user that owns the API key (not the console username).

How to get: Console -> Profile menu -> User settings -> copy the OCID value.

Format: ocid1.user.oc1..[unique-identifier]

4

Fingerprint

The fingerprint of your API signing key. This is generated when you upload your public key.

How to get: Console -> Profile menu -> User settings -> API Keys -> view the fingerprint of your uploaded key.

Format: aa:bb:...:aa:bb

5

Private Key

The private key (PEM format) used to sign API requests.

How to get: Generate an RSA key pair using OpenSSL or OCI CLI. Upload the public key to Console -> Profile menu -> User settings -> API Keys, then use the private key here.

Command:

Generate RSA private key

openssl genrsa -out ~/.oci/oci_api_key.pem 2048

6

Compartment OCID

OCID of the compartment to scope API calls (e.g., listing instances).

How to get: Console -> Identity & Security -> Compartments -> select your compartment -> copy OCID.

Format: ocid1.compartment.oc1..[unique-identifier]

7

Version

OCI core services API version. Default is 20160918 for compute and networking services.

How to get: Use the default value 20160918 unless you need a specific API version.

Please perform a connection test to ensure there is a valid connection to the Oracle Cloud host. When the discovery operation finalizes you will be able to see the details on the Assets page.