CHAPTER 7

Automation Tools

In this chapter, you will learn how to

•   Install and use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure CLI

•   Install, configure, and use Terraform

While most OCI tasks may be performed through the OCI console, the real power of cloud infrastructure computing is realized through automation tools that allow you to deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Treating infrastructure as code changes the deployment paradigm by supporting massive, yet consistent, infrastructure architectures to be programmatically deployed.

OCI is accessed through REST APIs. Infrastructure orchestration is based on calling these APIs to create, update, or destroy OCI resources. The OCI web console, CLI, and SDKs interact with OCI resources through these APIs. ...

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