#WMS ID: 11116 - [Quarterly REVIEW + Additional lab] - "Kick Your Ora…

…cle Cloud Part I" (#50)

Quarterly REVIEW + additional lab

Updated all the existing labs (replaced some of the videos and images) and added a new optional lab.

oci-ignite-workshop/budget-cost-analyse/budget-cost-analyse.md

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+# Cost Management
+
+<if type="livelabs">
+## Introduction
+
+Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides various billing and cost management tools that make it easy to manage your service costs. You can estimate costs, create budgets to set spending thresholds, view usage, and visualize your spending with charts and reports. View your subscription details, invoices, payment history, manage your payment method, and earn rewards.
+
+There are multiple ways to visualize and manage costs such as:
+
+
+- **Cost Analysis**
+
+    Cost Analysis provides easy-to-use visualization tools to help you track and optimize your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure spending.
+
+- **Budgets**
+
+    Use Budgets to set thresholds for your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure spending. You can set alerts on your budget to let you know when you might exceed your budget, and you can view all of your budgets and spending from one single place in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console.
+
+- **Cost and Usage Reports**
+
+    A cost report is a comma-separated value (CSV) file that is similar to a usage report, but also includes cost columns. The report can be used to obtain a breakdown of your invoice line items at resource-level granularity. As a result, you can optimize your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure spending, and make more informed cloud spending decisions.
+
+    A usage report is a comma-separated value (CSV) file that can be used to get a detailed breakdown of resources in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for audit or invoice reconciliation.
+
+- **Cost Estimator**
+
+ The Cloud Cost Estimator helps you figure out your estimated monthly usage and costs for Oracle's Infrastructure and Platform Cloud services, before you commit to an amount. See [Estimate your monthly costs](https://www.oracle.com/cloud/costestimator.html) for more information.
+
+You are running this workshop in a LiveLabs environment. Our LiveLabs environments do not allow to read/manage the **Billing & Cost Management** section, so you will not follow this workshop. However, you can see how to manage your costs by watching these short videos:
+
+ [Cost analysis in Oracle Cloud](youtube:n-pDlNorogQ)
+
+ [Estimate Your Monthly Costs Now](youtube:bZHKGFA7Hs0)
+
+ [Cost Management & Budgets](youtube:oyzSjskTsVY)
+</if>
+
+<if type="tenancy">
+## Introduction
+
+Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides various billing and cost management tools that make it easy to manage your service costs. You can estimate costs, create budgets to set spending thresholds, view usage, and visualize your spending with charts and reports. View your subscription details, invoices, payment history, manage your payment method, and earn rewards.
+
+There are multiple ways to visualize and manage costs such as:
+
+
+- **Cost Analysis**
+
+    Cost Analysis provides easy-to-use visualization tools to help you track and optimize your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure spending.
+
+[Cost analysis in Oracle Cloud](youtube:n-pDlNorogQ)
+
+- **Budgets**
+
+    Use Budgets to set thresholds for your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure spending. You can set alerts on your budget to let you know when you might exceed your budget, and you can view all of your budgets and spending from one single place in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console.
+
+[Cost Management & Budgets](youtube:oyzSjskTsVY)
+
+- **Cost and Usage Reports**
+
+    A cost report is a comma-separated value (CSV) file that is similar to a usage report, but also includes cost columns. The report can be used to obtain a breakdown of your invoice line items at resource-level granularity. As a result, you can optimize your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure spending, and make more informed cloud spending decisions.
+
+    A usage report is a comma-separated value (CSV) file that can be used to get a detailed breakdown of resources in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for audit or invoice reconciliation.
+
+- **Cost Estimator**
+
+ The Cloud Cost Estimator helps you figure out your estimated monthly usage and costs for Oracle's Infrastructure and Platform Cloud services, before you commit to an amount. See [Estimate your monthly costs](https://www.oracle.com/cloud/costestimator.html) for more information.
+
+[Estimate Your Monthly Costs Now](youtube:bZHKGFA7Hs0)
+
+## Task 1: Cost Analysis
+
+1. On the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console Home page, under the **Billing & Cost Management** header, click **Cost Analysis**.
+
+    ![Navigate to Cost Analysis](images/cost_analyse_navigation.png " ")
+
+2. By default, you will see the costs generated from the beginning of the curent month up until the present day.
+
+    ![Cost Analysis Filters](images/cost_analyse_1.png " ")
+
+3. You will be presented with an easy to read graphic diagram that contains all the services that generate consumption. 
+
+    ![Cost Analysis Costs](images/cost_analyse_2.png " ")
+
+
+
+## Task 2: Budgets & Budget Alert Rule
+
+
+ 1. On the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console Home page, under the **Billing & Cost Management** header, click **Budgets**.
+
+    ![Navigate to Budgets](images/budgets_navigation.png " ")
+
+
+2. While in the **Budgets** menu, click **Create Budget**.
+
+    ![Create a Budget](images/budgets_create.png " ")
+
+
+3. After clicking **Create Budget** provide the following details:
+
+- **Budget Scope:** Compartment
+- **Name:** Sandbox_budget
+- **Description:** A budget created for the Sandbox compartment
+- **Target Compartment:** Sandbox
+- **Schedule:** Monthly
+- **Budget Amount (in USD):** 100
+- **Day of the month to begin budget processing:** 1
+
+  ![Create a Budget](images/budgets_creation.png " ")
+
+
+4. **Do not click on create yet.** Scroll lower and set up an **Budget Alert Rule**.
+
+- **Threshold Metric:** Actual Spend
+- **Threshold Type:** Percentage of Budget
+- **Threshold:** 90
+- **Email Recepients:** The admins that you want to alert
+- **Email Message:** An informative message about the threshold that has been reached
+- After you configured your **Budget Alert Rule**, click on **Create**
+
+    ![Create a Budget](images/alert_creation.png " ") 
+
+</if>
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+- **Author** - Radu Birsan, Alexandra Iancu
+- **Contributors** - Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru
+- **Last Updated By/Date** - Radu Birsan, Alexandra Iancu, April 2024

oci-ignite-workshop/create-bv/bv/block-volume.md

@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Block Volume service lets you dynamically provis
 
 Estimated Time: 30 minutes
 
-This video provides an overview of creating and attaching Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Block Volumes:
+This video provides an overview over Block Volumes:
 
-[Creating and Attaching Block Volumes](youtube:jxzw8NZGUJw)
+[Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Block Volume: Overview](youtube:pmyxqM2eQwI)
 
-### Objectives
+### **Objectives**
 In this lab, you will:
 - Create a Block Volume
 - Attach the Block Volume to your instance
 - Mount the Block Volume
 
-### Prerequisites
+### **Prerequisites**
 
 Your **<font color="red">Oracle Cloud Account</font>** - During this workshop we will create a basic environment to get you started with Oracle Cloud.
 
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ A common usage of Block Volume is adding storage capacity to an Oracle Cloud Inf
 2. In Block Volume service, click **Create Block Volume** and provide the following details:
 
 
-     - **Name:** BV-DEMO
-     - **Compartment:** Demo
-     - **Name:** username-BVS
-     - **Compartment:** username-compartment
+     - **Name:** Sandbox-BV
+     - **Compartment:** Sandbox
      - **Availability Domain:** It must be the same as the AD you chose for your instance
      - **Size**: Please choose **50 GB**
      - **Backup Policy**: **Gold**
@@ -103,8 +101,9 @@ A common usage of Block Volume is adding storage capacity to an Oracle Cloud Inf
      ```
      ```
      # <copy>sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/oracleoci/oraclevdb</copy>
-     Press y when prompted
      ```
+     Press **y** if prompted
+     
      ```
      # <copy>sudo mkdir /mnt/disk1</copy>
      ```
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ _Congratulations! You have successfully completed the lab._
 
 ## Acknowledgements
 
-- **Author** - Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar 
-- **Contributors** - Oracle LiveLabs QA Team (Kamryn Vinson, QA Intern, Arabella Yao, Product Manager, DB Product Management)
-- **Last Updated By/Date** - Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru, August 2023
+- **Author** - Flavio Pereira, Larry Beausoleil 
+- **Contributors** - Arabella Yao, Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar, Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru
+- **Last Updated By/Date** - Birsan Radu, Alexandra Iancu, April 2024
 

oci-ignite-workshop/create-compute/create-compute.md

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ Be sure to review [Best Practices for Your Compute Instance](https://docs.cloud.
 
 Estimated Time: 20 minutes
 
-[Create a Compute Instance](youtube:09kahbIF0Ew)
-
 ### Objectives
 In this lab, you will:
 - Create a compute instance
@@ -33,14 +31,14 @@ An Oracle Cloud Infrastructure VM compute instance runs on the same hardware as
 	![Navigate to Compute Instances](images/compute-instances.png)
 
 
-2. Select the *Workshop* Compartment that you created in *"Create a Compartment" Lab*. Then click **Create Instance**. We will launch a VM instance for this lab.
+2. Select the *Sandbox* Compartment that you created in *"Create a Compartment" Lab*. Then click **Create Instance**. We will launch a VM instance for this lab.
 
   ![Click on Create instance](images/create-compute1.png)
 
 
 
 3. The *Create Compute Instance* wizard will launch.
-    Enter **workshop-instance** as the name of the server. 
+    Enter **Sandbox-VM** as the name of the server. 
 
     ![Fill the Name of the Instance](images/create-compute2.png)
 
@@ -81,6 +79,8 @@ An Oracle Cloud Infrastructure VM compute instance runs on the same hardware as
     <copy>ssh -i <private_ssh_key> opc@<public_ip_address></copy>
     ```
 
+    If you receive the message "Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?", please write **yes**
+
     ![Connect to the machine using the command](images/ssh.png)
 
 
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@ _Congratulations! You have successfully completed the lab._
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 - **Author** - Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar 
-- **Contributors** - Oracle LiveLabs QA Team (Kamryn Vinson, QA Intern, Arabella Yao, Product Manager, DB Product Management)
-- **Last Updated By/Date** - Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru, August 2023
+- **Contributors** - Arabella Yao, Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar, Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru
+- **Last Updated By/Date** - Birsan Radu, Alexandra Iancu, April 2024

oci-ignite-workshop/create-object-storage/object-storage/object-storage.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Your **<font color="red">Oracle Cloud Account</font>** - During this workshop we
 
 ## Task 2: Upload Object and Create Pre-Authenticated Link
 
-1. Download this file to your local PC: [click here](https://c4u04.objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oci.customer-oci.com/p/EcTjWk2IuZPZeNnD_fYMcgUhdNDIDA6rt9gaFj_WZMiL7VvxPBNMY60837hu5hga/n/c4u04/b/livelabsfiles/o/oci-library/sample-file.txt). You may need to right click the link and select **Save Link As...**.
+1. Download this file to your local PC: [click here](https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/p/FJ8cOXrQeIJeOHR0b6U_5wUrRgwNPEQjsd80tpMMpc_HV2ROskAhOZ-yVuptKjUj/n/c4u04/b/oci-library/o/sample-file.txt). You may need to right click the link and select **Save Link As...**.
 
 2. Switch to OCI window and click the Bucket Name.
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Your **<font color="red">Oracle Cloud Account</font>** - During this workshop we
 
   ![Click on Upload](images/upload.png " ")
 
-4. Click **select files** and select the *[sample-file.txt](https://c4u04.objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oci.customer-oci.com/p/EcTjWk2IuZPZeNnD_fYMcgUhdNDIDA6rt9gaFj_WZMiL7VvxPBNMY60837hu5hga/n/c4u04/b/livelabsfiles/o/oci-library/sample-file.txt)* you just downloaded. Click **Upload** in the Dialog box, then click **Close**.
+4. Click **select files** and select the *[sample-file.txt](https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/p/FJ8cOXrQeIJeOHR0b6U_5wUrRgwNPEQjsd80tpMMpc_HV2ROskAhOZ-yVuptKjUj/n/c4u04/b/oci-library/o/sample-file.txt)* you just downloaded. Click **Upload** in the Dialog box, then click **Close**.
   ![Upload the sample file](images/upload-sample-file.png)
 
 5. File should be visible under Objects. Click Action icon and click **Create Pre-Authenticated Request**. This will create a web link that can be used to access the object without requiring any additional authentication.
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ _Congratulations! You have successfully completed the lab._
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 - **Author** - Flavio Pereira, Larry Beausoleil 
-- **Contributors** - Arabella Yao, Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar
-- **Last Updated By/Date** - Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru, August 2023
+- **Contributors** - Arabella Yao, Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar, Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru
+- **Last Updated By/Date** - Birsan Radu, Alexandra Iancu, April 2024
 

oci-ignite-workshop/create-vcn/create-vcn.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute lets you create multiple Virtual Cloud
 
 Be sure to review [Overview of Networking](https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/Network/Concepts/overview.htm) to gain a full understanding of the network components and their relationships, or take a look at this video:
 
-[](youtube:mIYSgeX5FkM)
+[](youtube:DIjGGhidUrI)
 
 Estimated Time: 10 minutes
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ To create a VCN on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure:
 
     |                  **Field**              |    **Value**  |
     |----------------------------------------|:------------:|
-    |VCN Name |VCN-Workshop|
-    |Compartment |  Choose the ***Workshop*** compartment you created in the ***"Create a Compartment" Lab***
+    |VCN Name |Sandbox-VCN|
+    |Compartment |  Choose the ***Sandbox*** compartment you created in the ***"Create a Compartment" Lab***
     |VCN CIDR Block|10.0.0.0/16|
     |Public Subnet CIDR Block|10.0.0.0/24|
     |Private Subnet CIDR Block|10.0.1.0/24|
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ _Congratulations! You have successfully completed the lab._
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 - **Author** - Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar 
-- **Contributors** - Oracle LiveLabs QA Team (Kamryn Vinson, QA Intern, Arabella Yao, Product Manager, DB Product Management)
-- **Last Updated By/Date** - Radu Chiru, August 2023
+- **Contributors** - Arabella Yao, Rajeshwari Rai, Prasenjit Sarkar, Cristian Manea, Radu Chiru
+- **Last Updated By/Date** - Birsan Radu, Alexandra Iancu, April 2024