Requesting an Import Appliance

Request an import appliance.

Tip

To save time, identify the data you intend to upload and make data copy preparations before requesting the import appliance.

Creating an import appliance request returns an Oracle-assigned appliance label. For example:

XAKWEGKZ5T

Using the Console

Open the navigation menu and click Migration & Disaster Recovery. Under Data Transfer, click Imports. The Transfer Jobs page appears.
Choose a Compartment you have permission to work in under List scope. All transfer jobs in that compartment are listed in tabular form.
Click the transfer job for which you want to request an import appliance. The transfer job's Details page appears.
Click Request Transfer Appliance under Transfer Appliances. The Request Transfer Appliance dialog box appears.
Enter the shipping address details where you want the import appliance sent.
- Company Name: Specify the name of the company that owns the data being migrated to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
- Recipient Name: Specify the name of the recipient who receives the import appliance.
- Recipient Phone Number: Specify the recipient's phone number.
- Recipient Email Address: Specify the recipient's email address.
- Care Of; Optional intermediary party responsible for transferring the import appliance shipment from the delivery vendor to the intended recipient.
- Address Line 1: Specify the street address where the import appliance is being sent.
- Address Line 2: Optional identifying address details like building, suite, unit, or floor information.
- City/Locality: Specify the city or locality.
- State/Province/Region: Specify the state, province, or region.
- Zip/Postal Code: Specify the zip code or postal code.
- Country: Select the country.
- Minimum Storage Capacity: Select the minimum device storage capacity (when there is more than one option) that meets your needs. The amounts displayed can vary by region. See Data Transfer Appliance Specifications for more information. After you submit your request, an Oracle representative will work with you to obtain the device best suited to your needs.
Click Request Transfer Appliance.

Using the CLIs

Use the oci dts appliance request command and required parameters to request an import appliance.

oci dts appliance request --job-id job_id --addressee addressee 
--care-of care_of --address1 address_line1 --city-or-locality city_or_locality 
--state-province-region state_province_region --country country --zip-postal-code zip_postal_code 
--phone-number phone_number --email email [OPTIONS]

For a complete list of flags and variable options for CLI commands, see the Command Line Reference.

For example:

oci dts appliance request --job-id ocid1.datatransferjob.oc1..exampleuniqueID --addressee "Example, Inc." 
--care-of "Robert Smith" --address1 "2300 Oracle Way" --city-or-locality Austin --state-province-region TX 
--country USA --zip-postal-code 78741 --phone-number 6035550100 --email rsmith@example.com
				
{
  "data": {
    "appliance-delivery-tracking-number": null,
    "appliance-delivery-vendor": null,
    "appliance-return-delivery-tracking-number": null,
    "creation-time": "2020-05-20T22:08:13+00:00",
    "customer-received-time": null,
    "customer-returned-time": null,
    "customer-shipping-address": {
      "address1": "2300 Oracle Way",
      "address2": null,
      "address3": null,
      "address4": null,
      "addressee": "Example, Inc.",
      "care-of": "Robert Smith",
      "city-or-locality": "Austin",
      "country": "USA",
      "email": "rsmith@example.com",
      "phone-number": "6035550100",
      "state-or-region": "TX",
      "zipcode": "78741"
    },
    "delivery-security-tie-id": null,
    "label": "XAKWEGKZ5T",
    "lifecycle-state": "REQUESTED",
    "next-billing-time": null,
    "return-security-tie-id": null,
    "serial-number": null,
    "transfer-job-id": "ocid1.datatransferjob.oc1..exampleuniqueID",
    "upload-status-log-uri": "JAKQVAGJF/XAKWEGKZ5T/upload_summary.txt"
  }
}

When you submit an appliance request, Oracle generates a unique label (label": "XAKWEGKZ5T) to identify the import appliance and your request is sent to Oracle for approval and processing.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Requesting an Import Appliance

Using the Console

Using the CLIs