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OCI Command Guide (si oci)

OCI si oci provides signed Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API workflows for tenancy bootstrap and infrastructure operations.

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Command surface

si oci <auth|context|doctor|identity|network|compute|oracular|raw>

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Auth, context, and diagnostics

si oci auth status --profile DEFAULT --config-file ~/.oci/config --region us-ashburn-1 --json
si oci context list --json
si oci context current --json
si oci context use --account core --profile DEFAULT --region us-ashburn-1
si oci doctor --profile DEFAULT --region us-ashburn-1 --public --json

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Identity and tenancy data

si oci identity availability-domains list --tenancy <tenancy_ocid> --json
si oci identity compartment create --parent <compartment_ocid> --name apps --description "application compartment" --json

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Network bootstrap

si oci network vcn create --compartment <ocid> --cidr 10.0.0.0/16 --display-name core-vcn --json
si oci network internet-gateway create --compartment <ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --display-name igw --enabled --json
si oci network security-list create --compartment <ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --ssh-port 22 --json
si oci network subnet create --compartment <ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --route-table-id <rt_ocid> --security-list-id <sl_ocid> --dhcp-options-id <dhcp_ocid> --json

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Compute operations

si oci compute image latest-ubuntu --tenancy <ocid> --shape VM.Standard.E4.Flex --json
si oci compute instance create --compartment <ocid> --ad <availability_domain> --subnet-id <subnet_ocid> --image-id <image_ocid> --json

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Oracular helpers

si oci oracular cloud-init --ssh-port 22 --json
si oci oracular tenancy --profile DEFAULT --config-file ~/.oci/config --json

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Raw API mode

si oci raw --service core --method GET --path /instances --json
si oci raw --service identity --method GET --path /tenancies/<tenancy_ocid> --json

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Safety guidance

  • Keep OCI private key references in secure paths and avoid embedding key material in scripts.
  • Validate compartment and region before network or compute writes.
  • Prefer generated cloud-init artifacts reviewed in version control.
  • Use --json for auditable operation logs.

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Troubleshooting

  1. si oci auth status --json
  2. si oci doctor --json
  3. si providers health --provider oci_core --json
  4. Verify profile/config path and region alignment.