The Oracle Cloud Management Pack is a chargeable option on top of Enterprise Manager and Database Enterprise Edition. The pack is per processor, follows the database license footprint, and shows up in DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS the day a feature is touched.
The Oracle Cloud Management Pack is an Enterprise Manager add on. It sits on top of the base Database Enterprise Edition license and is purchased per processor on the same footprint as the database it monitors.
The pack covers cloud lifecycle automation, self service provisioning, and chargeback for database and middleware tiers. Activation is silent. Any access to a pack feature, even from a default Enterprise Manager screen, registers in the feature usage view.
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Oracle bundles a set of cloud focused Enterprise Manager features under the Cloud Management Pack. The bundle changes every Enterprise Manager release. The pack obligation does not.
The Cloud Management Pack is a per processor option that stacks on a Database Enterprise Edition processor base. The license rule is mechanical.
| Component | List price USD | Metric | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Management Pack for Database | 7,500 | Per processor | Stacks on Database EE base |
| Cloud Management Pack for Middleware | 10,000 | Per processor | Stacks on WebLogic Suite or Enterprise Edition |
| Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Engineered Systems | 10,000 | Per processor | Exadata and Exalogic deployments |
| Annual support uplift | 22% | Of net license | Default Oracle support uplift |
Most production Oracle estates run multiple packs on the same processor footprint. The math compounds quickly. A four processor EE deployment with five packs licensed at list crosses 750,000 USD before any database options are added.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control ships with default screens that read pack views. A DBA team that opens Cloud Control without disabling pack access registers usage in DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS within hours. The audit finding lands months later.
License Management Services targets pack usage on every Database Enterprise Edition audit. Five traps catch the majority of audited tenants.
Oracle discounts the pack alongside the database. The discount level moves with workload size, ULA history, and the renewal posture.
| Component | Discount range off list | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Management Pack at refresh | 40% to 65% | Volume on the underlying database moves the band |
| Cloud Pack inside a ULA | Bundled | Pack typically rolled into ULA program scope |
| Cloud Pack at audit settlement | 5% to 30% | Audit posture punishes discount |
| Support renewal uplift | 0% to 8% | Default 8%, holdable at 0% with discipline |
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No. The Cloud Management Pack covers cloud lifecycle, self service provisioning, and chargeback. The Diagnostics Pack covers Performance Hub, AWR, ASH, and the active session history view. The two stack and are licensed separately on the same processor footprint.
The pack is per processor and follows the Database Enterprise Edition footprint. Every EE processor running a monitored database needs a matching pack license. The Oracle core factor table applies on premises. The Authorized Cloud Environment vCPU rule applies on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Default screens for self service provisioning, the chargeback report, the cloud lifecycle automation templates, the service catalog runtime, and fleet group operations all register usage. DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS captures the touch the first time the feature is read. Once registered, the audit obligation is in place.
Yes. Enterprise Manager has a pack access control screen that disables pack visibility per user and per role. The feature usage history is permanent, so prior usage stays in the audit record. Disabling forward usage is still worth it to cap the audit window and document the change.
Yes. The Authorized Cloud Environment policy carries the pack into AWS EC2, Azure virtual machines, and Google Cloud compute. The two vCPU to one Oracle processor mapping applies when hyperthreading is on. Single threaded instance families map one to one.
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