You create a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database configuration, which is used as a blueprint for the service to procure VMs, deploy the Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database software components on systems you designate in the configuration and start required services. You can then monitor and perform life cycle operations on the database.

The topics that follow explain how to configure, deploy, and perform operations on Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database.

• Creation and Deployment Workflow
  To get started with Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database, you must create the configuration, validate CA bundles, and then deploy the configuration.
• Creating a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database Resource
  A Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database resource contains the configuration details of the distributed database, including shards, catalog, .
• Validating CA Bundles
  Validating CA bundles verifies that the CA bundles are equivalent on all of the VM clusters associated with the Globally Distributed Database.
• Listing Globally Distributed Databases
  
• Viewing Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database Details
  You view Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database configuration, backup, and maintenance information by going to its Details page.
• Retrying Creation of Distributed Database Resources
  Before the Configure Sharding operation, in some cases, you can retry the creation of Globally Distributed Database resources rather than deleting the distributed database and starting over.
• Adding Data Guard Protection
  
• Deploying Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database
  You deploy a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database after initial creation, and any time you make changes to the configuration, such as adding a shard.
• Downloading Client Credentials
  You need the client credentials and connection information to connect to your Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database. The client credentials include the wallet.
• Adding Shards
  Add shards to scale out your Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database.
• Modifying Shards
  You can modify a shard's ECPU count, auto-scaling setting, and storage allocation.
• Terminating (Deleting) a Shard
  Terminating a shard in a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database configuration permanently deletes it and removes all automatic backups. You cannot recover a terminated shard.
• Stopping a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database
  
• Starting a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database
  
• Terminating (Deleting) a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database
  Terminating Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database permanently deletes it and removes all automatic backups. You cannot recover a terminated Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database.
• Managing Raft Replication
  To run Raft replication operations on your Globally Distributed Database you must create a node where you can run GDSCTL commands.
• Managing Resource Security
  
• Moving Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database Resources
  You can move a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database from one compartment to another.
• Backing Up and Restoring a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database
  Backup and restore is done at the shard (and catalog) database level and is managed by the underlying Autonomous AI Database.
• Updating the Display Name
  You can change the display name of a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database from its details page.
• Managing Tags
  Tags help you locate resources within your tenancy.
• Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database REST APIs
  The following REST APIs are used to interact with the Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database (distributed-autonomous-database) resource.