Use Exadata Cost Management

To access this page, click the name of the Exadata system on the Exadata Cost Management page.

The Exadata Cost Management details page presents cost management data through interactive charts and provides options for drill-down analysis and reporting. On this page, you can perform the following tasks:

• View the cost allocation plan assigned to the Exadata system, along with the OCID of the Exadata system.
• Analyze cost management data in a sunburst chart and the Databases table:
  • The sunburst chart provides a visual breakdown of attributed costs, organized by VM clusters and their associated databases, based on the selected cost allocation plan for the Exadata system. The size of each segment represents the attributed cost for each database or VM cluster, larger segments indicate higher attributed costs. Color is also used to reflect attributed cost ranges by default; however, you have the option to change the color scheme to denote VM clusters instead. This categorization by size and color enables you to quickly identify which VM clusters or databases are incurring the largest portions of total cost.
  • The Databases table lists the VM clusters and databases in the Exadata system, and provides the following details in addition to their names, types, and database versions.
    • Actual cost: The total cost incurred by the VM cluster based on actual resource consumption.
    • Attributed cost: The share of the total Exadata system cost that is assigned to this database or VM cluster, calculated according to the configured cost allocation plan.
    • VM cluster CPU utilization (%): The percentage of CPU capacity used by the PDBs, which factors into attributed cost allocation.
• View CPU utilization and cost trends in the two time-series charts. By default, the time-series charts display data for the VM clusters in the Exadata system for the past month. When grouped by VM clusters, the first chart, CPU utilization (%), shows total cluster utilization.

  You can select a segment in the sunburst chart, such as a PDB, to filter the time-series charts and view data specific to that selection. For example, selecting a PDB displays the portion of cluster utilization attributable to that PDB. Selecting a tag-based grouping that spans multiple VM clusters displays multiple lines, with each line representing the utilization consumed by that grouping within a specific cluster.

  The second chart, Cost (USD), follows the same behavior but displays cost instead of utilization. When VM clusters are selected, the chart reflects actual costs, not attributed costs.

  Using these charts, you can:

  • Inspect CPU utilization over time to identify usage patterns.
  • Track daily attributed costs to detect cost trends, spikes, or unexpected changes.
  • Correlate utilization and cost trends to identify potential inefficiencies or optimization opportunities.

  In the time-series charts section, you can enable the Show table data toggle in the upper-right corner to display the same information in a tabular format. To download the data, click Download CSV to export the table as a .csv file.

• Use the following filters to narrow down the cost management data shown in the sunburst chart, Databases table, and time-series charts:
  • VM cluster: Select a VM cluster to view cost management data for the databases within that cluster. By default, All is selected, and data for all VM clusters and their databases is displayed.
  • Grouping (outer ring): Select an option to view cost management data organized by top-level groups, such as VM clusters or by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure defined and free-form tags. By default, VM cluster is selected and the data is grouped by the VM clusters in the Exadata system. For information on grouping tags, see Working With Tags.
  • Grouping (inner ring): Select an option to apply a second-level grouping to further filter and analyze cost management data. For example, if you select a defined tag in Grouping (outer ring), you can select CDBs in Grouping (inner ring) to see costs grouped first by the defined tag, then by CDB. By default, no option is selected and the field is grayed out.
  • Time range: Select the period for which you want to view cost management data. By default, Last month is selected.
    Note
    
    In addition to the time range options available in other Ops Insights features, the following calendar-based options are also available. Unlike rolling time ranges such as Last 30 days, which represents the most recent 30-day period, these options correspond to complete calendar periods and are particularly useful for cost and billing analysis:

    • Last day: The previous calendar day.
    • Last month: The previous calendar month, for example, January 01 – January 31.
    • Last year: The previous calendar year, for example, January 01, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
• Save the cost management data based on the current filter selection by clicking Save as new report. After saving the report, you can:
  • Load the same information by selecting the report from the Reports drop-down list.
  • Generate and download a standardized FOCUS report with this information as a .csv file by clicking Generate FOCUS report. This report can be integrated with billing or financial management tools for additional analysis, reporting, and cost allocation.
  • Click Report actions to perform the following tasks:
    • Rename: Rename the report. This option is grayed out if there are pending unsaved changes.
    • Update: Update the report after making changes to the filter settings.
    • Delete: Delete the report.
    • Reset: Discard unsaved changes and restore the last saved report settings.