AWS CLI and OCI CLI commands side by side for easier comparison. Below table compares AWS and OCI CLI commands for similar actions across both platforms, helping you easily switch between them or use both in your multi-cloud environment.
| AWS CLI Command | OCI CLI Command |
|---|---|
Configure AWS CLI: aws configure |
Configure OCI CLI: oci setup config |
EC2: List Instances: aws ec2 describe-instances |
Compute: List Instances: oci compute instance list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
EC2: Start an Instance: aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids <instance_id> |
Compute: Create an Instance: oci compute instance launch --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --availability-domain <availability_domain> --shape <instance_shape> --image-id <image_ocid> --subnet-id <subnet_ocid> --display-name <instance_name> |
EC2: Stop an Instance: aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids <instance_id> |
Compute: Stop an Instance: oci compute instance action --instance-id <instance_ocid> --action STOP |
S3: List Buckets: aws s3 ls |
Object Storage: List Buckets: oci os bucket list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
S3: Upload a File: aws s3 cp <file> s3://<bucket_name>/<file_name> |
Object Storage: Upload a File: oci os object put --bucket-name <bucket_name> --name <object_name> --file <local_file_path> |
S3: Download a File: aws s3 cp s3://<bucket_name>/<file_name> <file> |
Object Storage: Download a File: oci os object get --bucket-name <bucket_name> --name <object_name> --file <local_file_path> |
IAM: List Users: aws iam list-users |
IAM: List Users: oci iam user list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
IAM: Create a User: aws iam create-user --user-name <user_name> |
IAM: Create a User: oci iam user create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --name <user_name> --description "<description>" |
Lambda: List Functions: aws lambda list-functions |
Database: List Databases: oci db system list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
CloudWatch: List Alarms: aws cloudwatch describe-alarms |
Monitoring: List Alarms: oci monitoring alarm list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
CloudFormation: Describe Stacks: aws cloudformation describe-stacks |
Load Balancer: List Load Balancers: oci lb load-balancer list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
RDS: Describe DB Instances: aws rds describe-db-instances |
Load Balancer: Create a Load Balancer: oci lb load-balancer create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --shape <load_balancer_shape> --subnet-id <subnet_ocid> --display-name <load_balancer_name> |
DynamoDB: List Tables: aws dynamodb list-tables |
Block Volume: List Volumes: oci bv volume list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
Route 53: List Hosted Zones: aws route53 list-hosted-zones |
Block Volume: Attach a Volume: oci bv volume attach --volume-id <volume_ocid> --instance-id <instance_ocid> --device <device_name> |
SNS: List Topics: aws sns list-topics |
Autonomous Database: List Autonomous Databases: oci db autonomous-database list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
ECR: List Repositories: aws ecr describe-repositories |
Cloud Guard: List Security Problems: oci cloud-guard problem list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
Cost Explorer: Get Usage: aws ce get-cost-and-usage --time-period Start=2025-01-01,End=2025-01-31 --granularity DAILY --metrics "AmortizedCost" |
Database: Create a Database: oci db system launch --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --availability-domain <availability_domain> --shape <db_shape> --subnet-id <subnet_ocid> --display-name <db_system_name> --database-edition <database_edition> --admin-password <admin_password> |
STS: Get Caller Identity: aws sts get-caller-identity |
Compute: List Instances: oci compute instance list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
CloudTrail: Lookup Events: aws cloudtrail lookup-events --max-results 10 |
Compute: Stop an Instance: oci compute instance action --instance-id <instance_ocid> --action STOP |
CloudFront: List Distributions: aws cloudfront list-distributions |
Object Storage: Upload a File: oci os object put --bucket-name <bucket_name> --name <object_name> --file <local_file_path> |
Below is a table comparing AWS and OCI commands related to Networking. These commands cover networking services like Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in AWS and Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) in OCI. This table compares networking-related AWS CLI and OCI CLI commands for similar tasks like managing VPCs/VCNs, subnets, security groups, route tables, VPNs, and more. For both platforms, these commands allow you to configure, manage, and troubleshoot your networking infrastructure effectively.
| AWS CLI Command | OCI CLI Command |
|---|---|
VPC: Create VPC: aws ec2 create-vpc --cidr-block <cidr_block> |
VCN: Create a VCN: oci network vcn create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --cidr-block <cidr_block> --display-name <vcn_name> |
VPC: List VPCs: aws ec2 describe-vpcs |
VCN: List VCNs: oci network vcn list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
VPC: Create Subnet: aws ec2 create-subnet --vpc-id <vpc_id> --cidr-block <cidr_block> |
VCN: Create a Subnet: oci network subnet create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --cidr-block <cidr_block> --availability-domain <availability_domain> --display-name <subnet_name> |
VPC: List Subnets: aws ec2 describe-subnets --filters "Name=vpc-id,Values=<vpc_id>" |
VCN: List Subnets: oci network subnet list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> |
VPC: Create Internet Gateway: aws ec2 create-internet-gateway |
VCN: Create an Internet Gateway: oci network internet-gateway create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --display-name <ig_name> |
VPC: Attach Internet Gateway: aws ec2 attach-internet-gateway --vpc-id <vpc_id> --internet-gateway-id <ig_id> |
VCN: Attach an Internet Gateway: oci network vcn attach-internet-gateway --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --internet-gateway-id <internet_gateway_ocid> |
VPC: Create Route Table: aws ec2 create-route-table --vpc-id <vpc_id> |
VCN: Create a Route Table: oci network route-table create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --display-name <route_table_name> |
VPC: List Route Tables: aws ec2 describe-route-tables --filters "Name=vpc-id,Values=<vpc_id>" |
VCN: List Route Tables: oci network route-table list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> |
VPC: Create Route: aws ec2 create-route --route-table-id <route_table_id> --destination-cidr-block <cidr_block> --gateway-id <gateway_id> |
VCN: Create a Route in Route Table: oci network route-rule create --route-table-id <route_table_id> --destination <cidr_block> --network-entity-id <gateway_ocid> |
VPC: Modify Route Table: aws ec2 replace-route --route-table-id <route_table_id> --destination-cidr-block <cidr_block> --gateway-id <gateway_id> |
VCN: Update Route Table: oci network route-rule update --route-table-id <route_table_id> --route-rule-id <route_rule_id> --destination <cidr_block> --network-entity-id <gateway_ocid> |
VPC: Delete Subnet: aws ec2 delete-subnet --subnet-id <subnet_id> |
VCN: Delete Subnet: oci network subnet delete --subnet-id <subnet_ocid> |
VPC: Delete Internet Gateway: aws ec2 delete-internet-gateway --internet-gateway-id <ig_id> |
VCN: Delete Internet Gateway: oci network internet-gateway delete --internet-gateway-id <internet_gateway_ocid> |
VPC: Create Security Group: aws ec2 create-security-group --group-name <group_name> --description <description> --vpc-id <vpc_id> |
VCN: Create a Security List (OCI equivalent of Security Group): oci network security-list create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --display-name <security_list_name> |
VPC: List Security Groups: aws ec2 describe-security-groups --filters "Name=vpc-id,Values=<vpc_id>" |
VCN: List Security Lists: oci network security-list list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> |
VPC: Create Network ACL: aws ec2 create-network-acl --vpc-id <vpc_id> |
VCN: Create a Network Security Group: oci network network-security-group create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --display-name <nsg_name> |
VPC: Attach Network ACL: aws ec2 associate-network-acl --network-acl-id <acl_id> --subnet-id <subnet_id> |
VCN: Attach a Network Security Group: oci network network-security-group add-vnics --network-security-group-id <nsg_id> --nics <nic_ocid> |
VPC: Create VPC Peering: aws ec2 create-vpc-peering-connection --vpc-id <vpc_id> --peer-vpc-id <peer_vpc_id> |
VCN: Create VCN Peering: oci network vcn-peering-connection create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --peer-vcn-id <peer_vcn_ocid> --display-name <peering_name> |
VPC: Accept VPC Peering: aws ec2 accept-vpc-peering-connection --vpc-peering-connection-id <peering_id> |
VCN: Accept VCN Peering: oci network vcn-peering-connection accept --vcn-peering-connection-id <peering_ocid> |
VPC: Delete VPC Peering: aws ec2 delete-vpc-peering-connection --vpc-peering-connection-id <peering_id> |
VCN: Delete VCN Peering: oci network vcn-peering-connection delete --vcn-peering-connection-id <peering_ocid> |
VPC: Create VPN Gateway: aws ec2 create-vpn-gateway --type <vpn_type> --amazon-side-asn <asn> |
VCN: Create a VPN Gateway: oci network vpn-gateway create --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --display-name <vpn_gateway_name> |
VPC: Attach VPN Gateway: aws ec2 attach-vpn-gateway --vpc-id <vpc_id> --vpn-gateway-id <vpn_gateway_id> |
VCN: Attach a VPN Gateway: oci network vpn-gateway attach --vcn-id <vcn_ocid> --vpn-gateway-id <vpn_gateway_ocid> |
VPC: List VPN Gateways: aws ec2 describe-vpn-gateways |
VCN: List VPN Gateways: oci network vpn-gateway list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
Here’s a comparison table of AWS CLI and OCI CLI commands related to backup and restore from snapshots for both AWS and OCI. These commands cover common actions like creating snapshots, listing snapshots, and restoring from them.
| AWS CLI Command | OCI CLI Command |
|---|---|
EC2: Create Snapshot (Backup an EBS volume): aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id <volume_id> --description "<description>" |
Block Volume: Create Snapshot (Backup an EBS volume in OCI): oci bv volume-create-backup --volume-id <volume_id> --display-name "<snapshot_name>" --description "<description>" |
EC2: Describe Snapshots (List snapshots): aws ec2 describe-snapshots --owner-ids <owner_id> |
Block Volume: List Snapshots (List backups of block volumes): oci bv backup list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
EC2: Delete Snapshot (Delete a snapshot): aws ec2 delete-snapshot --snapshot-id <snapshot_id> |
Block Volume: Delete Snapshot (Delete a backup): oci bv backup delete --backup-id <backup_id> |
EC2: Restore from Snapshot (Create volume from snapshot): aws ec2 create-volume --snapshot-id <snapshot_id> --availability-zone <availability_zone> |
Block Volume: Restore from Snapshot (Create a new volume from a snapshot): oci bv volume restore --backup-id <backup_id> --availability-domain <availability_domain> --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
RDS: Create Snapshot (Backup an RDS instance): aws rds create-db-snapshot --db-instance-identifier <db_instance_id> --db-snapshot-identifier <snapshot_name> |
Autonomous Database: Create a Backup (Autonomous DB snapshot in OCI): oci db autonomous-database backup create --autonomous-database-id <autonomous_db_ocid> --display-name <backup_name> |
RDS: Describe Snapshots (List RDS snapshots): aws rds describe-db-snapshots --db-instance-identifier <db_instance_id> |
Autonomous Database: List Backups (List backups of Autonomous Database): oci db autonomous-database backup list --compartment-id <compartment_ocid> |
RDS: Delete Snapshot (Delete an RDS snapshot): aws rds delete-db-snapshot --db-snapshot-identifier <snapshot_id> |
Autonomous Database: Delete a Backup (Delete Autonomous DB backup): oci db autonomous-database backup delete --autonomous-database-id <autonomous_db_ocid> --backup-id <backup_id> |
RDS: Restore from Snapshot (Restore an RDS instance from snapshot): aws rds restore-db-instance-from-db-snapshot --db-instance-identifier <new_db_instance_id> --db-snapshot-identifier <snapshot_id> |
Autonomous Database: Restore from Backup (Restore Autonomous DB from backup): oci db autonomous-database restore-from-backup --autonomous-database-id <autonomous_db_ocid> --backup-id <backup_id> |
Key Points:
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AWS EC2 primarily uses EBS snapshots for backup and restore of volumes. You can create a volume from a snapshot to restore it.
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AWS RDS provides an option to create and restore database snapshots for RDS instances.
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OCI Block Volume uses volume backups (backups of block volumes) to manage snapshots, and you can restore from backups to a new volume.
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OCI Autonomous Database allows backup creation and restore for Autonomous Databases via backups.
AWS EC2 primarily uses EBS snapshots for backup and restore of volumes. You can create a volume from a snapshot to restore it.
AWS RDS provides an option to create and restore database snapshots for RDS instances.
OCI Block Volume uses volume backups (backups of block volumes) to manage snapshots, and you can restore from backups to a new volume.
OCI Autonomous Database allows backup creation and restore for Autonomous Databases via backups.
Both AWS and OCI offer similar snapshot and restore functionalities but with slight differences in the specific commands and services they offer for database and block volume backups.
