AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin

Summary

Provides administrative access to manage Exadata VM cluster resources in Oracle Database@AWS. The Oracle Database@AWS User Guide says you can manage Exadata VM cluster resources and their DB nodes, and view the Exadata infrastructure and ODB network resources they depend on.

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections reviewed against the listed AWS sources.

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdminCopy ARN

Default version

v1

Created

2026-09-04

Last edited

2026-09-04

Services

ec2, odb

Control-plane actions (32)

By access level: 10 List, 8 Read, 2 Tagging, 12 Write.

Data-plane actions (0)

By access level: none.

This policy grants no actions in this plane.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: mixed.

Can be attached: Yes, to users, groups and roles.

Why this tier

• Grants 14 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.

Guidance

Related policies

Same service

• AmazonODBAutonomousDatabaseAdmin
• AmazonODBAutonomousVmClusterAdmin
• AmazonODBExadataInfrastructureAdmin
• AmazonODBExascaleStorageVaultAdmin
• AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin
• AmazonODBFullAccess
• AmazonODBNetworkAdmin
• AmazonODBReadOnlyAccess

Same domain

• AWSManagementConsoleAdministratorAccess
• Billing
• DatabaseAdministrator
• DataScientist
• NetworkAdministrator
• SupportUser
• SystemAdministrator
• ViewOnlyAccess

Frequently asked questions

When should I attach AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin?

The Oracle Database@AWS User Guide says you can attach it to your IAM identities to manage Exadata VM cluster resources and their DB nodes. Add iam:PassRole through a customer managed policy if you need to associate IAM roles.

What does AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin grant?

On all resources it allows odb actions to create, view, delete and list Exadata VM clusters, associate and disassociate IAM roles, create, start, stop, reboot and delete DB nodes, and read infrastructure, network and version information. It also allows ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones, tagging actions on VM cluster and DB node resources, and outbound integration actions on VM cluster resources only.

What are the security risks of AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin?

It can delete Exadata VM clusters and DB nodes, and stop or reboot DB nodes, on all resources. It does not include iam:PassRole. AWS managed policies don't grant least privilege permissions, and an AWS update to the policy affects every identity it is attached to.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowODBActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "odb:GetOciOnboardingStatus",
        "odb:InitializeService",
        "odb:GetCloudExadataInfrastructure",
        "odb:GetCloudExadataInfrastructureUnallocatedResources",
        "odb:ListCloudExadataInfrastructures",
        "odb:CreateCloudVmCluster",
        "odb:GetCloudVmCluster",
        "odb:DeleteCloudVmCluster",
        "odb:ListCloudVmClusters",
        "odb:AssociateIamRoleToResource",
        "odb:DisassociateIamRoleFromResource",
        "odb:CreateDbNode",
        "odb:GetDbNode",
        "odb:RebootDbNode",
        "odb:StartDbNode",
        "odb:StopDbNode",
        "odb:DeleteDbNode",
        "odb:ListDbNodes",
        "odb:GetDbServer",
        "odb:ListDbServers",
        "odb:GetOdbNetwork",
        "odb:ListOdbNetworks",
        "odb:ListDbSystemShapes",
        "odb:ListFlexComponents",
        "odb:ListGiVersions",
        "odb:ListSystemVersions",
        "odb:ListTagsForResource"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEC2Actions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowTaggingActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "odb:TagResource",
        "odb:UntagResource"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:odb:*:*:cloud-vm-cluster/*",
        "arn:aws:odb:*:*:db-node/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowOutboundIntegrationActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "odb:CreateOutboundIntegration",
        "odb:UpdateOutboundIntegration"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:odb:*:*:cloud-vm-cluster/*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v1, edited by AWS on 2026-09-04. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name ROLE_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin

Resources:
  ExampleRole:
    Type: AWS::IAM::Role
    Properties:
      AssumeRolePolicyDocument: {}  # replace with your trust policy
      ManagedPolicyArns:
        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin

resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "job_function_amazonodbexadatavmclusteradmin" {
  role       = aws_iam_role.example.name
  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin"
}

role.addManagedPolicy(
  iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("job-function/AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin"),
);

Sources

• AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin (AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-13; supports summary, practicalScope, securityConsiderations, assignmentGuidance, faqs)
• AWS managed policies for Oracle Database@AWS (retrieved 2026-11-13; supports summary, useCases, prerequisites, assignmentGuidance, faqs, securityConsiderations)
• Managed policies and inline policies (IAM User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports securityConsiderations, faqs)
• AWS managed policies for job functions (IAM User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports bestPractices, faqs)
• Grant a user permissions to pass a role to an AWS service (IAM User Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-13; supports securityConsiderations)

• Official AWS reference for AmazonODBExadataVmClusterAdmin
• AWS service guide
• Report a data issue