AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin

Summary

Provides administrative access to manage Exascale VM cluster resources in Oracle Database@AWS. The Oracle Database@AWS User Guide says you can manage Exascale VM cluster resources and their DB nodes, and view the Exascale storage vault and ODB network resources they attach to.

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/AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdminCopy ARN

Default version

v1

Created

2026-09-04

Last edited

2026-09-04

Services

ec2, odb

Control-plane actions (35)

By access level: 11 List, 7 Read, 2 Tagging, 15 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 17 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.

Guidance

Related policies

Same service

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

Same domain

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

Frequently asked questions

When should I attach AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin?

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

What does AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin grant?

On all resources it allows odb actions to create, update, delete and list Exascale VM clusters, attach and detach virtual machines, associate and disassociate IAM roles, manage DB nodes, and read storage vault, 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 AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin?

It can delete Exascale 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:GetExascaleDbStorageVault",
        "odb:ListExascaleDbStorageVaults",
        "odb:CreateExadbVmCluster",
        "odb:GetExadbVmCluster",
        "odb:UpdateExadbVmCluster",
        "odb:DeleteExadbVmCluster",
        "odb:ListExadbVmClusters",
        "odb:AssociateVirtualMachinesToExadbVmCluster",
        "odb:DisassociateVirtualMachinesFromExadbVmCluster",
        "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:ListGiMinorVersions",
        "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:*:*:exadb-vm-cluster/*",
        "arn:aws:odb:*:*:db-node/*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowOutboundIntegrationActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "odb:CreateOutboundIntegration",
        "odb:UpdateOutboundIntegration"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:odb:*:*:exadb-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/AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/job-function/AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin

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

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

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

Sources

• AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin (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 AmazonODBExascaleVmClusterAdmin
• AWS service guide
• Report a data issue