What actions are NOT required to transition from a VM.Standard2.24 instance to a VM.DenseIO2.24 instance?

Transitioning from a VM.Standard2.24 instance to a VM.DenseIO2.24 instance in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) involves certain steps related to instance management and storage. The action that is not required in this transition process is terminating the instance without preserving the boot volume.

When transitioning between different database instance shapes in OCI, the focus is on maintaining the necessary data and configurations. The storage solution in OCI allows for flexibility, including the option to preserve the boot volume when terminating an instance. Preserving the boot volume means that the disk containing the operating system and instance configuration remains intact and can be used with the new instance.

This kind of strategy minimizes downtime and does not result in data loss, which is crucial when managing production environments. The preserved boot volume can be attached to the new VM.DenseIO2.24 instance, allowing a smoother transition.

Therefore, the choice of terminating the instance without preserving the boot volume is not a necessary step for the transition, as it would undermine the goal of retaining data configurations during this process. Instead, it is more efficient to preserve the boot volume or create a new instance using the preserved boot volume, ensuring that previous configurations and data remain accessible.