2 Getting Started

This chapter identifies the prerequisites for the cloud infrastructure APIs and CLI, and describes their installation and configuration.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

• Prerequisites

• Installation

• Next Steps

2.1 Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be met before using the APIs and CLI:

• Installation of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.6 or later appropriate for the platform where the APIs and CLI will be run or installed

• Access to the Enterprise Controller

2.2 Installation

This section explains the installation process for the APIs and CLI.

2.2.1 Cloud Infrastructure API

The Web service is automatically installed on the Enterprise Controller as part of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center installation process. No further steps are required.

2.2.2 Cloud Infrastructure Java Client API

The Java Client API is delivered as a package with the Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center product. This package can be installed as a standalone package on a different computer with a connection to the Enterprise Controller.

Package Name	Operating System
ORCL-sysman-iaas-api.pkg	Oracle Solaris
orcl-sysman-iaas-api.rpm	Linux

To install this package, enter the following commands as root user:

• For Oracle Solaris:

  # cd <repo>/src/dvd/SunOS_i386/Product/components/packages/
  # pkgadd -d ORCLsysman-iaas-api.pkg
  

• For Linux:

  # cd <repo>/src/dvd/Linux_i686/Product/components/packages/
  # rpm -i orcl-sysman-iaas-api.rpm
  

The API jar files from the package are stored at /opt/oracle/iaas/iaas-java-api.

Before you use the API JAR file, set the JAVA_HOME environment variable and ensure that the environment variable is part of your PATH.

2.2.3 Cloud Infrastructure CLI

The cloud infrastructure CLI is delivered as a separate package with the Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center product. This package can be installed as standalone package on a different computer with a connection to the Enterprise Controller.

Package Name	Operating System
ORCLsysman-iaas-cli.pkg	Oracle Solaris
orcl-sysman-iaas-cli.rpm	Linux

To install this package, enter the following commands as root user:

• For Oracle Solaris:

  # cd <repo>/src/dvd/SunOS_i386/Product/components/packages/
  # pkgadd -d ORCLsysman-iaas-cli.pkg
  

• For Linux:

  # cd <repo>/src/dvd/Linux_i686/Product/components/packages/
  # rpm -i orcl-sysman-iaas-cli.rpm
  

The files from the package are stored at /opt/oracle/iaas/cli. To execute the CLI commands, the user must have permissions to access this directory.

Before using the cloud infrastructure CLI:

1. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable and ensure that the environment variable is part of your PATH:

   • Korn and bash shells:

     export JAVA_HOME=<jdk-install-dir>
     export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
     

   • Bourne shell:

     JAVA_HOME=<jdk-install-dir>
     export JAVA_HOME
     PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
     export PATH
     

   • C shell:

     setenv JAVA_HOME <jdk-install-dir>
     setenv PATH $JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
     export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
     

2. Set the IAAS_HOME environment variable:

   • Korn and bash shells:

     export IAAS_HOME=/opt/oracle/iaas/cli
     

   • Bourne shell:

     IAAS_HOME=/opt/oracle/iaas/cli
     export IAAS_HOME
     

   • C shell:

     setenv IAAS_HOME /opt/oracle/iaas/cli
     

2.3 Next Steps

Before the cloud administration can use the APIs or the CLI, the cloud administrator must complete the following tasks:

1. Create vDC and an account for the vDC.

2. Create a cloud user and associate the user with the account and vDC.

After getting the cloud user credentials, a cloud user must create an access key for the account in order to manage any resource in the account. For more information, see "Creating an Access Key".