Prepare for Installation

1. Verify that the leaf switch, spine switch, virtualization switch, or Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1 system is correctly installed, cabled, and powered on.
   • For leaf switches, refer to the Oracle InfiniBand Switch IS2-46 Installation Guide.
   • For spine switches, refer to the Oracle InfiniBand IS2-254 Installation Manual.
   • For virtualization switches, refer to the Oracle Fabric Interconnect F2-12 Installation Manual.
   • For Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1 switches, refer to the installation chapter of the Oracle Fabric Interconnect Hardware and Host Drivers Installation Guide.
2. Confirm that the hardware and software in the Oracle SDN environment meets the minimum requirements.

   See Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements.

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