PMAC initialization overview

Caution:

These features are not intended for general customer use and should be used only as directed by My Oracle Support.

When logging in following a fresh install of the PMAC application or following a configuration reset, you are redirected to the PMAC Initialization wizard. You cannot access the wizard unless you are in an uninitialized state. If you are in this state, Administration > PMAC Configuration takes you to the first step of the wizard, which is documented in this section. If you are in any other state, the Configuration Summary page is displayed.

PMAC initialization uses the configuration profile as the starting point for configuring the PMAC server. As shown in the table below, the configuration profile is a group of related elements that are predefined and packaged in PMAC. The configuration profile determines the PMAC services that are available and the networks that need to be configured. The PMAC Initialization wizard enables the user to select a profile and modify some of the profile's default networking information.

In summary, the profile configuration profile defines:

• Features to be enabled
• Mapping of features to network roles

The features page now determines the PMAC services that are available.

A configuration profile is comprised of these elements:

Table 12-1 Configuration Profile Elements

Element	Description
Features	The services that PMAC provides such as hardware discovery or switch configuration. The set of features is static and is defined within the PMAC application.
Network role	A grouping of features assigned to one or more networks. This element simplifies mapping a set of features to a network.
Network	The IP network that PMAC will use to communicate with managed or monitored equipment. The network is identified by a network ID within the PMAC initialization feature.
Network interface	A PMAC interface (physical or logical) on which a network is defined. A network may have one or more network interfaces.
Network service	A network service, such as DHCP, required by a feature to implement its functionality.

The relationship among the elements of the configuration profile are not one to one. A network can have one or more network interfaces. A network role associates a set of features to one or more networks. A feature may require one or more network services.

In summary, the configuration profile defines:

• The features to be enabled
• The mapping of features to network roles
• The networks available
• The mapping of networks to network roles
• The set of network interfaces that must be configured.
• Optionally, the routes that must be configured.
• Optionally, the platform setup or tear-down configuration tasks.

After the PMAC Initialization has successfully completed, the features that were enabled by the profile are available to the user and the PMAC server network is configured.