PMAC initialization and configuration overview

Caution:

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

Initialization performs PMAC platform configuration based upon a user-guided GUI wizard or a CLI procedure. Profiles simplify the path through the wizard and help define features, roles, and network topologies. Network reconfiguration is a streamlined version of the initialization wizard (no profile or feature selection is needed). Feature configuration (unlike initialization or reconfiguration) is not done through the use of a wizard. It uses a single view that you use to modify features. Only the platform services are reconfigured (a PMAC restart is not performed).

PMAC configuration refers to platform configuration to support the PMAC application. The platform's services and interfaces are configured by the application, not directly through TPD or OS interfaces. The host firewall is also configured based on the required application features.

The PMAC GUI allows you to display the current provisioned PMAC and notifies you if a reconfiguration is in progress. This configuration supports the PMAC application. The platform's services and interfaces are configured by the application, they should not be configured though TPD or OS interfaces directly. The host firewall is also configured based upon the required application features.

Note:

Initialization and reconfiguration is an infrequent activity, and the platform should not remain in this state for very long. There is no external indication that a configuration task is in progress, but if you try to start a new task during this time, a warning message is displayed. It is safer to cancel the activity and reconfigure.