The initialization of the Oracle Private Cloud at Customer platform is managed through the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Controller Software, which uses a high degree of provisioning automation. This stage of the platform deployment is performed entirely by Oracle, as are the updating and patching of the Controller Software and operating systems.

The virtualization layer is built around the Oracle VM hypervisor. Administrative operations on virtual machines and their networking and storage resources are handled by Oracle VM Manager, which runs as an Oracle WebLogic Server domain on both management nodes. All configuration details and operational data related to the virtualized environment under Oracle VM Manager control, are stored inside the management repository. This is an Oracle MySQL Enterprise Edition database that resides on the shared storage provided by the internal storage appliance. The two management nodes are configured as an active/standby cluster for high availability (HA): when the active management node goes offline, the other management node assumes the master role, takes control of the database, and continues to provide the Oracle VM Manager service.

None of the management applications and interfaces above are available for customer use in an Oracle Private Cloud at Customer deployment. As a customer, and administrator of the virtual machines running on your private cloud platform, you perform all monitoring and management tasks through Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c. For detailed information and instructions, refer to Managing the Virtualized Environment in Chapter 2, Learn About Deploying, Managing and Using Oracle Private Cloud at Customer.