1.1 System Installation Procedures

The following table lists the procedures you need to complete to install Oracle PCA at your site.

Step	Description	Links
1	Review the product notes for any late-breaking information about Oracle PCA.	Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Product Notes at: https://www.oracle.com/engineered-systems/private-cloud-appliance/
2	Review important safety information.	Before performing the installation, refer to the following documents: Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Safety and Compliance Guide Important Safety Information for Oracle's Hardware Systems
3	Review information about Oracle Private Cloud Appliance features and hardware components.	Chapter 1, Introduction to Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
4	Complete the site preparation procedures.	Chapter 2, Site Requirements
5	Complete the site network preparation procedures.	Chapter 3, Network Requirements
6	Install Oracle Private Cloud Appliance at your site.	Chapter 4, Installing Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
7	Power on Oracle Private Cloud Appliance and perform initial system configuration.	Chapter 5, Powering On Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
8	(Optional) Extend Oracle Private Cloud Appliance compute capacity with additional compute nodes.	Chapter 6, Extending Oracle Private Cloud Appliance - Additional Compute Nodes
9	(Optional) Extend Oracle Private Cloud Appliance server memory.	Chapter 7, Extending Oracle Private Cloud Appliance - Server Memory Kits
10	(Optional) Extend Oracle Private Cloud Appliance storage capacity.	Chapter 8, Extending Oracle Private Cloud Appliance - External Storage