Preface

This document is part of the documentation set for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance (PCA) Release 2.4. All Oracle Private Cloud Appliance product documentation is available at:

• Oracle Private Cloud Appliance

• Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.x

• Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.4.x

The documentation set consists of the following items:

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release Notes

The release notes provide a summary of the new features, changes, fixed bugs, and known issues in this release of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. The release notes also provide the link on My Oracle Support to the upgrade guide for the release.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Upgrade Guide

The upgrade guide provides specific instructions for how to upgrade an Oracle Private Cloud Appliance to a new release by using the Upgrader Tool.

Newer Oracle Private Cloud Appliance upgrade information is on My Oracle Support. See the release notes for the release for specific links.

Upgrade instructions for Release 2.4.4.1 are in the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Upgrade Guide for Release 2.4.4.1.

Prior to Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.4.4.1, upgrade instructions are in a chapter in the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Administrator's Guide for the release.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Patching Guide

The patching guide describes how to patch a Private Cloud Appliance using dedicated channels on the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN). Patching provides security updates, kernel changes, and bug fixes between larger ISO releases, for both management and compute nodes.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Installation Guide

The installation guide provides detailed instructions to prepare the installation site and install Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. It also includes the procedures to install additional compute nodes, and to connect and configure external storage components.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Safety and Compliance Guide

The safety and compliance guide is a supplemental guide to the safety aspects of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Administrator's Guide

The administrator's guide provides instructions for using the management software. It is a comprehensive guide to how to configure, monitor and administer Oracle Private Cloud Appliance.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Licensing Information User Manual

The licensing information user manual provides information about the various product licenses applicable to the use of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Quick Start Poster

The quick start poster provides a step-by-step description of the hardware installation and initial software configuration of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. A printed quick start poster is shipped with each Oracle Private Cloud Appliance base rack, and is intended for data center operators and administrators who are new to the product.

The quick start poster is also available in the documentation set as an HTML guide, which contains alternate text for ADA 508 compliance.

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Expansion Node Setup Poster

The expansion node setup poster provides a step-by-step description of the installation procedure for an Oracle Private Cloud Appliance expansion node. A printed expansion node setup poster is shipped with each Oracle Private Cloud Appliance expansion node.

The expansion node setup poster is also available in the documentation set as an HTML guide, which contains alternate text for ADA 508 compliance.