Validate the Network

Network validation verifies the control plane network configuration and connectivity. It checks the configured Control Plane Proxy Service (CPS) IP addresses, gateway reachability, DNS server reachability, DNS name resolution, OCI endpoint reachability, and NTP server reachability.

Download the validation script and run it on a system connected to the control plane network where Oracle Data Infrastructure Cloud@Customer hardware will be installed. If the validation script runs successfully, it generates a validation report. Upload the validation report to the Console.

You can update the Data Infrastructure network settings, download the updated validation script, and rerun the validation as many times as needed. Upload the final validation report only after the validation completes successfully and you are ready to proceed.

Shipment of the Oracle Data Infrastructure Cloud@Customer hardware proceeds after you upload the final validation report.

This section describes how to download and run the validation script and upload the validation report to the Console.

Download the Validation Script

Procedure

Perform the following steps in the Console.

  1. On the Data Infrastructures list page, select the Data Infrastructure that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the Data Infrastructure, see List Data Infrastructures.

  2. On the Data Infrastructure details page, in the banner, from the More actions menu, select Download validation script. In the confirmation dialog, select Download validation script again.

    If the More actions menu is not displayed, select Show guide in the banner to display it.

    The validation script is downloaded as validate-<ocid>.zip.

  3. Save the downloaded file.

Run the Validation Script

Prerequisites

Procedure

Perform the following steps to run the validation script.

  1. Copy the downloaded validate-<ocid>.zip file to the system where you want to run the validation.

  2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory that contains the downloaded file.

  3. Extract the validation script:

    unzip validate-<ocid>.zip

  4. Run the validation script:

    python3 datainfracc_network_validator.py

  5. When prompted, select the network interface that is connected to the control plane network.

    The validation script performs the following checks:

    • CPS IP address availability
    • Gateway reachability
    • DNS server reachability
    • DNS name resolution
    • OCI endpoint reachability
    • NTP server reachability

  6. Review the validation report.

    • If all validation checks pass, proceed to the next step.
    • If any validation checks fail, review the reported cause and suggested resolution. If necessary:
      1. Update the Data Infrastructure network settings in the Console.
      2. Download the updated validation script.
      3. Rerun the validation script.
    • If the gateway reachability check fails because ICMP traffic to the gateway is blocked by your network policy, you can confirm that the configured gateway address is valid and skip the gateway reachability check.

  7. After the network validation completes, select the network adapter type for the client and backup networks.

    • Dual Port 10/25-Gigabit adapters with SFP28 ports
    • Quad Port 10GBase-T adapters with RJ45 ports

  8. If you selected Dual Port 10/25-Gigabit adapters with SFP28 ports, select the transceiver type.

    • SFP28 10/25 GbE Dual Rate Short Reach (SR) transceivers
    • SFP28 25GBase-LR Long Reach transceivers
    • SFP+ 10GBase-LR Long Reach transceivers
    • TwinAx passive copper cables with built-in SFP transceivers

    If you selected Quad Port 10GBase-T adapters with RJ45 ports, no additional selection is required.

  9. Exit the terminal.

If all validation checks complete successfully, the validation script generates a validation report named result-<ocid>.zip in the same directory.

You can update the Data Infrastructure network settings, download the updated validation script, and rerun the validation as many times as needed.

Upload the Validation Report

Upload the final validation report only after the validation completes successfully and you are ready to proceed with hardware shipment.

Prerequisites

Procedure

Perform the following steps in the Console.

  1. On the Data Infrastructures list page, select the Data Infrastructure that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the Data Infrastructure, see List Data Infrastructures.

  2. On the Data Infrastructure details page, in the banner, from the More actions menu, select Upload validation report.

    If the More actions menu is not displayed, select Show guide in the banner to display it.

  3. In the Upload validation report panel, provide the following details.

  4. Upload the validation report: Select or drag and drop the validation report file.

    The Console checks the uploaded validation report and displays the results.

    • If the check identifies any issues, update the Data Infrastructure network settings if necessary, download the updated validation script, generate a new validation report, and upload the new validation report.
    • If all validation checks are successful and you are ready to proceed with hardware shipment, continue to the next step.

  5. Turn on the acknowledgment toggle to confirm that you want to proceed with hardware shipment.

    After you upload the final validation report, no further hardware configuration changes can be made.

  6. Select Upload validation report.

After the validation report is successfully uploaded, the Data Infrastructure enters the Requires Activation state. Oracle builds and ships the Oracle Data Infrastructure Cloud@Customer hardware to your data center. The Data Infrastructure details page describes the next step in the activation process.