Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning

Use this checklist to check minimum server configuration requirements for Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP).

Table 2-1 Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning

Check	Task
Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation	Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure on a new cluster on which you want to configure Oracle FPP. Note: The Oracle FPP Server needs an Oracle Clusterware installation, thus you can not configure Oracle FPP Server on an Oracle Restart server.
Operating System Kernel version	Install or upgrade the operating system kernel to a version for which an Oracle ACFS kernel module is already built.
Metadata Repository configuration	The Oracle FPP Server provides two options for metadata repository configuration: You can create an external metadata repository. This external metadata repository can be an Oracle Database. If external metadata repository is not configured, then Oracle FPP Server automatically creates an Oracle Database to store metadata.
Oracle FPP server storage	Allocate a minimum of 100 GB additional disk space to the Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) disk group that is used by the Oracle FPP Server.
Oracle FPP server network	Create one Application VIP Managed by Oracle Clusterware. Note: The Highly Available Grid Naming Service feature of Grid Naming Service (GNS) in Oracle Grid Infrastructure is deprecated in Oracle Database 23ai.
Firewall	Make sure that the ports used by Oracle FPP Server and Client are not filtered by firewalls. Please refer to Table 2-2 Fleet Patching and Provisioning Communication Ports
Custom certificates	Optionally, create custom security certificates to specify during Oracle FPP Server or Oracle FPP Client setup for server-server and client-server communication. You can also change the security certificate after initial configuration.