2 Secure Installation and Configuration for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance

The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is an engineered systems and installation is generally performed for the customer. When the system is first powered on, there are various tasks that need to be performed in order to get the system initially set up. Tasks like defining the first "admin" user account (note that a default administrator account is no longer provided due to security requirements), configuring system parameters like realm and region, and configuring basic networking parameters. Oracle Private Cloud Appliance supports two ways for an operator to view and configure system information: a GUI and a session-based CLI. For the initial installation, it is envisioned that the GUI would be used to guide the operator through the various initial configurations that are needed. If desired, the operator may wish to use the CLI to perform these actions instead.