Creating OraclePCA Tags

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance uses the OraclePCA tag namespace to set attributes that are not available as OCI CLI options or API attributes. These attributes are documented under the appropriate resource, such as block storage or file systems.

When you use the OCI CLI or API, you can specify the OraclePCA tag namespace, tag key, and values for the attributes that you want to set. You do not need to first create the OraclePCA tag namespace and tag keys.

To use the Compute Web UI to set these attributes, you must first create the OraclePCA tag namespace, tag keys, and value choices.

Caution:

Do not delete these tag keys. Do not create this tag namespace and these keys unless you need to use the Compute Web UI to create clusters. If you create this tag namespace and these keys, create them exactly as shown here, do not modify them, and do not delete them.

The following sections describe how to create the OraclePCA tag namespace and tag key definitions.

Creating the OraclePCA Tag Namespace

  1. In the navigation menu, click Governance, and then click Tag Namespaces.

  2. If OraclePCA is not shown in the Tag Namespaces list, click the Create Namespace Definitions button.

  3. In the Create Namespace Definition dialog, scroll down to the Tagging section and click in the Tag Namespace field.

    • If the OraclePCA tag namespace is not listed, continue with Step 4 of this procedure.

    • If the tag you need is already available, click the Cancel button in the Create Namespace Definition dialog.

  4. In the Create Namespace Definition dialog, enter the following information:

    • Create in Compartment: The compartment in which you want to create the OraclePCA tag definitions.

    • Namespace Definition Name: Enter "OraclePCA".

    • Description: For example, "Support resource attributes that are only available on Private Cloud Appliance."

  5. Click Create Namespace Definition.

    The details page for the new OraclePCA tag namespace definition is displayed.

Creating the OraclePCA Tag Key Definitions

  1. Navigate to the OraclePCA tag namespace details page, scroll down to the Resources box, and click Tag Key Definitions.

  2. If the tag key you need is not listed, click the Create Tag Key Definition button.

  3. In the Create Tag Key Definition dialog, enter the following information for the tag key that you are creating.

    Block Volume Synchronous Write Bias Tag Key Definition

    • Name: Enter "logBias".

    • Description: For example, "Control the use of the write cache flash devices for a share or LUN."

    • Tag Value Type: Select "A List of Values".

    • Values: Enter "LATENCY", enter a newline, and enter "THROUGHPUT".

    Block Volume Secondary Cache Tag Key Definition

    • Name: Enter "secondaryCache".

    • Description: For example, "Control the use of the read cache flash devices for a share or LUN."

    • Tag Value Type: Select "A List of Values".

    • Values: Enter "ALL", newline, "METADATA", newline, and "NONE".

    File System Quota

    • Name: Enter "quota".

    • Description: For example, "The quota value in gigabytes includes the data in the file system and all snapshots created under the file system."

    • Tag Value Type: Select "Static Value".

    File System Database Record Size

    • Name: Enter "databaseRecordSize".

    • Description: For example, "The size of a database record in bytes."

    • Tag Value Type: Select "A List of Values".

    • Values: Enter the following values, each on a separate line: 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536, 131072, 262144, 524288, 1048576.

    File System Backing Store Pool

    • Name: Enter "poolName".

    • Description: For example, "Whether to use the default pool of the attached ZFS Storage Appliance, or use a high performance pool as the backing store pool."

    • Tag Value Type: Select "A List of Values".

    • Values: Enter "PCA_POOL" and "PCA_POOL_HIGH", each on a separate line.

    Network Configuration for SR-IOV

    • Name: Enter "networkType".

    • Description: For example, "DRG and VCN network configuration required for SR-IOV."

    • Tag Value Type: Select "Static Value".

  4. Click Create Tag Key Definition.

    The details page for the new tag key definition is displayed.