1. InterWorking and Mediation Function (IWF) Cloud Native Installation Guide
  2. IWF Installation Preparation

4 IWF Installation Preparation

This section includes information about the preparation required before IWF installation.

For more information about configuring docker image and registry, refer to OCCNE Docker Image Registry Configuration in OCCNE Installation Guide.

IWF Installation Preparation

  1. Download the OCIWF package:

    Customers are required to download the OCIWF package from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (OSDC). Package is named as follows: 

    <nfname>-pkg-<marketing-release-number>.tgz

    Example:ociwf-pkg-1.5.0.0.0.tgz

  2. Untar the OCIWF Package:

    Untar the OCIWF package into a specific repository: 

    tar -xvf <<nfname>-pkg-<marketing-release-number>>
    The package file consists of following:
    1. OCIWF Docker Images tar

      ociwf-images-1.5.0.tar

    2. Helm File

      ociwf-1.5.0.tgz

    3. Readme txt file

      Readme.txt (Contains cksum and md5sum of tarballs)

  3. Check the checksums:

    Check the checksums of tarballs mentioned in Readme.txt. Refer to the Readme.txt file for commands and checksum details.

  4. Load the tarball to system:

    Execute the following command to push the Docker images to docker registry: 

    docker load --input ociwf-images-1.5.0.tar
  5. Check if all the images are loaded:

    Execute the following command to check: 

    docker images

    Refer table IWF Images in section IWF Installation Sequence for the list of images.

  6. Push docker images to docker registry:

    Execute the following commands to push the docker images to docker registry:

    docker tag <image-name>:<image-tag> <docker-repo>/<image-name>:<image-tag>

    docker push <docker-repo>/<image-name>:<image-tag>

  7. Untar Helm Files:

    Untar the helm files: 

    tar -xvzf ociwf-1.5.0.tgz
  8. Download the InterWorking and Mediation Function (IWF) Custom Template ZIP file:

    Download the InterWorking and Mediation Function (IWF) Custom Template ZIP file from OHC:

    • Go to the Oracle Help Center (OHC) Web site: https://docs.oracle.com
    • Navigate to Industries >Communications >Cloud Native Core >Release 2.2.1
    • Click the InterWorking and Mediaiton Function (IWF) Custom Template link to download the zip file.
    • Unzip the template to get ociwf-custom-values-1.5.0.yaml file.
    • Customize the ociwf-custom-values-1.5.0.yaml file.
    • Save the updated ociwf-custom-values-1.5.0.yaml file in the helm chart directory.