Initial System Installation Checklist
Complete this checklist to plan for the initial installation wizard, which walks you through the system initialization parameters and first boot process of your Private Cloud Appliance.
Work with your network and site administrators to plan the integration of the appliance into your data center. For initial configuration you can select either a dynamic network or static network configuration. This checklist contains information for both options, but you only need data for the implementation you select.
For more information about network requirements, see Preparing the Data Center Network Environment.
Checklist Legend
* -- required fields for all configurations.
† -- required for static network configurations
‡ -- required for dynamic network configurations
General Configuration Parameters
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Your Configuration |
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Administrator user name and password |
The rack doesn't ship with a default administrative user account. You create an administrator account during the initial installation. Passwords must contain at least 12 characters with at least one of each: uppercase character, lowercase character, digit, punctuation character, and no double quote ('"'). |
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Logical connection |
Choose static or dynamic routing. Both routing options are supported by all three physical topologies (Mesh, Square, Triangle). Static routing implies that all egress traffic goes through a single default data center gateway IP address. It must be in the same subnet as the rack uplink IP addresses, so it is reachable from the spine switches. Dynamic routing implies that BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is used to establish a TCP connection between two Autonomous Systems: the rack network and the data center network. |
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Availability Domain* |
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The Private Cloud Appliance is considered an availability domain and is assigned the value |
Private Cloud Appliance Rack Details
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Your Configuration |
Description and Example |
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System Name* |
Name for the system, and used as the Private Cloud Appliance short name or Realm. This attribute has a maximum length of 24 characters. Acceptable characters are "a" to "z", "A" to "Z", "0" to "9", and "-". Once set, this parameter can't be changed. |
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Domain* |
Domain name for your system which is used as the base domain for the internal network, and by Private Cloud Appliance public facing services. This attribute has a maximum length of 190 characters. Acceptable characters are "a" to "z", "A" to "Z", "0" to"9", "-" Example:
Once set this parameter can't be changed. |
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Rack Name |
Provide a unique name for this Private Cloud Appliance system. | |
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Description |
Provide an optional description for Private Cloud Appliance. This is a free text field with a 256 character limit. |
Static Routing Network Details
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Item |
Your Configuration |
Description and Example |
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Uplink Gateway† |
IP address for the uplink switch to the default gateway in your data center. Chose a valid IP address in the customer data center subnet that the rack uplink switches are attached to. Example:
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Spine switch virtual IP† |
Virtual IP address which acts as the public VIP for the spine switches in your company network. Chose a valid IP address in the data center subnet that the rack uplink switches are attached to. Example:
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Uplink VLAN |
VLAN used to connect to an uplink switch. Chose a VLAN value between 2 and 3899. VLANs 3900 to 4095 are reserved. Example:
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Uplink HSRP Group |
Assign an HSRP group number to the rack. Acceptable values are 0 to 255, and the default value is 151. If there are multiple racks connected to the same data center infrastructure switches, ensure they use different HSRP groups. |
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Management node 1 IP addresses and host name* |
10/25/40/100G*: 1G: host name: |
Static IP addresses for management node 1 in your on-premises network. Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Management node 2 IP addresses and host name* |
10/25/40/100G*: 1G: host name: |
Static IP addresses for management node 2 in your on-premises network. Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Management node 3 IP addresses and host name* |
10/25/40/100G*: 1G: host name: |
Static IP addresses for management node 3 in your on-premises network. Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Management virtual IP address and host name* |
10/25/40/100G*: 1G: host name*: |
Virtual IP addresses of the management node cluster in your on-premises network. This is the IP used to DNAT to the internal management node VIP. Private Cloud Appliance DNS will resolve Private Cloud Appliance endpoints to this IP. Chose a valid IP address in the data center CIDR. Example:
Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Spine switch 1 IP address* |
IP address for the spine switch 1 in your on-premises network. Chose a valid IP address in the data center subnet that the rack uplink switches are attached to. Example:
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Spine switch 2 IP address* |
IP address for the spine switch 2 in your on-premises network. Chose a valid IP address in the data center subnet that the rack uplink switches are attached to. Example:
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Dynamic Routing Network Details
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Item |
Your Configuration |
Description and Example |
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Peer 1 IP‡ |
Neighbor BGP IP - IP address of customer data center router-1 that the rack uplink switches are attached to. Example:
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Peer 1 ASN‡ |
BGP ASN of customer data center router-1. Example:
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Peer 2 IP‡ |
Neighbor BGP IP - IP address of customer data center router-2 that the rack uplink switches are attached to. Example:
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Peer 2 ASN‡ |
BGP ASN of customer data center router-2 Example:
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Uplink Gateway* |
IP address for the uplink switch to the default gateway in your data center. Chose a valid IP address in customer data center subnet that the rack uplink switches are attached to. Example:
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Oracle ASN |
The default is 136025. |
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BGP Topology |
Options are triangle, square, or mesh. The default is mesh. |
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BGP Authentication (Optional) Admin BGP Authentication |
Enable BGP authentication for your network, and admin network if used. |
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BGP Authentication Password (Required) Admin BGP Authentication Password (Required if admin network used) |
Enter the BGP authentication password for your network, and admin network if used. Enter password in hex format. Password must be less than 64 characters (<64). |
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BGP KeepAlive Timer |
The default is 60. |
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BGP Holddown Timer |
The default is 180. |
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Enable MDA Authentication |
The default is false. |
Uplink Details
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Item |
Your Configuration |
Description and Example |
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Uplink Port Speed* |
All uplink ports must have the identical speed. The options are 10, 25, 40, 100. The default is 100. |
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Uplink Port Count* |
The number of uplink ports per spine switch. Connectivity must be identical on both spine switches to provide redundancy and load-splitting. For 100G and 40G speeds, valid values are 1, 2 and 4. For 10G and 25G ports, valid values are 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16. The default for both is 4. |
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Uplink VLAN MTU* |
MTU size determines the maximum packet size that can be transmitted over your uplink connection. The valid range is 576 to 9216. The default is 9216. |
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Uplink Netmask* |
Netmask of the subnet rack is connected to in your data center. Example:
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Uplink Port FEC |
Configure Forward Error Correction (FEC) for the uplink port. The default option is auto, with on and off as other valid options. |
NTP and DNS Server Details
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Item |
Your Configuration |
Description and Example |
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NTP servers* |
At least one valid IP address for an NTP server in your data center. You can enter multiple IP addresses in a comma-separated list. Example:
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DNS server 1 |
IP address for primary DNS server. Example:
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DNS server 2 |
IP address for secondary DNS server. Example:
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DNS server 3 |
IP address for tertiary DNS server. Example:
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Administration Network Details (Optional)
This information is required only if you decide to implement a physically segregated appliance administration network.
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Your Configuration |
Description and Example |
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Admin Networking |
enable |
Enable a separate Administration network to transport administrative traffic. |
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Management virtual IP address and host name* |
10/25/40/100G*: 1G: host name*: |
Virtual IP address of the management node cluster in the administration network. This is the IP used to DNAT to the internal management node VIP. Private Cloud Appliance DNS will resolve Private Cloud Appliance endpoints to this IP. Chose a valid IP address in the administration network CIDR. Example:
Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Management node 1 IP addresses and host name |
10/25/40/100G: 1G: host name: |
Static IP addresses for management node 1 in the administration network. Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Management node 2 IP addresses and host name |
10/25/40/100G: 1G: host name: |
Static IP addresses for management node 2 in the administration network. Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Management node 3 IP addresses and host name |
10/25/40/100G: 1G: host name: |
Static IP addresses for management node 3 in the administration network. Provide a valid host name. An appended domain name is used if you don't provide a host name. |
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Admin DNS servers |
IP addresses for 1-3 DNS servers providing name resolution in the administration network. Example:
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Admin Port Speed |
Port speed options are 10, 25, 40, 100. The port speed of your administration port can be different from the data port speed. |
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Admin Port Count |
For 100G and 40G speeds, valid value is 1. For 10G and 25G ports, valid values are 1 to 4. |
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Admin HSRP Group |
Assign an HSRP group number to your Administration network. Acceptable values are 0 to 255, and the default value is 152. If there are multiple racks connected to the same data center infrastructure switches, ensure they use different HSRP groups. |
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Admin VLAN |
VLAN used to connect to the Administration network (only access mode supported). The valid range for users to select is 2 to 3899. The default is 3915, in the Oracle-reserved range. |
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Admin VLAN MTU |
MTU size determines the maximum packet size that can be transmitted over your administration connection. The valid range is 576 to 9216. The default is 9216. |
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Admin Port FEC |
Configure Forward Error Correction (FEC) for the administration port. The default option is auto, with on and off as other valid options. |
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Admin Gateway IP |
IP address of the default gateway in your Administration network. Example:
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Admin Netmask |
Netmask of the subnet the Administration network is connected to. |
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Admin CIDR |
CIDR range for which the default route is the Administration gateway IP. |
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Admin Spine 1 IP |
Public IP address of spine switch 1. Needed for HSRP configuration or the spine virtual IP. |
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Admin Spine 2 IP |
Public IP address of spine switch 2. Needed for HSRP configuration or the spine virtual IP. |
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Admin Spine VIP |
Public virtual IP of the spine switches. |
Private Cloud Appliance Public IP Addresses
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Item |
Your Configuration |
Description and Example |
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Public IP Addresses |
A range of customer data center IP addresses can be used for Private Cloud Appliance components that require public IP addresses. Note: In this context, public IP addresses refer to IP addresses that have access to the data center network from the Private Cloud Appliance subnet. You must specify IP addresses or ranges that are routed to the Private Cloud Appliance from the data center. Route tables must be correct and consistent. Enter a string containing a comma separated list of valid CIDRs. Example:
Partial CIDR deletion isn't supported. |
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Object Storage IP address |
Valid IP address for an |