Installing and Configuring Compute Cloud@Customer

Before you can use Compute Cloud@Customer, you must prepare your site for the installation of the rack, prepare your tenancy, and initialize the connection of the Compute Cloud@Customer infrastructure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

The following table describes the steps you perform to install Compute Cloud@Customer. Oracle performs some steps. Steps 3 and 4 can be performed at the same time, or in reverse order, depending on when the hardware arrives at your site. You can also watch this Video: Introduction to Installing and Configuring Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer.

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1.

Prepare your data center for the Compute Cloud@Customer rack installation.

Preparing Your Site and Site Checklists for Compute Cloud@Customer
2. Oracle validates site requirements in your data center.
3. Prepare your OCI tenancy by setting up these items:
  • Federated identity provider
  • Users and groups
  • Compartments
  • Policies
  • Virtual cloud network (VCN) with a subnet
Preparing Your Tenancy
4. The Compute Cloud@Customer rack is delivered to your site.

Oracle installs the rack in your data center and works with you to connect it to your network.

Oracle initializes Compute Cloud@Customer and configures it with site-specific details such as network parameters.

5.

Create an infrastructure in the compartment for the physical infrastructure in the data center.

Creating a Compute Cloud@Customer Infrastructure in OCI
6.

Connect to the infrastructure using a bootstrap process that involves the exchange of provisioning information to ensure a secure connection.

Connecting a Compute Cloud@Customer Infrastructure to OCI
7.

Work out an upgrade schedule for the infrastructure and define this in an upgrade schedule resource.

Creating a Compute Cloud@Customer Upgrade Schedule
8. Subscribe to Compute Cloud@Customer upgrade notification topics so that you receive notifications when and upgrade starts and finishes. Subscribing to Upgrade Notifications

You can now use Compute Cloud@Customer to provide compute, storage and other resources. See Signing in to the Compute Cloud@Customer Console.