Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Installing and Configuring a Roving Edge Device

Before you can use Roving Edge device, you must prepare your site for the installation of the device, prepare your tenancy, and initialize the connection of the Roving Edge device to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Installation Task Map

The following table describes the steps you perform to prepare and install a Roving Edge device.

No.

Task

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1.

Work with your data center administrator to ensure that the necessary network resources have been reserved in advance at the installation site.

Network Resource Planning
2.

Prepare your data center for the Roving Edge device installation:

  • Allocate space for the device (rack or bench space depending on what you've ordered).
  • Provide power.
  • Plan network connectivity.
  • Evaluate environmental requirements.
  • Prepare a controlling host such as a laptop with terminal emulation that will be used to initialize the device.
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.

Create an infrastructure in the compartment that represents the device in your tenancy.

 Creating a Roving Edge Infrastructure in OCI
5. When the Roving Edge device is delivered to your site, set it up. Setting Up an Oracle Roving Edge Device
6. Self-provision (initialize) the device and download the software ISO. Self-Provisioning a Roving Edge Device
7. Install and configure the software.

Configuring the Edge Platform Software from the Service CLI

Configuring the Edge Platform Software from the Graphical User Interface

After these steps, the platform configuration is complete. To enable compute instance deployment, you need to create a tenancy and load the platform images. See Managing the Roving Edge Tenancy.

Before accessing the tenancy, users should read and understand these topics: