2 Getting Started

This chapter identifies the prerequisites for the Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI. The chapter also describes how to install and configure the APIs and CLI.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

Prerequisites
Installation
Next Steps

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be met before using the APIs and CLI:

Installation of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.6 or later appropriate for the platform where the APIs and CLI are planned to be run or installed.
Access to the Enterprise Controller.

Installation

This section explains the installation process for the APIs and CLI.

Cloud Infrastructure API

The Web Service is automatically installed on the Enterprise Controller as part of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center installation process. No further steps are required.

Cloud Infrastructure Client Java API

The Java API is delivered as a separate package as part of the Oracle Enterprise Ops Center product. This package can be installed as a standalone package in a different computer with connection to the Enterprise Controller.

Package name	Operating System
ORCL-sysman-iaas-api.pkg	Solaris
orcl-sysman-iaas-api.rpm	Linux

To install this package, follow these steps as root user:

For Solaris:

# cd <repo>/src/dvd/SunOS_i386/Product/components/packages/
# pkgadd -d ORCLsysman-iaas-api.pkg

For Linux:

# cd <repo>/src/dvd/Linux_i686/Product/components/packages/
# rpm -i orcl-sysman-iaas-api.rpm

The API jar files from the package will be stored at /opt/oracle/iaas/iaas-java-api.

Before using the API jar file set the JAVA_HOME environment variable and ensure that it is part of your PATH.

Cloud Infrastructure CLI

The Cloud Infrastructure CLI is delivered as a separate package as part of the Oracle Enterprise Ops Center product. This package can be installed as standalone package in a different computer with connection to the Enterprise Controller.

Package name	Operating System
ORCLsysman-iaas-cli.pkg	Solaris
orcl-sysman-iaas-cli.rpm	Linux

To install this package, follow these steps as root user:

For Solaris:

# cd <repo>/src/dvd/SunOS_i386/Product/components/packages/
# pkgadd -d ORCLsysman-iaas-cli.pkg

For Linux:

# cd <repo>/src/dvd/Linux_i686/Product/components/packages/
# rpm -i orcl-sysman-iaas-cli.rpm

The files from the package will be stored at /opt/oracle/iaas/cli. The user in charge of executing the CLI commands needs to have permissions to access this directory.

Before using the Cloud Infrastructure CLI:

Set JAVA_HOME environment variable and ensure that it is part of your PATH:

Korn and bash shells:

export JAVA_HOME=<jdk-install-dir>
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

Bourne shell:

JAVA_HOME=<jdk-install-dir>
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH

C shell:

setenv JAVA_HOME <jdk-install-dir>
setenv PATH $JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

Set IAAS_HOME environment variable:

Korn and bash shells:
```
export IAAS_HOME=/opt/oracle/iaas/cli
```

Bourne shell:

IAAS_HOME=/opt/oracle/iaas/cli
export IAAS_HOME

C shell:
```
setenv IAAS_HOME /opt/oracle/iaas/cli
```

Next Steps

Before using the APIs or CLI, the following tasks must be completed by your cloud administrator:

Create vDC and an account for the vDC.
Create a cloud user an associate it with the account and vDC.

After getting the cloud user credentials, a cloud user must create an access key for the account in order to manage any resource in the account, see "Creating an Access Key".