Requesting and Receiving Devices

Learn how to request and receive Roving Edge devices.

The tasks you perform differ based on the type of device you're requesting. See one of the following task tables:

Note

Some OCI realms are eligible for self-provisioning where devices are shipped with a very small installer OS that enables you to self-provision the latest Roving Edge OS on-site. If you're not in an eligible realm, you receive a device with the Roving Edge OS preinstalled. For preinstalled devices, follow the instructions in Requesting Roving Edge Ultra Devices.

Requesting Roving Edge Compute, GPU, and Storage Devices

In supported realms, these devices are shipped with a very small installer OS that enables you to self-provision the OS and workloads on-site. Perform the following tasks to request the device and get the device into an operational state.

Task Description Links
1 Review device ordering requirements and usage guidelines.
2

Work with your Oracle account representative to have a Roving Edge device shipped to your location.

The representative provides you with a unique activation code. Save the code. You need the code to self-provision the device.

3

(Before you receive the device)

Decide if you want to use the default generated self-signed certificate, or if you want to use another certificate management service such as the OCI Certificate Management service.

Establishing the Certificate Authority for Roving Edge Infrastructure Devices
4

(Before you receive the device)

Prepare your tenancy to support new devices:

  1. Identify or create compartments for the devices.

  2. Create IAM groups and policies for the devices. Even if you've previously configured Roving Edge policies, review the required policies. There's a new policy required for self-provisioning a device.
  3. Create a device node in your OCI tenancy for each device that you've requested.
5 Receive the device.
6

Set up the device. This includes inspecting, cabling, connecting to a host, powering on, and self-provisioning the device.

Setting Up an Oracle Roving Edge Device

Requesting Roving Edge Ultra Devices

These devices are fully provisioned at a secure Oracle facility. Perform the following tasks to request the device and get the device into an operational state.

Task Description Links
1 Review device ordering requirements and usage guidelines.
2 Prepare your tenancy by creating compartments, users, groups, and policies for the device.
3

Request a Roving Edge Ultra by creating a Roving Edge node in your OCI tenancy.

Creating a Roving Edge Ultra Node
4

Submit your node request for approval.

The submission triggers the device request process at Oracle.

Submitting a Roving Edge Ultra Node Request
5 Receive the device.
6

Use a 10GBaseT RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect the device Ethernet port to your Ethernet switch.

7

Connect the provided USB-to-DB-9 Ethernet cable from the device DB-9 serial console port to a USB connector on your controlling host, such as a laptop.

8 Set up terminal emulation on your controlling host. Set Up Terminal Emulation
9 Power on the device.
10 Using the serial console, configure network parameters. Configure Network Parameters for a Factory Provisioned Device
11 Unlock the device. Unlock the Device
12 Establish a certificate of authority so you can access the Roving Edge device console. Establishing the Certificate Authority for Roving Edge Infrastructure Devices