prerequisites.adoc

Pre-requisites

1. Local development tools: [Git][uri-git], [Terraform][uri-terraform], a terminal.

2. Understanding of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and its services, in particular the Virtual Cloud Networking (VCN) service.

Generate and upload your OCI API keys

Follow the documentation for [generating and uploading your API keys][uri-oci-keys].

Note the key fingerprint.

Create an OCI compartment

Follow the documentation for [creating a compartment][uri-oci-compartment].

Obtain the necessary OCIDs

The following OCIDs are required:

1. Compartment OCID

2. Tenancy OCID

3. User OCID

Follow the documentation for [obtaining the tenancy and user OCIDs][uri-oci-ocids].

To obtain the compartment OCID:

1. Navigate to Identity > Compartments

2. Click on your Compartment

3. Locate OCID on the page and click on Copy

Configuring Policies

1. Create a group (e.g. mygroup) and add a user to the group.

2. Create a policy:

`Allow group mygroup to manage virtual-network-family in compartment id ocid1.compartment.oc1..aaa `

[uri-oci-compartment]: https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/Identity/Tasks/managingcompartments.htm#two [uri-oci-keys]: https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm#two [uri-oci-ocids]: https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm#five

[uri-git]: https://git-scm.com/ [uri-terraform]: https://www.terraform.io