Oracle Communications Subscriber-Aware Load Balancer (SLB) is supported on the platforms listed for this version. Find installation information about those platforms in this Session Delivery Product version's Platform Preparation and Installation Guide. The SLB also requires that you take several steps after installation before you can configure the product.

Critical steps you cannot bypass before configuration include:

• Setting system passwords

  Note:

  For the OCI platform, system passwords are unique, and generated by OCI for VMs. These passwords are a combination of the initial acme/packet passwords, plus a unique OCI ID. See the Set the User and Administrative Passwords on the OCSBC section under the Create and Deploy on OCI documentation in the Platform Preparation and Installation Guide for further information about these passwords. That information applies equally to the SLB.
• Setup product
• Setup entitlements (Reboot required after all entitlement changes)

Prior to configuring your SLB for service, we recommend that you review the information and procedures in the Getting Started chapter of this software version's ACLI Configuration Guide. This chapter offers information that help you:

• Review hardware installation procedures
• Connect to your SLB using a console connection or SSH (secure shell)
• Become familiar with the SLB's boot parameters and how to change them if needed
• Set up product-type, features, and functionality
• Load and activate a SLB software image
• Choose a configuration mechanism: ACLI, Oracle Communications Session Element Manager or ACP/XML
• Enable RADIUS authentication
• Customize your login banner