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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-create-cloud-profile.dita b/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-create-cloud-profile.dita new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2019388b220 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-create-cloud-profile.dita @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> +<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> +<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-create-cloud-profile"> + <title>Creating a Cloud Profile</title> + + <body> + <p> + Oracle VM VirtualBox uses a <i>cloud profile</i> to + connect to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. A cloud profile is a text file that contains + details of your key files and Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) + resource identifiers for your cloud account, such as the + following: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <p><b outputclass="bold">Fingerprint of the public + key.</b> To obtain the fingerprint, you can use the + <userinput>openssl</userinput> command: + </p> + <pre xml:space="preserve">$ openssl rsa -pubout -outform DER -in ~/.oci/oci_api_key.pem | openssl md5 -c</pre> + </li> + <li> + <p><b outputclass="bold">Location of the private key on the + client device.</b> Specify the full path to the + private key. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p><b outputclass="bold">(Optional) Passphrase for the private + key.</b> This is only required if the key is + encrypted. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p><b outputclass="bold">Region</b>. Shown on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure + Console. Click + <b outputclass="bold">Administration</b>, + <b outputclass="bold">Tenancy Details</b>. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p><b outputclass="bold">Tenancy OCID.</b> Shown on the + Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console. Click + <b outputclass="bold">Administration</b>, + <b outputclass="bold">Tenancy Details</b>. + </p> + <p> + A link enables you to copy the Tenancy OCID. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p><b outputclass="bold">Compartment OCID.</b> Shown on + the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console. Click + <b outputclass="bold">Identity</b>, + <b outputclass="bold">Compartments</b>. + </p> + <p> + A link enables you to copy the Compartment OCID. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p><b outputclass="bold">User OCID.</b> Shown on the + Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console. Click + <b outputclass="bold">Profile</b>, + <b outputclass="bold">User Settings</b>. + </p> + <p> + A link enables you to copy the User OCID. + </p> + </li> + </ul> + <p> + You can create a cloud profile in the following ways: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <p> + Automatically, by using the <b outputclass="bold">Cloud + Profile Manager</b>. See + <xref href="cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager.dita#cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager"/>. + </p> + <p> + The Cloud Profile Manager is a VirtualBox Manager tool that enables + you to create, edit, and manage cloud profiles for your + cloud service accounts. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Automatically, by using the <userinput>VBoxManage + cloudprofile</userinput> command. See + <xref href="man_VBoxManage-cloudprofile.dita#vboxmanage-cloudprofile"/>. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Manually, by creating an <filepath>oci_config</filepath> + file in your Oracle VM VirtualBox global configuration directory. + For example, this is + <filepath>$HOME/.config/VirtualBox/oci_config</filepath> on + a Linux host. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Manually, by creating a <filepath>config</filepath> file in + your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure configuration directory. For example, this is + <filepath>$HOME/.oci/config</filepath> on a Linux host. + </p> + <p> + This is the same file that is used by the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure command line + interface. + </p> + <p> + Oracle VM VirtualBox automatically uses the + <filepath>config</filepath> file if no cloud profile file is + present in your global configuration directory. + Alternatively, you can import this file manually into the + Cloud Profile Manager. + </p> + </li> + </ul> + </body> + +</topic> |