Set Up the SWG Instance in OCI

Prerequisites

1. Download the SWG image from the Content & Cloud Security Portal.
2. Sign in to your Oracle Cloud account and create a cloud storage bucket in the appropriate compartment. 

Upload SWG Image to a Cloud Storage Bucket

Follow these steps to upload the disk image to the cloud storage bucket.

1. Navigate to the Buckets section in the OCI Console and click the bucket you created.

2. Under the Objects section, click Upload. 
   The Upload Objects panel appears. 
3. In the Choose Files from your Computer setting, click select files. 
   Browse and select the file.
4. On the Upload Objects panel, click Upload to begin the upload process.

Once the upload is complete, the image appears in the bucket.

Import SWG Image

After uploading the image to the bucket, follow these steps to import the SWG image as a custom image.

1. Navigate to Menu > Compute > Custom Images.
   
   
    
2. Under the Custom Images window, select the Compartment where the cloud storage bucket is created and the image is uploaded.
   
   
3. Click Import image. 
   
   
   The Import image panel appears. 
4. In the Import image panel, update the Name field as required. 
   
   
5. Select the Import from an Object Storage bucket option. 
6. From the Bucket drop-down, select the bucket with the image.
   
   
7. From the Object name drop-down, select SWG.qcow2 file.
   
   
8. In the Image type section, select QCOW2.
   
   
    
9. Click Import image.
   
   
   
   After the import completes, the State changes to Succeeded, and the % Complete shows 100.
   
   

Create an Instance

Once the import of the custom image is complete, follow the steps below to create an instance. 

1. Navigate to Menu > Compute > Custom Images and click the imported image.
   
   
   The Custom image details window opens. 
2. In the Custom Image Details window, click Create instance. 
   
   
   Create compute instance window opens.  
   
   
3. Configure the required settings to start the instance. 

4. Click Create.
   
   

After OCI sets up the instance, it appears in the instance list. Click the instance name to view the IP addresses and log in to the instance using the SSH user (opc) to get the GUI URL and initial admin password.