Log into OCI and choose your region.

Choose Networking > Virtual Cloud Networks and click Create VCN.

Enter a descriptive Name for your VCN, for example FMCv-Management.

Enter a CIDR block for your VCN.

Click Create VCN.

Choose Networking > Virtual Cloud Networks > Virtual Cloud Network Details > Network Security Groups, and click Create Network Security Group.

Enter a descriptive Name for your Network Security Group, for example FMCv-Mgmt-Allow-22-443-8305.

Click Next.

Add your security rules:

1. Add a rule to allow TCP port 22 for SSH access.

2. Add a rule to allow TCP port 443 for HTTPS access.

3. Add a rule to allow TCP port 8305.

   The device Firewall Management Center Virtual can be managed via the Firewall Management Center Virtual, which requires port 8305 to be opened for HTTPS connections. You need port 443 to access the Firewall Management Center itself.

Click Create.

Choose Networking > Virtual Cloud Networks > Virtual Cloud Network Details > Internet Gateways, and click Create Internet Gateway.

Enter a descriptive Name for your Internet gateway, for example FMCv-IG.

Click Create Internet Gateway.

Add the route to the Internet Gateway:

1. Choose Networking > Virtual Cloud Networks > Virtual Cloud Network Details > Route Tables.

2. Click on the link for your default route table to add route rules.

3. Click Add Route Rules.

4. From the Target Type drop-down, select Internet Gateway.

5. Enter the Destination CIDR Block, for example 0.0.0.0/0.

6. From the Target Internet Gateway drop-down, select the gateway you created.

7. Click Add Route Rules.

Choose Networking > Virtual Cloud Networks > Virtual Cloud Network Details > Subnets, and click Create Subnet.

Enter a descriptive Name for your subnet, for example Management.

Select a Subnet Type (leave the recommended default of Regional).

Enter a CIDR Block, for example 10.10.0.0/24. The internal (non-public) IP address for the subnet is taken from this CIDR block.

Select one of the route tables you created previously from the Route Table drop-down.

Select the Subnet Access for your subnet.

Select the DHCP Option.

Select a Security List that you created previously.

Click Create Subnet.

Log into the OCI portal.

Choose Marketplace > Applications.

Search Marketplace for “Firewall Management Center Virtual” and choose the offering.

Review the Terms and Conditions, and check the I have reviewed and accept the Oracle Terms of Use and the Partner terms and conditions.check box.

Click Launch Instance.

Enter a descriptive Name for your instance, for example Cisco-FMCv.

Click Change Shape and select the shape with the number of CPUs, amount of RAM, and number of interfaces required for the Firewall Management Center Virtual, for example VM.Standard2.4 (see OCI Compute Shapes).

From the Virtual Cloud Network drop-down, choose the Management VCN.

From the Subnet drop-down, choose the Management subnet if it's not autopopulated.

Check Use Network Security Groups to Control Traffic and choose the security group you configured for the Management VCN.

Click the Assign a Public Ip Address radio button.

Under Add SSH keys, click the Paste Public Keys radio button and paste the SSH key.

Click the Show Advanced Options link to expand the options.

Under Initialization Script, click the Paste Cloud-Init Script radio button to provide the day0 configuration for the Firewall Management Center Virtual. The day0 configuration is applied during the firstboot of the Firewall Management Center Virtual.

{
"AdminPassword": "myPassword@123456",
"Hostname": "cisco-fmcv"
}

Click Create.