The following list describes the process of installing an Exalogic machine at the site. Note that you must commission the Exalogic machine after installing it at the site.
Review the safety precautions, guidelines, site checklists, and site requirements.
Ensure that the site is prepared for the installation of the Exalogic Machine.
Unpack the Exalogic machine.
Place the Exalogic machine in its allocated space.
Perform preliminary checks before connecting the power cords.
Perform a visual inspection of the hardware.
Supply rack power and perform the power-on self test device checks.
Switch on the six PDU circuit breakers located on the rear of the PDU A.
Wait three to five minutes for all ILOM service processors to boot.
Verify that the server standby power is on for each compute node.
Verify that the main power is on for each compute node.
Press the soft switches located on the front of the two storage heads of the storage appliance.
Wait three to five minutes for the storage appliance to start the NFS services, daemons, and basic services.
Ping the IP address assigned to the storage appliance to verify if the system is up and running.
Press the soft switches located on the front of the compute nodes.
Verify that power is applied to the Ethernet switch.
Verify that power is applied to the NM2-GW InfiniBand Gateway switches.
(Only for half and full racks.) Verify that power is supplied to the NM2-36 InfiniBand Switch.