Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Revision History
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Multirack Cabling Overview

• 1.1 About the Multirack Cabling Service
• 1.2 Multirack Cabling Scenarios
• 1.3 Port Usage in InfiniBand Switches
  • 1.3.1 Port Usage in NM2-GW
  • 1.3.2 Port Usage in NM2-36P
• 1.4 Multirack Cabling Tasks

2 Safety Considerations

• 2.1 Equipment Safety Precautions
• 2.2 InfiniBand Cable Cautions
  • 2.2.1 InfiniBand Cable Path Lengths
  • 2.2.2 InfiniBand Cable Bundling
  • 2.2.3 Floor and Underfloor Delivery of InfiniBand Cables
• 2.3 Preparing the Cabling Site
• 2.4 Observing the Safety Guidelines and Warnings

3 Preparing for Multirack Cabling

• 3.1 Preparing a Multirack Cabling Plan
• 3.2 Verifying Host Names and Addresses
• 3.3 Performing a Cable Inventory
• 3.4 Gathering the Required Tools

4 Multirack Cabling Tasks

• 4.1 Shutting Down the Affected Exalogic Machines and Exadata Database Machines
• 4.2 Handling Inter-Switch Cables
• 4.3 Extracting Spare InfiniBand Cables
• 4.4 Unbundling the Inter-Switch Cables
• 4.5 Applying Cable and Rack Labels
• 4.6 Connecting the Cables
• 4.7 Bundling the Cables
• 4.8 Inspecting the Cables
• 4.9 Verifying the Multirack Systems

5 Connecting Two Exalogic Machines

• 5.1 Before You Begin
• 5.2 Connecting Two Exalogic Machine Full Racks Together
  • 5.2.1 Connectivity Diagram
  • 5.2.2 Connect Two Exalogic Machine Full Racks Together
    • 5.2.2.1 Remove the Factory-Installed Cables
    • 5.2.2.2 Remove Cables Between Gateway Switches
    • 5.2.2.3 Connect Each Leaf Switch to the Spine Switch
    • 5.2.2.4 Connect Each Leaf Switch in One Exalogic Rack to Spine Switches in the Other Exalogic Rack

6 Connecting Exalogic and Exadata Machines

• 6.1 Before You Begin
• 6.2 Connecting an Exalogic Machine Full Rack and an Exadata Database Machine Full Rack
  • 6.2.1 Connectivity Diagram
  • 6.2.2 Connecting an Exalogic Machine Full Rack and an Exadata Database Machine Full Rack
    • 6.2.2.1 Removing Factory-Installed Cables (Cross-Connects) in Exalogic Machine Full Rack
    • 6.2.2.2 Removing Factory-Installed Cables (Cross-Connects) in Exadata Database Machine Full Rack
    • 6.2.2.3 Connecting Each Leaf Switch in Exalogic Machine Full Rack to Its Spine Switch
    • 6.2.2.4 Connecting Each Leaf Switch in Exadata Database Machine Full Rack to Its Spine Switch
    • 6.2.2.5 Connecting Exalogic Leaf Switches to Spine Switch of Exadata Database Machine
    • 6.2.2.6 Connecting Leaf Switches of Exadata Database Machine to Spine Switch of Exalogic Machine
• 6.3 Connecting an Exalogic Machine Quarter Rack and an Exadata Database Machine Quarter Rack

A Multirack Cabling Diagrams for Exalogic-to-Exalogic Scenarios

• A.1 Connecting Two Exalogic Eighth Racks
• A.2 Connecting an Exalogic Eighth Rack and Exalogic Quarter Rack
• A.3 Connecting an Exalogic Eighth Rack and Exalogic Half Rack
• A.4 Connecting an Exalogic Eighth Rack and Exalogic Full Rack
• A.5 Connecting Two Exalogic Quarter Racks
• A.6 Connecting an Exalogic Quarter Rack and an Exalogic Half Rack
• A.7 Connecting an Exalogic Quarter Rack and an Exalogic Full Rack
• A.8 Connecting Two Exalogic Half Racks
• A.9 Connecting an Exalogic Half Rack and an Exalogic Full Rack
• A.10 Connecting Two Exalogic Full Racks
• A.11 Connecting Eight Exalogic Full Racks

B Multirack Cabling Diagrams for Exalogic-to-Exadata Scenarios

• B.1 Connecting an Exalogic Eighth Rack and an Exadata Quarter Rack
• B.2 Connecting an Exalogic Eighth Rack and an Exadata Half Rack
• B.3 Connecting an Exalogic Eighth Rack and an Exadata Full Rack
• B.4 Connecting an Exalogic Quarter Rack and an Exadata Quarter Rack
• B.5 Connecting an Exalogic Quarter Rack and an Exadata Half Rack
• B.6 Connecting an Exalogic Quarter Rack and an Exadata Full Rack
• B.7 Connecting an Exalogic Half Rack and an Exadata Quarter Rack
• B.8 Connecting an Exalogic Half Rack and an Exadata Half Rack
• B.9 Connecting an Exalogic Half Rack and an Exadata Full Rack
• B.10 Connecting an Exalogic Full Rack and an Exadata Quarter Rack
• B.11 Connecting an Exalogic Full Rack and an Exadata Half Rack
• B.12 Connecting an Exalogic Full Rack and an Exadata Full Rack