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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
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