Oracle® SuperCluster Systems Read This First

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Updated: October 2015
 
 

Oracle® SuperCluster Systems Read This First

This document describes how to access the documentation for the following Oracle SuperCluster systems:

  • SPARC SuperCluster T4-4

  • Oracle SuperCluster T5-8

  • Oracle SuperCluster M6-32

SuperCluster Systems Documentation Location

The documentation is available at:

The documentation is also installed locally on a compute server in the system, which you can view through a browser by accessing the appropriate directory:

  • SPARC SuperCluster T4-4/opt/oracle/node/doc/E21659_01/index.html

  • Oracle SuperCluster T5-8/opt/oracle/node/doc/E40166_01/index.html

  • Oracle SuperCluster M6-32/opt/oracle/node/doc/E41531_01/index.html

Reading Order
Document
Description
Documentation to be completed and returned to Oracle before the system can be shipped to your site:
1.
Site Checklists
Checklists that you must complete to verify that your site is ready for installation of your system.
2.
Configuration Worksheets
Worksheets that you must complete to provide configuration information for your system.
Other documentation:
3.
Read This First
This document. How to locate the SuperCluster system and Exadata Storage Server documentation.
4.
Product Notes
Late-breaking information and known issues for the system.
Instructions for accessing the Product Notes are available in MOS note 1605591.1.
5.
Safety and Compliance Guide
Safety and compliance information for the system.
6.
Security Guide
Security guidelines for the system.
7.
Owner's Guide
Provides information on the following topics, which might be split into separate manuals:
  • Overview – Hardware and software overview information for the system. Information on PDomain and LDom configurations, and networking requirements.

  • Installation – Hardware installation information for the system that is not included in other documents. Links to information on the compute server, expansion racks, and Sun Rack II. Site planning information such as electrical and environmental specifications. Detailed cabling information.

  • Administration – Software administration information for the system. Pointers to information on administering the operating system, database, domains, Oracle ILOM, Enterprise Manager Ops Center, hardware manager tool, EM Exadata plug-in, and ZFS storage appliance.

8.
Oracle I/O Domain Administration Guide
Procedures for creating and administering I/O Domains.

Other relevant documentation is also available in this directory.

Oracle Exadata Storage Server Documentation Location

You can view documentation for the storage servers, which are used for the Database Domains, in the Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software section in the SuperCluster system documentation library.

You can also view the storage server documentation in this directory on the storage servers that are installed in the SuperCluster system:

/opt/oracle/cell/doc

These documents listed in the Exadata Storage Server Software section apply to the storage servers that are installed in the system:

  • Exadata Storage Server Software Release Notes

  • Exadata Storage Server Software User's Guide

All other documents in the /opt/oracle/cell/doc directory do not apply to the SuperCluster system and should not be used with the system.