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Oracle SuperCluster M6-32

Owner's Guide: Installation

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Using This Documentation

Product Documentation Library

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Installing SuperCluster M6-32

Hardware Installation Overview

Weight Specifications

Hardware Installation Task Overview

Hardware Installation Documents

Preparing the Site (Storage Rack and Expansion Racks)

Prepare the Site for the Racks

Storage Rack Components

Physical Specifications

Reviewing Power Requirements

PDU Power Specifications

Facility Power Requirements

PDU Thresholds

Preparing for Cooling

Heat Dissipation Specifications

Airflow Requirements

Perforated Floor Tiles

Environmental Specifications

Preparing the Network

Network Topology

Network Infrastructure Requirements

Compute Server Default Host Names and IP Addresses

Install Cable Drops

Prepare DNS

Cabling SuperCluster M6-32

Compute Server Network Components

Storage Rack Network Components

Cable the ZFS Storage Appliance

ZFS Appliance Power Cord Connection Reference

ZFS Storage Appliance Cabling Reference

Cable IB Switches

Leaf Switch 1 Cabling Reference

Leaf Switch 2 Cabling Reference

IB Switch-to-Switch Cabling Reference

Cable the Ethernet Management Switch

Ethernet Management Switch Cabling Reference

Connect SuperCluster M6-32 to the Facility Networks

Connecting Expansion Racks

Expansion Rack Overview

Expansion Rack Components

Expansion Rack Layouts

Installing Expansion Racks

One Expansion Rack Cabling

Two Expansion Racks Cabling

Three Expansion Racks Cabling

Four Expansion Racks Cabling

Five Expansion Racks Cabling

Six Expansion Racks Cabling

Seven Expansion Racks Cabling

Expansion Rack Default IP Addresses

Understanding Internal Cabling (Expansion Rack)

Oracle ILOM Cabling

Administrative Gigabit Ethernet Port Cabling

Single-Phase PDU Cabling

Three-Phase PDU Cabling (Full Rack)

IB Network Cabling

Glossary

Index

Hardware Installation Documents

Use the documents in this table for detailed installation instructions. For a summary of the installation process, see Hardware Installation Task Overview.

Information
Document
Location
Safety and compliance
Important Safety Information for Oracle's Hardware Systems
Hard copy document shipped with SuperCluster M6-32
Oracle SuperCluster M6-32 Safety and Compliance Guide
/opt/oracle/node/doc/E41531_01
Security
SuperCluster System Security Guide
/opt/oracle/node/doc/E41531_01
Late-breaking information
Oracle SuperCluster M6-32 Product Notes
/opt/oracle/node/doc/E41531_01
Site planning specifications,

installation preparation, installation procedures, and

applying power

Refer to base product documentation:
  • Compute server –

    SPARC M5-32 and SPARC M6-32 Servers Installation Guide

  • Storage and expansion racks –

    This document,

    Sun Rack II User's Guide, and

    Exadata Storage Server Software User's Guide

  • ZFS storage appliance –

    ZFS Storage ZS3-ES Appliance Installation Guide

  • IB switch –

    Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 HTML Collection for Firmware Version 2.1

Additional SuperCluster M6-32 requirements
SuperCluster System Site Checklists,

Oracle SuperCluster M6-32 Configuration Worksheets

/opt/oracle/node/doc/E41531_01

Preparing the network
This document
Cabling the racks
This document
Logging in
SPARC M5-32 and SPARC M6-32 Servers Administration Guide
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