1.6 Operational Procedures for Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance

1.6.1 Emergency Power-off Considerations
1.6.2 Cautions and Warnings

This section provides important operational instructions to help you minimize the risk of injury or damage.

1.6.1 Emergency Power-off Considerations

If there is an emergency, then power to Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance should be halted immediately. The following emergencies might require powering off the system:

  • Natural disasters such as an earthquake, flood, hurricane, tornado or cyclone

  • Abnormal noise, smell or smoke coming from the system

  • Threat to human safety

1.6.1.1 Emergency Power-off Procedure

To perform an emergency power-off procedure for Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance, turn off power at the circuit breaker or pull the emergency power-off switch in the computer room.

1.6.1.2 Emergency Power-off Switch

Emergency power-off (EPO) switches are required in a computer room when computer equipment contains batteries capable of supplying more than 750 volt-amperes for more than five minutes. Systems that have these batteries include internal EPO hardware for connection to a site EPO switch or relay. Use of the EPO switch will remove power from Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance.

1.6.2 Cautions and Warnings

The following cautions and warnings apply to Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance:

  • Do not touch the parts of this product that use high-voltage power. Touching them might result in serious personal injury.

  • Do not power off Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance unless there is an emergency. In that case, follow the Section 1.6.1.1, “Emergency Power-off Procedure”.

  • Keep the front and rear cabinet doors closed. Failure to do so might cause system failure or result in damage to hardware components.

  • Keep the top, front, and back of cabinets clear to allow proper airflow and prevent overheating of components.

  • Use only the supplied hardware.