This section provides instructions to service replaceable components (CRUs/FRUs) in the appliance rack. Before starting any service procedure, read and follow the guidelines in Section 6.2, “Preparing Oracle Private Cloud Appliance for Service”.
Some service procedures may require you to power down the Oracle PCA. Perform the following steps to manually power down the system.
Powering down the system
Press the Power button on the compute nodes in order to shut them down gracefully.
Press the Power button on the management nodes in order to shut them down gracefully.
Once the servers are powered off, you can proceed to power off the storage appliance.
Press the Power button on the storage server heads attached to the chassis of the storage device.
Press the Power button on both Fabric Interconnects.
Toggle the rack Power switches to the Off position.
NoteThe Ethernet and InfiniBand switches do not have power switches. They power off when power is removed, by way of the power distribution unit (PDU) or at the breaker in the data center.
Returning the system to operation
Toggle the power distribution unit (PDU) circuit breakers of both PDUs to the On position.
Wait at least two minutes to allow the PDUs to complete their power-on sequence.
The Ethernet and InfiniBand switches are powered on with the PDUs.
Press the Power button on each Fabric Interconnect.
Wait until the Status LED stops blinking and is solid green, indicating the system has finished booting.
Press the Power button on the storage server heads.
Wait approximately two minutes until the power-on self-test completes, and the Power/OK LED on the front panel lights and remains lit.
Press the Power button on the management nodes.
The management node that completes booting first assumes the master role.
When the management nodes are up, press the Power button on the compute nodes.
When all compute nodes are up, verify the status of all system components in Oracle VM Manager.
If no components are in error state, the appliance is ready to resume normal operation.
For parts that are not hot-swappable, power down the Oracle PCA before starting the service procedure. Generally speaking, hot-swappable components can be serviced without specific additional steps.
Table 6.10 Service Instructions for Rack System Components
Replaceable Part(s) | Hot-Swap | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
Power cables | ||
Ethernet cables | ||
InfiniBand cables | ||
SFP transceivers (Oracle-qualified service technician only) | ||
Cable management arms (CMAs) (Oracle-qualified service technician only) | For removal and installation of a cable management arm, refer to the Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Guide (part no. E48314). | |
Slide rails (Oracle-qualified service technician only) | To service the slide rails, the server must be removed from the rack. For instructions, refer to the Oracle Server X5-2 Service Manual (part no. E48320). For slide rail installation instructions, refer to the section Attach Tool-less Slide-Rail Assemblies in the Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Guide (part no. E48314). To remove the slide rails, reverse the installation steps. |