System Startup

The Oracle FS System starts up when the system is powered on, when the system undergoes a disruptive software update, or when a system administrator explicitly requests a restart.

Controlled by the Pilot management software, the startup process proceeds in an orderly way.

Note: When a system is starting up, the data paths are not available until the Controllers have completed the startup process.

During a system startup, the management software on the Pilot obtains heartbeats from the Controllers and verifies the configuration of the Oracle FS System

When the Oracle FS System starts, all Controller nodes progress through two stages. The first stage is controlled by the Controller BIOS that resides on the Controller. The second stage is controlled by Pilot software and the Configuration Manager (CM) software component on the Controller.