Oracle^® SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Zones With Oracle Database on Database Domains Configuration Guide

Prepare to Configure Zones

Complete these tasks before setting up zones and clusters on the Database Domains with zones in your Oracle SuperCluster M8 or Oracle SuperCluster M7.

1. Back up the data on your Exadata Storage Servers.

   You might have to repartition the drives in the Exadata Storage Servers that are accessed by the zones that you create in this document. See Guidelines for Planning the Storage Server Disk Group Layout for more information. Refer to the Exadata Storage Server documentation for more information.

2. Plan the zone and cluster layout.

   You must make the following decisions on the zones and the clusters before beginning the processes in this document:

   • The number of zones that you want to create on the Database Domains with zones

   • The size of each zone that you want to create

   • The number of clusters that you want to create, and the number of zones that you want to have as members of each cluster

   • The starting IP addresses for the following networks for each zone and cluster that you are creating:

     • 1GbE administration (management) network

     • 10GbE client access network

     • Private IB network

     • Backup/Data Guard network (optional)

3. Plan the Exadata Storage Server layout.

   You must make the following decisions on the Exadata Storage Server layout before beginning the processes in this document:

   • The number of Exadata Storage Servers and the amount of disk space available for the zones and clusters that you will be creating

   • The size of the following disk groups for each cluster:

     • DATA

     • RECO

     • DBFS

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     Note -  You can opt to designate the DBFS disk group as UNUSED, where the Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) and voting disks are part of the DATA disk group.

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4. Gather the necessary networking information and configuration files for your existing configuration.

   At the time of your initial installation, the Oracle representatives should have provided a document with all the following information:

   • Name of the Oracle SuperCluster M8 or Oracle SuperCluster M7

   • IP addresses and host names for Oracle ILOM for the following components:

     • Compute servers with Database Domains that you are setting up zones on

     • Exadata Storage Servers

   • IP addresses and host names for the 1GbE host management administration network for the following components:

     • Exadata Storage Servers

     • Switches (IB leaf and spine switches, and the Cisco switch)

     • PDUs

   • IP addresses and host names for the IB network for the Exadata Storage Servers

   In addition, as part of the initial installation when your Oracle SuperCluster M8 or Oracle SuperCluster M7 was first set up, the Oracle installer should have saved a configuration file that contains all the configuration information for your system. You need this configuration file in order to set up zones on Database Domains with zones.

   You need this information and configuration files for certain procedures in this document.

5. Record the information in the Existing Network Worksheet.

   See Existing Network Worksheet.