Expansion Planning Worksheet

During the planning process, work with your Oracle Sales Engineer to complete the Oracle FS1-2 Expansion Planning Worksheet. The worksheet helps you define the Drive Enclosures to be added to your system, the rack locations of the new Drive Enclosures, and the connectivity and cabling requirements.

Use the information defined in the worksheet to create your order for the new Drive Enclosures and the necessary cables.

Note: Cables are not included when you order Drive Enclosures. Make sure that you include the required cables in your order.

The following example shows a sample worksheet for adding a Drive Enclosure to a system with two Drive Enclosures currently installed.

Table 1 Oracle FS1-2 expansion planning worksheet (sample)
Customer information	Requirements
Customer name
Customer contact
System location
Date of site survey
Oracle Sales Engineer
Oracle account team
Configuration of existing system
Standard configuration (yes/no):	Yes
Number of racks:	1
Number of SAS HBAs per Controller:	1
Number of DEs installed in the system:	2
Number of strings defined in the system:	2
Oracle racks (yes/no):	Yes
Non-FS system equipment to avoid:	None
If expanding into a new rack, are the side panels removed? (yes/no):	N/A
Configuration of Drive Enclosure currently in the system (repeat for each DE installed in the system)
Type of Drive Enclosure (Performance SSD, Capacity SSD, Performance HDD, Capacity HDD):	Perf SSD
Chassis ID:	01
String number:	1
DE location in the string:	1
Rack number:	1
Rack unit (RU):	1-2
Type of Drive Enclosure (Performance SSD, Capacity SSD, Performance HDD, Capacity HDD):	Perf SSD
Chassis ID:	02
String number:	2
DE location in the string:	1
Rack number:	1
RU:	3-4
Configuration of New Drive Enclosure (repeat for each new DE)
Type of Drive Enclosure (Performance SSD, Capacity SSD, Performance HDD, Capacity HDD):	Cap HDD
DE Add Order number:	3
String number:	1
DE location in the string:	2
Rack number:	1
RU:	5-8
Expected chassis ID:	03
Connection details for IOM 0, Port 0
IOM 0, port 0 connects to:	DE 01, IOM 0, port 1
Cable type:	DE to DE
New cable required (yes/no):	Yes
Cable length (3 meters = same rack; 6 meters = different rack	3M
Connection details for IOM 1, Port 0
IOM 1, port 0 connects to:	Controller 02, HBA, PCI slot 3, port 0
Cable type:	CU to DE
New cable required (yes/no):	No, move existing cable
Cable length: 9.84 feet (3 m) in the same rack; 19.69 feet (6 m) in a separate rack	9.84 feet (3m)
Connection details for IOM 1, Port 1
IOM 1, port 1 connects:	DE 01, IOM 1, port 0
Cable type:	DE to DE
New cable required (yes/no):	Yes
Cable length: 9.84 feet (3 m) in the same rack; 19.69 feet (6 m) in a separate rack	9.84 feet (3m)

The following example shows a sample summary of the new cables required for adding Drive Enclosures.

Table 2 New cables summary worksheet (sample)
Cables	Quantity
Cables for connecting Controllers to Drive Enclosures
Cable assembly: 3 meters, mini-SAS to mini-SAS HD; P/N 7104928
Cable assembly: 6 meters, mini-SAS to mini-SAS HD; P/N 7104929
Cables for connecting Drive Enclosure to Drive Enclosure
Cable assembly: 9.84 feet (3 m), mini-SAS 4x cable, shielded; P/N 7104939	2
Cable assembly: 19.69 feet (6 m), mini-SAS 4x cable, not equalized; P/N 7104944