8.1 Extending Storage Capacity Task Map

Table 8.1 describes the steps for extending the Oracle PCA at your site by installing additional compute nodes within the rack.

Table 8.1 Steps for Extending Oracle Private Cloud Appliance By Adding Compute Nodes

Step	Description	Links
1	Review safety guidelines and site checklists.	Section 6.2, “Review Safety Guidelines”
2	Identify the type of external storage you are installing: Fibre Channel storage hardware InfiniBand storage hardware	Section 8.2, “Adding External Fibre Channel Storage” Section 8.3, “Adding External InfiniBand Storage”
3	Connect the external storage to the appliance. This involves physical cabling and automated configuration resulting from it.	Fibre Channel: Section 8.2.1, “Creation of Virtual Host Bus Adaptors (vHBAs)” Section 8.2.3, “Connecting Fibre Channel Hardware” InfiniBand: Section 8.3.1, “Connecting InfiniBand Storage Hardware” Section 8.3.2, “IP Address Allocation”
4	Configure the external storage for use with Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. This refers to software configuration on the storage hardware connected to the Oracle PCA.	Fibre Channel: Section 8.2.4, “Zone Configuration” Section 8.2.5, “Configuring Your Storage Appliance” InfiniBand: Section 8.3.3, “Configuring the ZFS Storage Appliance”
5	Configure Oracle Private Cloud Appliance to enable the external storage. This refers to configuration in Oracle VM Manager to enable connectivity with the storage hardware connected to the Oracle PCA.	Fibre Channel: Section 8.2.6, “Updating Physical Disks in Oracle VM Manager” InfiniBand: Section 8.3.4, “Enabling External IPoIB Storage in Oracle VM Manager”