3 Readying Oracle Database Appliance for Deployment

Complete these tasks to prepare to deploy Oracle Database Appliance.

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About Interconnect Cabling

Interconnect is reserved for Oracle Grid Infrastructure (GI) and Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).

Oracle GI includes Oracle Clusterware, Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM), and Oracle Restart. Even if you do not use Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) , Oracle Database Appliance uses the interconnect for RAC ASM and Oracle GI.

Note:

Do not use interconnect for other applications.

When you power on Oracle Database Appliance for the first time, the system automatically defines your public network interface based on the interconnect. If you use the InfiniBand cards, then the InfiniBand network is used for the interconnect. If you ordered the configuration that contains the 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) cards instead of InfiniBand cards, then the onboard 10GBase-T (Copper) ports are used for the interconnect.

Attaching Network Cables to Oracle Database Appliance

Connect Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S, X6-2M, or X6-2L to either a 10GBase-T (copper) or 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) network.

Use standard Cat-6 network cables to connect to the on-board 10GBase-T (copper) network ports. The following sections show the cabling options for 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) network ports. In the figures, callouts 4 and 5 identify the ports for the 10GBase-T (copper) network. Callout 6 identifies the ports for the 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) network.

Figure 3-1 Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S or X6-2M

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Description of "Figure 3-1 Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S or X6-2M"

Figure 3-2 Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X6-2L

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Table 3-1 Location of Network Ports and Power Cabling for Oracle Database Appliance

Callout Number Description

1

Power cables

2

(Optional) ILOM SER MGT port. Service processor RJ-45 serial port

3

ILOM NET MGT port. Service processor 10/100/1000Base-T network interface

4

10 GbE network interface port with RJ-45 connector (btbond1)

5

10 GbE network interface port with RJ-45 connector (btbond2)

These ports are not available on Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S.

6

10 GbE dual-rate SFP+ (fiber network) ports (sfpbond1)

For 10 GbE SFP+ PCI cards, you can use fiber cables or copper cables.

Fiber Cables

For optical cables, you must purchase either Short Range (SR) or Long Range (LR) SFP+ transceivers for each of the network ports, and then plug in the appropriate optical cable. Currently, Oracle sells both the SR and LR SFP+ transceivers. In addition to these transceivers, you must purchase the appropriate LC-LC terminated fiber optic cables from a third-party vendor.

Name Part Number

10 GbE Transceiver SR (SFP+)

X2129A-N

10 GbE Transceiver LR (SFP+)

X5562A-Z

Copper Cables

You can purchase the following copper cables from Oracle. These cables have built-in SFP+ connectors:

Name Length Part Number

TwinAx 1m

1m

X2130A-1M-N

TwinAx 3m

3m

X2130A-3M-N

TwinAx 5m

5m

X2130A-3M-N

Attaching Peripheral Devices

Complete this task if you have direct access to Oracle Database Appliance and you intend to use a locally connected monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Oracle Database Appliance is not equipped with human-computer interface devices, such as a monitor or keyboard. If you want to log in locally, instead of through a network, then you must attach interface devices.

Attach a monitor to the graphics card port, and attach a keyboard and a mouse to the USB ports. Refer to the figure and table to identify the ports.

Figure 3-3 Peripheral Device Connections for Oracle Database Appliance

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In the figure, callout 1 identifies the ports for the keyboard and mouse. Callout 2 identifies the monitor port.

Table 3-2 Peripheral Device Connections for Oracle Database Appliance

Callout Number Description

1

USB ports for the keyboard and mouse

2

Graphics card port for the monitor

First Startup of Oracle Database Appliance

Use this procedure to start up either a newly-installed Oracle Database Appliance, or to start up the appliance after you power it down.

To ready Oracle Database Appliance for the powering on the first time, you need to attach all of the required power cords and confirm that initialization completes successfully. You can then start up the system by pushing the power button once.

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Attaching Power Cords and Initializing Components

Attach power cords for Oracle Database Appliance.

Caution:

Before plugging in the power cords, ensure that the electrical outlets providing the power are grounded.

If you use only a single AC circuit, then connect both power cords for each component to that circuit. If you want to maintain N+1 power supply redundancy, then use two separate AC circuits. Connect one power cord from each AC circuit into each component.

For more information about cabling with the supplied Cable Management Arm, refer to Oracle Database Appliance Owner’s Guide.

Powering On Oracle Database Appliance the First Time

Use this procedure the first time you power on Oracle Database Appliance.

Note:

After you connect power cords, the green SP OK light-emitting diode (LED) lights blink for a few minutes, and then turn to steady ON. The cooling fans also may turn on. However, these events do not indicate that the system is started. You must complete all of the steps in this section to turn on the appliance properly. Read through the entire section to understand the sequence required for initial system startup.

  1. Push the recessed power button to turn on the appliance.

    Note:

    The fully-initialized state is indicated by the green SP OK LEDs staying steadily lit. If any of the green LED lights on the server are still blinking, then wait for them to complete their initialization steps.

    The power button and the system initialization status indicator lights are located on the power panel. The following figure is an example of the location on the X6-2S and X6-2M. The layout on the X6-2L is slightly different.

    Figure 3-4 Front of Oracle Database Appliance Power Panel for X6-2S and X6-M

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    Table 3-3 Description of Callouts for Powering On Oracle Database Appliance

    Callouts for X6-2S and X6-2M Function
    4 SP OK LED light, located on the front panel of the appliance.
    5 Recessed On/Off power button, which is located on the front panel of the appliance. Push this button only once. Do not repeatedly push the power button.
    6 Green Power OK LED, located on the front panel. These lights must be in the steady ON position (Green light does not blink) before you log on to the system.
  2. Wait for Oracle Database Appliance to complete startup.

    Note:

    Do not repeatedly push the power buttons. Startup can take several minutes to complete.

    Oracle Database Appliance is ready for use when the green Power OK LEDs on the front of the system remains steadily on.

Configuring Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager

Configure Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) to manage Oracle Database Appliance independent of the operating system.

Oracle ILOM provides alternate ways to restart and troubleshoot Oracle Database Appliance.

You must set up the following items first to configure Oracle ILOM:

  • A name and IP address

  • A password to replace the default Oracle ILOM password

  • Access to a management network, using an assigned netmask

  • An Ethernet cable connected from the NET MGT port to the management network

In the default configuration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is enabled in Oracle ILOM and the DHCP server automatically assigns network settings. To determine the IP address or host name assigned by the DHCP server, use the network tools provided with the DHCP server.

If you do not use DHCP, then use the custom option in Oracle Database Appliance Manager Configurator to assign IP addresses and host names to Oracle ILOM when you deploy your database.

Note:

If you have not enabled DHCP, then you must complete Oracle Database Appliance configuration to access Oracle ILOM.

To connect to the Oracle ILOM, use one of the following two methods:

  1. Log in using a web interface by completing these steps:

    1. Using a client system's browser, enter the IP address or host name assigned by DHCP into the browser address field and press Enter.

    2. At the login page, enter the default user name, root and the default password, changeme.

      The Oracle ILOM web interface appears.

  2. Log in using a command line interface (CLI) by completing these steps:

    1. Using a client system, establish a secure shell (SSH) connection by entering the following on the command line:

      ssh -l root sp_ip_address

      where sp_ip_address is the IP address assigned by DHCP.

    2. Enter the default user name, root, and the default password, changeme.

      The Oracle ILOM CLI prompt appears.

Configuring an Initial Network Connection

Configure a temporary network configuration framework to build your network information during deployment.

Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S has two highly available networks and Oracle Database Appliance X6-2M and X6-2L have three available networks. Use either the 10GBase-T or the 10GbE SFP+ network interface. Use the initial network connection to transfer deployment software to Oracle Database Appliance and deploy the appliance with the Web Console.

Note:

The initial network configuration is temporary. It is replaced during the final image deployment.

Caution:

Oracle recommends using the configure-firstnet command only one time on Oracle Database Appliance. Subsequent use after configuring the initial network can cause unpredictable changes to your network settings.

To configure the initial network, you will need the IP address and netmask address. Refer to the network configuration information that you collected in preparation for deployment. The program derives the gateway address using the network information you provided.
  1. Log in to Oracle Database Appliance as root, using the password welcome1.
  2. Run the command configure-firstnet to configure the initial network. Complete the network information, as prompted. Refer to the network configuration information that you collected in preparation for deployment.

    Configure the first network to use a btbond1 interface without configuring DHCP.

    Complete the IP address and netmask address based on the network configuration information that you collected in preparation for deployment and accept the Gateway address when prompted. In this example, the IP address is 10.1.10.2 and the Netmask address is 255.255.255.0. The program derives 10.1.10.1 as the Gateway address to configure. The program derives this gateway address using the network information you provided for the other IP addresses. Accept this value, unless your network administrator provides an alternative gateway address that is different from the default that the appliance command-line interface detects.

    # configure-firstnet

Select the Interface to configure the network on (btbond1 sfpbond1): btbond1
Configure DHCP on btbond1 (yes/no): no
INFO: You have chosen Static configuration
Enter the IP address to configure: 10.1.10.2
Enter the Netmask address to configure: 255.255.255.0
Enter the Gateway address to configure: 10.1.10.1
INFO: Plumbing the IPs now
INFO: Restarting the network
Shutting down interface btbon1: bonding: btbond1: Removing slave em1. 
bonding btbon1: Warning: the permanent HWaddr of em1 - <mac> - is still in use by btbon1. Set the HWaddr of em1 to a different address to avoid conflicts. 
bonding: btbond1: releasing active interface em1 
bonding: btbond1: making interface em2 the new active one. 
bonding: btbond1: Removing slave em2. 
bonding: btbond1: releasing active interface em2 
:::::::::: 
bonding: btbond1: Setting em1 as primary slave. 
:::::::::: 
bonding: btbond2: Setting em3 as primary slave. 
:::::::::: 
bonding: sfpbond1: Setting p3p1 as primary slave.

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Downloading Oracle Database Appliance Software

Download the Oracle Database Appliance 12.1.2.11.0 Patch Bundle, also known as the Single Instance Bundle (SIB) for Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S, X6–2M, and X6–2L.

This file contains the latest patches for DCS Agent, DCS Controller, OAK , GI and  RDBMS 12.1 and 11.2 homes. 

 

If you have Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S or X6-2M with dcs-agent version 12.1.2.7, you must apply patch 24391174 before applying this patch.

24391174

Use the rpm –qa |grep dcs-agent command to check the dcs-agent version .

#  rpm -qa |grep dcs-agent
dcs-agent-12.1.2.7.0_LINUX.X64_160601.x86_64

Oracle Database Appliance release 12.1.2.7 is no longer supported for the X6-2S and X6-2M models.

  1. From an external client machine, log on to My Oracle Support.
  2. Locate patch 26080577 for the Oracle Database Appliance.
  3. Select the patch version for Oracle Appliance Kit 12.1.2.11.0.
  4. Click Download to download the zip files onto your external client. 
    p26080577_1212110_Linux-x86-64.zip
  5. Use either a Secure Copy (scp) command or a USB storage device to copy the file from the external client to dom0 on Node 0. Use the /tmp directory as the target location.

    Note:

    If you use a USB drive to transfer the file, then format it first as FAT32, ext3, or ext4. NTFS file formats are not supported.

  6. Unzip the patch bundle. 
    # cd /tmp
# unzip p26080577_1212110_Linux-x86-64.zip

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