2 Preparing Oracle Database Appliance for Service

This chapter describes how to prepare Oracle Database Appliance for servicing.

It includes the following topics:

Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series for Service

This section describes preparing Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 series for service.

If you have Oracle Database X6-2 series, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series for Service. If you have Oracle Database X3-2, Oracle Database Appliance X4-2, or Oracle Database Appliance X5-2, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 for Service. If you have Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 for Service.

Most service procedures are performed on a single appliance component. Service procedures that require a single server node to be powered off can be performed without shutting down the entire appliance. Before powering off any component for service, refer to the Deployment and User's Guide for the Oracle Database Appliance X7 series for any special instructions or commands that must be performed on the appliance to prepare it for service.

Note:

The links in the following table take you to instructions outside of the Oracle Database Appliance library to the Oracle Server X7-2 documentation library. Use your browser's Back button to return to the Oracle Database Appliance library.

Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series for Service

This section describes preparing Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 series for service.

If you have Oracle Database X7-2 series, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series for Service. If you have Oracle Database X3-2, Oracle Database Appliance X4-2, or Oracle Database Appliance X5-2, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 for Service. If you have Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 for Service.

Most service procedures are performed on a single appliance component. Service procedures that require a single server node to be powered off can be performed without shutting down the entire appliance. Before powering off any component for service, refer to the Deployment and User's Guide for the Oracle Database Appliance X6 series for any special instructions or commands that must be performed on the appliance to prepare it for service.

Note:

The links in the following table take you to instructions outside of the Oracle Database Appliance library to the Oracle Server X6-2 and Oracle Server X6-2L (including Storage Server X6-2 Extreme Flash version) documentation libraries. Use your browser's Back button to return to the Oracle Database Appliance library.

Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 for Service

This section describes preparing Oracle Database Appliance X3-2, Oracle Database Appliance X4-2, and Oracle Database Appliance X5-2 for service.

If you have Oracle Database X7-2 series, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series for Service. If you have Oracle Database X6-2 series, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series for Service. If you have Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 for Service.

Most service procedures are performed on a single appliance component. Service procedures that require a single server node to be powered off can be performed without shutting down the entire appliance. Before powering off any component for service, refer to the Getting Started Guide or Administration and Reference Guide for any special instructions or commands that must be performed on the appliance to prepare it for service.

Note:

The links in the following table take you to instructions outside of the Oracle Database Appliance library to the Sun Server X3-2, Sun Server X4-2, and Oracle Server X5-2 documentation libraries. Use your browser's Back button to return to the Oracle Database Appliance library.

Preparing Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 for Service

This section describes how to prepare Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 for servicing.

If you have Oracle Database X7-2 series, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series for Service. If you have Oracle Database X6-2 series, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series for Service. If you have Oracle Database Appliance X3-2, Oracle Database Appliance X4-2, or Oracle Database Appliance X5-2, go to Preparing Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 for Service.