3 Servicing CRUs That Do Not Require System Power Off

Perform tasks for servicing hot plug components in the Oracle Database Appliance.

Hot-pluggable components can be replaced with the system powered on.

Note:

Hot-pluggable components can also be replaced with the system powered off. If you choose this method, first power off the system as described in Preparing Oracle Database Appliance for Service.

Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components

This section describes how to perform hot plug tasks on an Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 series server.

If you have Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 series, go to Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have the Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2, go to Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, go to Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 Hot-Pluggable Components.

If you are servicing storage shelf hot plug components, see Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 and X6-2-HA/X7-2-HA Storage Shelf Hot-Pluggable Components.

Hot-pluggable components are those that can be removed and installed while the system is running. These are designated as Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs).

Note:

After a physical insertion or removal action of a storage component (such as a disk or SAS cable), you should wait before performing the next action to allow the system software to fully process the event. This could take up to 3 minutes to complete.

Refer to the following table for hot-plug component instructions for your appliance.

Note:

Some of 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.

Oracle Database Appliance X7-2S/X7-2M Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA

Servicing NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Caution: An NVMe drive must first be powered off before removal. If you do not power off the NVMe drive before removal you can crash the operating system. Oracle Database Appliance uses special commands to remove or add NVMe storage.

Front mounted storage drives are not supported in the server nodes for this product.

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Parent topic: Servicing CRUs That Do Not Require System Power Off

Servicing NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Perform tasks for servicing NVMe drives in an Oracle Database Appliance X7 series system.

Parent topic: Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components

Replacing an NVMe Storage Drive

Replace an NVMe drive in an Oracle Database Appliance X7 series system.

Before removing an NVMe drive it must be powered off. After installing an NVMe drive it must be powered on. Failed drives are automatically powered off after 5 minutes.

Caution:

If you remove an NVMe drive without first powering it off, you can crash the operating system. Oracle Database Appliance uses special commands to add or remove NVMe storage.

The instructions describe how to replace an NVMe drive using the odaadmcli power on/off commands for an Oracle Database X7-2 series system.

The odaadmcli commands listed here must be run as the root user.

  1. Identify the NVMe drive to be replaced. Type the following command at the host:
    # odaadmcli show disk

    For example, the drive names pd_00 and pd_01 seen by the host correspond to drive slot labels NMe0 and NVMe1, respectively.

  2. Unmount and power off the drive to be replaced. Do one of the following:
    1. If you are replacing a failed drive, check to see if its blue ready-to-remove light is lit.
      If a drive has failed, it should power off automatically and light its blue ready-to-remove indicator after 5 minutes.
    2. If the drive being replaced doesn't already have its blue ready-to-remove indicator lit, type the following command from the host to unmount and turn off power to the drive:
      # odaadmcli power disk off pd_xx
      Where pd_xx is the name of the disk to be replaced as described in step 1.
      Before proceeding to the next step confirm that the blue ready-to-remove indicator on the drive is lit.
  3. Push the latch release button on the front of the drive to open the drive latch [1], grasp the latch, and pull the drive out of the drive slot [2] as shown in the following figure.
  4. Align the replacement drive with the drive slot.
    The drive is physically addressed according to the slot in which it is installed. It is important to install a replacement drive in the same slot as the drive that was removed.
  5. Slide the drive into the slot until the drive is fully seated [1] and then close the drive latch to lock the drive in place [2] as shown in the following figure.
  6. Power on and remount the replacement drive. Type the following command from the host:
    # odaadmcli power disk on pd_xx

    Where pd_xx is the name of the disk being replaced as described in step 1.

    It can take a few minutes for the power-on operation to complete. Once complete, the drive's green OK indicator will light.

  7. To check the status of the replacement disk, type the following command from the host:
    # odaadmcli show disk

    For additional information, refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide.

Adding NVMe Expansion Storage

Add NVMe storage to an Oracle Database Appliance X7-2M.

  • The Oracle Database Appliance X7-2M supports six expansion slots for NVMe drives. These are slots labeled 2 through 7 as seen from the front of the system (callouts 1 through 6 in the following illustration). Storage drives can be added in sets of three.

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    If you have the default configuration of only two NVMe drives (seen as pd_00 and pd_01 from the host), you can expand storage by either three (3) or six (6) NVMe drives.

  • When expanding storage, populate slots starting with the lowest numbered available slot (for example, slot 2 as seen on the front panel).

  • The drive power-up and storage expansion odaadmcli commands listed here should only be run after all new disk drives have been physically installed. Once you expand storage, you cannot revert to a previous storage configuration (for example, the default installation with only two NVMe drives).

  • The odaadmcli commands listed here must be run as the root user.

  1. Remove the drive filler panel of an unpopulated slot by using your finger to pry open the panel release latch and pulling the filler out of the drive slot.

    Note:

    Replace filler panels with drives one at a time to ensure proper system cooling.

  2. Open the latch of the new drive by pressing the release button on the drive.

    Caution:

    Do not over-rotate the latch outwards when opening. Doing so can damage it.

  3. Insert the new drive by sliding the drive into the slot until the drive is fully seated. Then close the drive latch to lock the drive in place.
  4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 for each new drive.

    • For the Oracle Database Appliance X7-2M, the name for these drives to the host will be pd_02, pd_03, pd_04, etc., matching the numbering of their respective drive slots up to pd_07.

  5. Power on the new drives by entering the appropriate commands from the host.

    • If you are adding three drives, type:

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_02

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_03

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_04

    • If you are adding six drives, additionally type:

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_05

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_06

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_07

    It can take a few minutes for the power-on operation to complete. Once complete, the green OK indicators will light for the newly installed drives.

    Note:

    Do not attempt to power on and expand storage on one new disk and then power on and expand storage on the next new disk. Before you can expand storage, all the new disks must be powered on with their green OK indicators lit.

  6. Expand the system storage to include the new drives. Type the following command from the host:
    # odaadmcli expand storage -ndisk number_of_disks

    Where number_of_disks is the number of disks being added. The system will then detect and use the new storage.

    For additional information, refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide.

Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components

This section describes how to perform hot plug tasks on an Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 series server.

If you have Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 series, go to Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have the Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2, go to Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, go to Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 Hot-Pluggable Components.

If you are servicing storage shelf hot plug components, see Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 and X6-2-HA/X7-2-HA Storage Shelf Hot-Pluggable Components.

Hot-pluggable components are those that can be removed and installed while the system is running. These are designated as Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs).

Note:

After a physical insertion or removal action of a storage component (such as a disk or SAS cable), you should wait before performing the next action to allow the system software to fully process the event. This could take up to 3 minutes to complete.

Refer to the following table for hot-plug component instructions for your appliance.

Note:

Some of 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.

Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S/X6-2M Oracle Database Appliance X6-2L Oracle Database Appliance X6-2-HA

Servicing Non-NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Servicing Non-NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Servicing Non-NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Servicing NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Caution: An NVMe drive must first be powered off before removal. If you do not power off the NVMe drive before removal you can crash the operating system. Oracle Database Appliance uses special commands to remove or add NVMe storage.

Servicing NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Caution: An NVMe drive must first be powered off before removal. If you do not power off the NVMe drive before removal you can crash the operating system. Oracle Database Appliance uses special commands to remove or add NVMe storage.

Front mounted storage drives are not supported in the server nodes for this product.

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Parent topic: Servicing CRUs That Do Not Require System Power Off

Servicing NVMe Storage Drives (CRU)

Perform tasks to service NVMe drives in an Oracle Database Appliance X6 Series system.

This section describes servicing NVMe drives in an Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 series system.

Parent topic: Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components

Replacing an NVMe Storage Drive

Replace an NVMe drive in an Oracle Database Appliance X6 series system.

Before removing an NVMe drive it must be powered off. After installing an NVMe drive it must be powered on. Failed drives are automatically powered off after 5 minutes.

Caution:

If you remove an NVMe drive without first powering it off, you can crash the operating system. Oracle Database Appliance uses special commands to add or remove NVMe storage.

The instructions describe how to replace an NVMe drive using the odaadmcli power on/off commands for an Oracle Database X6-2 series system.

The odaadmcli commands listed here must be run as the root user.

  1. Identify the NVMe drive to be replaced. Type the following command at the host:
    # odaadmcli show disk

    For example, the drive names pd_00 and pd_01 seen by the host correspond to drive slot labels NMe0 and NVMe1, respectively.

  2. Unmount and power off the drive to be replaced. Do one of the following:
    1. If you are replacing a failed drive, check to see if its blue ready-to-remove light is lit.
      If a drive has failed, it should power off automatically and light its blue ready-to-remove indicator after 5 minutes.
    2. If the drive being replaced doesn't already have its blue ready-to-remove indicator lit, type the following command from the host to unmount and turn off power to the drive:
      # odaadmcli power disk off pd_xx
      Where pd_xx is the name of the disk to be replaced as described in step 1.
      Before proceeding to the next step confirm that the blue ready-to-remove indicator on the drive is lit.
  3. Push the latch release button on the front of the drive to open the drive latch [1], grasp the latch, and pull the drive out of the drive slot [2] as shown in the following figure.
  4. Align the replacement drive with the drive slot.
    The drive is physically addressed according to the slot in which it is installed. It is important to install a replacement drive in the same slot as the drive that was removed.
  5. Slide the drive into the slot until the drive is fully seated [1] and then close the drive latch to lock the drive in place [2] as shown in the following figure.
  6. Power on and remount the replacement drive. Type the following command from the host:
    # odaadmcli power disk on pd_xx

    Where pd_xx is the name of the disk being replaced as described in step 1.

    It can take a few minutes for the power-on operation to complete. Once complete, the drive's green OK indicator will light.

  7. To check the status of the replacement disk, type the following command from the host:
    # odaadmcli show disk

    For additional information, refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide.

Adding NVMe Expansion Storage

Add NVMe storage in an Oracle Database Appliance X6 series system.

  • The Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S/X6-2M supports two expansion slots for NVMe drives. These are slots labeled NVMe2 and NVMe3 as seen from the front of the system (callouts 1 and 2 in the following illustration). When adding NVMe storage, you must populate both of these slots.

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    If you have the default configuration of only two NVMe drives (seen as pd_00 and pd_01 from the host), you can expand storage by adding two (2) NVMe drives.

  • The Oracle Database Appliance X6-2L supports three expansion slots for NVMe drives. These are slots labeled NVMe2, NVMe5, and NVMe8 as seen from the front of the system (callouts 1, 2 and 3 in the following illustration). When adding NVMe storage, you must populate all three of these slots.

    Note:

    Drive slots NVMe9, NVMe10 and NVMe11 are not supported for this product.

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    If you have the default configuration of NVMe drives (seen as pd_00, pd_01, pd_03, pd_04, pd_06 and pd_07 from the host), you can expand storage by adding three (3) NVMe drives.

  • The drive power-up and storage expansion odaadmcli commands listed here should only be run after all new disk drives have been physically installed. Once you expand storage, you cannot revert to a previous storage configuration (for example, the default factory storage configuration).

  • The odaadmcli commands listed here must be run as the root user.

  1. Remove the drive filler panel of an unpopulated slot by using your finger to pry open the panel release latch and pulling the filler out of the drive slot.

    Note:

    Replace filler panels with drives one at a time to ensure proper system cooling.

  2. Open the latch of the new drive by pressing the release button on the drive.

    Caution:

    Do not over-rotate the latch outwards when opening. Doing so can damage it.

  3. Insert the new drive by sliding the drive into the slot until the drive is fully seated. Then close the drive latch to lock the drive in place.
  4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 for each new drive.

    • For the Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S/X6-2M, the name for these drives to the host will be pd_02 and pd_03, matching the numbering of their respective drive slots.

    • For the Oracle Database Appliance X6-2L, the name for these drives to the host will be pd_02, pd_05 and pd_08, matching the numbering of their respective drive slots.

  5. Power on the new drives by entering the appropriate commands from the host.

    • For the Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S/X6-2M, type:

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_02

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_03

    • For the Oracle Database Appliance X6-2L, type:

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_02

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_05

      # odaadmcli power disk on pd_08

    It can take a few minutes for the power-on operation to complete. Once complete, the green OK indicators will light for the newly installed drives.

    Note:

    Do not attempt to power on and expand storage on one new disk and then power on and expand storage on the next new disk. Before you can expand storage, all the new disks must be powered on with their green OK indicators lit.

  6. Expand the system storage to include the new drives. Type the following command from the host:
    # odaadmcli expand storage

    The system will then detect and use the new storage.

    For additional information, refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide.

Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components

This section describes how to perform hot plug tasks on an Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 series server.

If you have Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 series, go to Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 series, go to Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, go to Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 Hot-Pluggable Components.

If you are servicing storage shelf hot plug components, see Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 and X6-2-HA/X7-2-HA Storage Shelf Hot-Pluggable Components.

Hot-pluggable components are those that can be removed and installed while the system is running. These are designated as Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs).

Note:

After a physical insertion or removal action of a storage component (such as a disk or SAS cable), you should wait before performing the next action to allow the system software to fully process the event. This could take up to 3 minutes to complete.

Refer to the following table for hot-plug component instructions for your appliance.

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.

Oracle Database Appliance X3-2 Oracle Database Appliance X4-2 Oracle Database Appliance X5-2

Servicing Storage Drives (CRU)

Note that for bare metal installations of this appliance, you must run the oakcli add disk -local command after replacing a failed disk in a server node. Refer to the Administration and Reference Guide for details.

Servicing Storage Drives (CRU)

Note that for bare metal installations of this appliance, you must run the oakcli add disk -local command after replacing a failed disk in a server node. Refer to the Administration and Reference Guide for details.

Servicing Storage Drives (CRU)

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Fan Modules (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Servicing Power Supplies (CRU)

Parent topic: Servicing CRUs That Do Not Require System Power Off

Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 and X6-2-HA/X7-2-HA Storage Shelf Hot-Pluggable Components

Perform hot plug tasks on an Oracle Database Appliance storage shelf.

This section describes replacing hot-pluggable components for the Oracle Database Appliance storage shelf. Only certain versions of Oracle Database Appliance support a storage shelf. If you have Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, go to Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 Hot-Pluggable Components.

Note:

In certain storage expansion scenarios (explained in the following procedures), adding optional storage might require that the appliance be powered off.

A storage shelf, or expansion storage shelf, are only supported with the following Oracle Database Appliance products:

  • Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA supports the DE3-24C shelf.

  • Oracle Database Appliance X6-2-HA supports the DE3-24C shelf.

  • Oracle Database Appliance X5-2 supports the DE2-24C shelf.

  • Oracle Database Appliance X3-2 and Oracle Database Appliance X4-2 support the DE2-24P shelf.

Hot-pluggable components are those that can be removed and installed while the system is running. These are designated as Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs).

Caution:

Data loss. Do not remove power from both power supplies of the storage shelf or storage expansion shelf (if equipped) while any databases are running. If you must power off the storage shelf or expansion storage shelf, stop the database first.

Note:

After a physical insertion or removal action of a storage component (such as a disk or SAS cable), you should wait before performing the next action to allow the system software to fully process the event. This could take up to 3 minutes to complete.

Parent topic: Servicing CRUs That Do Not Require System Power Off

Servicing Storage Shelf Components

Perform hot plug tasks on an Oracle Database Appliance storage shelf.

Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA (DE3-24C), Oracle Database Appliance X6-2-HA (DE3-24C), Oracle Database Appliance X5-2 (DE2-24C) and Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2 (DE2-24P) storage shelf components can all be replaced while the storage shelf is powered-on and running. They include:

Parent topic: Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 and X6-2-HA/X7-2-HA Storage Shelf Hot-Pluggable Components

Adding Optional Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA Storage Shelf Drives (CRU)

Add disk storage in an Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA storage shelf.

  • The Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA storage shelf partially-populated base configuration supports 15 expansion slots for either 3.2 TB SSDs (available in five-packs) or 10 TB HDDs (available in a fifteen-pack). These expansion slots are labeled 5-19 as seen from the front of the system (callouts 5 through 19 in the following illustration).

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    Description of the illustration GXXXX-x7-2ha_optional_shelf_drives.jpg

    Note the following:

    • Expanding the base configuration storage shelf with 3.2 TB SSDs can be performed with the appliance running. The base configuration has slots 20-23 populated with 800GB drives for REDO and slots 0-4 with 3.2 TB drives for DATA/RECO. Expansion drives are available in five-packs and are populated in shelf storage slots from the bottom up to be used for DATA/RECO, as follows:

      • The first five expansion drives go into slots 5-9.
      • The second five expansion drives go into slots 10-14.
      • The third five expansion drives go into slots 15-19.

      The following illustration shows the expanded drive configuration for 3.2 TB SSDs.

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      When you expand storage, you must first install all of your expansion disks (5, 10 or 15). Once you expand storage to support additional disks, you cannot revert to the base configuration (no drives in slots 5-19).

    • Expanding the base configuration storage shelf with 10 TB HDDs requires that you first power down the appliance. The base configuration has slots 20-23 populated with 800GB drives for REDO and slots 0-4 with 3.2 TB drives for DATA/RECO. Expansion drives are available in a fifteen-pack and are populated in the storage shelf as follows:

      • Move the 3.2 TB DATA/RECO drives from shelf storage slots 0-4 to slots 15-19. These will be used for FLASH after redeployment.
      • Install the fifteen 10 TB HDD expansion drives into slots 0-14. These will be used for DATA/RECO after redeployment.

      The following illustration shows the expanded drive configuration for 10 TB HDDs.

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      After adding the storage, power on the appliance to perform cleanup, redeploy the appliance and restore the database as described in the Deployment and User's Guide for the appliance. Once you expand storage to support additional disks, you cannot revert to the base configuration (no drives in slots 5-19).

  • If you plan on adding another storage shelf, it must be populated identically to your first storage shelf.

  • The odaadmcli commands listed here must be run as the root user.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • If you are adding 3.2 TB SSDs to the storage shelf, leave the appliance powered on and proceed to the next step.

    • If you are adding 10 TB HDDs to the storage shelf, power off the appliance and move the 3.2 TB DATA/RECO drives from shelf storage slots 0-4 to slots 15-19. Proceed to the next step and note that drive removal is similar to filler panel removal (using the release button on the front of the drive).

  2. To install the new drives into the storage shelf, do the following:
    1. Remove one of the empty slot drive filler panels by pressing its release button [1] and removing it from the drive slot [2] as shown in the following figure.

      Note:

      Replace filler panels with drives one at a time to ensure proper storage shelf chassis cooling.

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    2. Open the drive lever of the new drive by pressing the release button on the drive.
    3. Slide the new drive into the drive slot [1] until it engages with the backplane connector and then close the lever to fully seat the drive and lock it into place [2] as shown in the following figure.

      Check that the drive is locked in place and flush with the other drives.

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    4. Repeat steps a through c until all of the new drives are installed in the storage shelf.
  3. Do one of the following:

    • If you added 3.2 TB SSDs to the shelf, check that the OK indicator on each new drive is steady green to indicate that it is ready. Then expand the system storage to include the new drives by typing the following command from the host:

      # odaadmcli expand storage -ndisk number_of_disks -enclosure 0

      Where number_of_disks is the number of disks being added. The system will then detect and use the new storage.

    • If you added 10 TB HDDs to the shelf (and moved the existing 3.2 TB SSDs), power on the appliance and perform cleanup, redeploy the appliance and restore the database as described in the Deployment and User's Guide for the appliance.

  4. If you are also adding a storage expansion shelf (can only be added to a system with an identically and fully populated storage shelf), you can do so after successfully completing the previous step.

    Refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Owner's Guide for information on installing a storage expansion shelf into a rack.

    Refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for information on cabling and storage expansion commands for a storage expansion shelf.

Adding Optional Oracle Database Appliance X6-2-HA Storage Shelf Drives (CRU)

Add disk storage in an Oracle Database Appliance X6-2-HA storage shelf.

  • The Oracle Database Appliance X6-2-HA storage shelf base configuration (half-populated) supports ten expansion slots for 1.6 TB SSD drives. These are slots labeled 10-19 as seen from the front of the system (callouts 10 through 19 in the following illustration). When adding to the storage shelf, you must populate all of these slots at the same time. This upgrade can be performed with the appliance running.

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    Description of the illustration X6-2-HA_optional_shelf_drives.jpg

    Note:

    If you expand storage, you must first add all of the disks and then expand storage on all the new disks at the same time. Once you expand storage to support disks in slots 10-19, you cannot revert to the base configuration (no drives in slots 10-19).

  • You cannot add a storage expansion shelf to your appliance configuration until you have fully populated the existing storage shelf.

  • The oakcli commands listed here must be run as the root user.

  1. To install the new drives into the storage shelf, do the following:
    1. Remove one of the drive filler panels from slots 10-19 by pressing its release button [1] and removing it from the drive slot [2] as shown in the following figure.

      Note:

      Replace filler panels with drives one at a time to ensure proper storage shelf chassis cooling.

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      Description of the illustration G5703_DE3-24C_drive_removal1.jpg
    2. Open the drive lever of the new drive by pressing the release button on the drive.
    3. Slide the new drive into the drive slot [1] until it engages with the backplane connector and then close the lever to fully seat the drive and lock it into place [2] as shown in the following figure.

      Check that the drive is locked in place and flush with the other drives.

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      Description of the illustration G5704_DE3-24C_drive_replacement1.jpg
    4. Repeat steps a through c until all of the empty drive slots in the storage shelf are filled with the new drives.

      Note:

      Before attempting to use the expanded storage, ensure the OK indicator on each new drive is steady green to indicate a ready state.

  2. Expand the system storage to include the new drives on the master server node. Type the following command:
    # oakcli expand storage

    The system will then detect and use the new storage. After 30 seconds, proceed to the next step.

  3. Expand the system storage to include the new drives on the slave server node. Type the following command:
    # oakcli expand storage

    The system will then detect and use the new storage.

    Note:

    It can take up to 12 minutes to add the new storage to the configuration.

  4. If you are also adding a storage expansion shelf (can only be added to a system with an identically and fully populated storage shelf), you can do so after successfully completing the previous step.

    Refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Owner's Guide for information on installing a storage expansion shelf into a rack.

    Refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for information on cabling and storage expansion commands for a storage expansion shelf.

Replace a Storage Shelf HDD or SSD (CRU)

Replace a storage disk in an Oracle Database Appliance storage shelf.

Note:

After a physical insertion or removal action of a storage component (such as a disk or SAS cable), you should wait before performing the next action to allow the system software to fully process the event. This could take several minutes to complete.

  1. Locate the failed drive on the front of the storage shelf.

    Look for the drive with its Service Required indicator and/or Ready-to-Remove indicator lit.

    Caution:

    Equipment damage. Do not remove a drive unless you have an immediate replacement.

  2. Remove the drive:

    • For the DE3-24C, press the release button [1] to release the drive lever and then, rotate the lever open and, grasping the drive body, slide the drive out of the storage shelf [2] as shown in the following figure.

      Note:

      For the DE2-24C, slide the release latch as indicated by the debossed arrow to release the drive lever.

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    • For the DE2-24P, slide the release latch as indicated by the debossed arrow to release the drive lever and then, rotate the lever open and, grasping the drive body, slide the drive out of the storage shelf as shown in the following figure.

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  3. Install the replacement drive:

    • For the DE2-24C and DE3-24C, open the drive lever on the replacement drive. Slide the new drive into the drive slot [1] until it engages with the backplane connector and then close the lever to fully seat the drive and lock it into place [2] as shown in the following figure.

      Check that the drive is locked in place and flush with the other drives.

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    • For the DE2-24P, open the drive lever on the replacement drive. Slide the drive into the drive slot until it engages with the backplane connector and then close the lever to fully seat the drive and lock it into place as shown in the following figure.

      Check that the drive is locked in place and flush with the other drives.

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  4. Once installed, the system should automatically detect and use the replacement drive. Ensure that the green OK indicator for the replacement drive lights to show that the drive is ready.

    This can take a few minutes to complete.

Replace a Storage Shelf Power Supply (CRU)

Replace a power supply in an Oracle Database Appliance storage shelf.

The storage shelf and the storage expansion shelf each have two power supplies. Indicators (LEDs) on the power supplies indicate their operation state.

The power supplies are redundant and one can be replaced while the appliance is running.

Example figure showing a DE3-24C power supply:

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Example figure showing a DE2-24C or DE2-24P power supply:

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Callout Description

1

AC power fail indicator

2

Fan fail indicator

3

Power supply status indicator

4

DC power fail indicator

5

Release lever

6

AC connector

7

On/Off switch

If any of the indicators are amber, or if the power supply status indicator does not light, replace the power supply.

  1. Ensure the power supply on/off switch is in the "O" off position.
  2. Disconnect the power cord tie strap from the power cord, and unplug the power cord from the power supply.
  3. Remove the power supply unit using the procedure for your storage shelf model:
  4. Open the lever/ejection arms on the replacement power supply.
  5. Slide the replacement power supply module into the chassis.

    Be careful to not bend the pins.

  6. Close the lever/ejection arms.

    Push the lever fully closed until you hear or feel a click.

Parent topic: Servicing Storage Shelf Components

Replace a Storage Shelf I/O Module (CRU)

Replace an IO module in an Oracle Database Appliance storage shelf.

Storage Shelf SAS I/O modules are fully redundant and can be replaced while the appliance is running.

Note:

After a physical insertion or removal action of a storage component (such as a disk or SAS cable), you should wait before performing the next action to allow the system software to fully process the event. This could take up to 3 minutes to complete.

  1. Disconnect the cables from the I/O module (the various models are shown below). Be sure to mark the cables so you can return them to their proper connectors.
    Callout Description

    1

    I/O module locking levers

    2

    I/O module 1 (top)

    3

    I/O module 0 (bottom)
  2. Remove the I/O module using the procedure for your storage shelf model:
  3. Open the lever in the new I/O module if it is not already open.
  4. Slide the new I/O module into the disk shelf and close the locking lever.

    Caution:

    Equipment damage. Be careful not to damage the connector pins at the back of the I/O module.

  5. Reconnect the cables.
  6. Verify that the new I/O module is working correctly.

    • After approximately 60 seconds, the power LED should be solid green and the Fault/Locate LED should be off.

    • For each port that has a cable connected, all four activity LEDs should be solid green.

Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 Hot-Pluggable Components

This section describes how to perform hot plug tasks on an Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 system.

If you have Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 series, go to Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 series, go to Oracle Database Appliance X6-2 Series Server Node Hot-Pluggable Components. If you have Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2, go to Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 Hot-Pluggable Components.

Only certain versions of Oracle Database Appliance support a storage shelf (the Oracle Database Appliance Version 1 does not). If you have Oracle Database Appliance that supports a storage shelf and you need to service its components, go to Oracle Database Appliance X3-2/X4-2/X5-2 and X6-2-HA/X7-2-HA Storage Shelf Hot-Pluggable Components.

Hot-pluggable components are those that can be removed and installed while the system and the server nodes are running. These are designated as Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs).

In Oracle Database Appliance Version 1, the following devices are hot-pluggable:

Parent topic: Servicing CRUs That Do Not Require System Power Off