Preface

This guide describes how to extend Oracle Exadata Database Machine and cable multiple racks together. It includes information about the cables, new server installation, and cabling tables.

Audience

This guide is intended for Oracle Exadata Database Machine customers and those responsible for data center site planning, configuration, and maintenance of Oracle Exadata.

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Related Documentation

The following guides contain additional information for Oracle Exadata:

Oracle Exadata System Guides

Oracle Exadata Hardware Guides

Exadata Server X11M Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/servers/exadata/x11m/dbmhw/index.html
Exadata Server X10M Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/servers/exadata/x10m/dbmhw/index.html
Oracle Exadata X9-2 Database Server Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x9-2/exa-database/index.html
Oracle Exadata Storage Server X9-2 EF, HC, and XT Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x9-2l/exa-storage/index.html
Oracle Exadata X8-2 Database Server Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x8-2l/exadata-db-service-manual/
Oracle Exadata Storage Server X8-2 EF, HC, and XT Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x8-2l/exadata-storage-service-manual/
Oracle Exadata Database Server X8-8 Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x8-8/exadata-storage-service-manual/index.html
Oracle Server X7-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E72435_01/html/E72445/index.html
Oracle Server X7-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E72463_01/html/E72474/index.html
Oracle Server X7-8 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E71925_01/html/E71936/index.html
Oracle Server X6-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E62159_01/html/E62171/index.html
Oracle Server X6-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E62172_01/html/E62184/index.html
Oracle Server X5-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E41059_01/html/E48312/napsm.html
Oracle Server X5-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E41033_01/html/E48325/cnpsm.html#scrolltoc
Sun Server X4-8 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E40591_01/html/E40317/index.html
Sun Server X4-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36975_01/html/E38045/gentextid-14757.html#scrolltoc
Sun Server X4-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36974_01/html/E38145/gentextid-14728.html#scrolltoc
Sun Server X3-2 (formerly Sun Fire X4170 M3) Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E22368_01/html/E27242/gentextid-14840.html#scrolltoc
Sun Server X3-2L (formerly Sun Fire X4270 M3) Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23393_01/html/E27229/gentextid-14804.html#scrolltoc
Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E20815_01/html/E20819/index.html
Sun Fire X4800 Server Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19140-01/html/821-0282/index.html
Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19245-01/E21671/index.html
Sun Fire X4170 M2 Server Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19762-01/E22369-02/index.html
Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19477-01/820-5830-13/index.html
Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 Firmware Version 2.1 Documentation at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36265_01/index.html
Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 Firmware Version 2.2 Documentation at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E76424_01/index.html
Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe Card User's Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19682-01/E21358/index.html
Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User's Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E29748_01/html/E29741/index.html
Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card User's Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E41278_01/html/E41251/index.html
Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E54943_01/html/E54947/index.html
Oracle Flash Accelerator F320 PCIe Card User Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E65386_01/html/E65387/index.html
Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card User Guide at https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E87231_01/html/E87233/index.html
Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA Documentation at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19221-01/
Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe RAID HBA, Internal Documentation Library at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52363_01/index.html
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Documentation at http://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs
"Cisco Catalyst 4948E and 4948E-F Ethernet Switches Data Sheet" at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-4948e-ethernet-switch/data_sheet_c78-598933.html
"Cisco Nexus 9300-EX and 9300-FX Platform Switches Data Sheet at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/datasheet-c78-736651.html"

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