Table of Contents
- Title and Copyright Information
- Preface
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1
Preparing to Extend Oracle Exadata Database Machine
- 1.1 About Extending Oracle Exadata
- 1.2 Reviewing the Safety Precautions
- 1.3 Reviewing the Cable Precautions
- 1.4 Estimating Cable Path Lengths
- 1.5 Bundling Cables
- 1.6 Reviewing the Cable Management Arm Guidelines
- 1.7 Obtaining Current Configuration Information
- 1.8 Preparing the Network Configuration
- 1.9 Moving Audit and Diagnostic Files
- 1.10 Reviewing Release and Patch Levels
- 1.11 Performing Preliminary Checks
- 1.12 Preparing to Add Servers
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2
Extending the Hardware
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2.1
Extending an Eighth Rack
- 2.1.1 Eighth Rack Expansion Options
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2.1.2
Eighth Rack Expansion Procedures
- 2.1.2.1 Reviewing and Validating Current Configuration of Eighth Rack Oracle Exadata Database Machine
- 2.1.2.2 Activating Database Server Cores in Oracle Exadata Database Machine Eighth Rack
- 2.1.2.3 Activating Storage Server Cores and Disks in Oracle Exadata Database Machine Eighth Rack
- 2.1.2.4 Creating Additional Grid Disks in Oracle Exadata Database Machine Eighth Rack
- 2.1.2.5 Adding Grid Disks to Oracle ASM Disk Groups in Oracle Exadata Database Machine Eighth Rack
- 2.1.2.6 Validating Expansion of Oracle Exadata Database Machine
- 2.2 Extending Elastic Configurations
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2.3
Extending a Rack by Adding Another Rack
- 2.3.1 Overview of Adding Another Rack to an Existing System
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2.3.2
Cabling Two Racks Together
- 2.3.2.1 Cabling Two RoCE Network Fabric Racks Together with No Down Time
- 2.3.2.2 Cabling Two RoCE Network Fabric Racks Together with Down Time Allowed
- 2.3.2.3 Cabling Two InfiniBand Network Fabric Racks Together
- 2.3.3 Cabling Several Racks Together
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2.1
Extending an Eighth Rack
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3
Configuring the New Hardware
- 3.1 Changing the Interface Names
- 3.2 Setting Up New Servers
- 3.3 Setting up a New Rack
- 3.4 Setting User Equivalence
- 3.5 Starting the Cluster
- 3.6 Adding Grid Disks to Oracle ASM Disk Groups
- 3.7 Adding Servers to a Cluster
- 3.8 Configuring Cell Alerts for New Oracle Exadata Storage Servers
- 3.9 Adding Oracle Database Software to the New Servers
- 3.10 Adding Database Instance to the New Servers
- 3.11 Returning the Rack to Service
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4
Multi-Rack Cabling Tables for Oracle Exadata
X9M and Later Models
- 4.1 Understanding Multi-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.2 Preparing for Multi-Rack Cabling with X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.3 Two-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.4 Three-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.5 Four-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.6 Five-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.7 Six-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.8 Seven-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.9 Eight-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.10 Nine-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.11 Ten-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.12 Eleven-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.13 Twelve-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.14 Thirteen-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
- 4.15 Fourteen-Rack Cabling for X9M and Later Model Racks
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5
Multi-Rack Cabling Tables for Oracle Exadata
X8M Models
- 5.1 Understanding Multi-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
- 5.2 Two-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
- 5.3 Three-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
- 5.4 Four-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
- 5.5 Five-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
- 5.6 Six-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
- 5.7 Seven-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
- 5.8 Eight-Rack Cabling for X8M Racks
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Multi-Rack Cabling Tables for Oracle Exadata Rack Models with InfiniBand Network Fabric (X2 to X8)
- 6.1 Understanding Multi-Rack Cabling for Racks with InfiniBand Network Fabric
- 6.2 Two-Rack Cabling with InfiniBand Network Fabric
- 6.3 Three-Rack Cabling with InfiniBand Network Fabric
- 6.4 Four-Rack Cabling with InfiniBand Network Fabric
- 6.5 Five-Rack Cabling with InfiniBand Network Fabric
- 6.6 Six-Rack Cabling with InfiniBand Network Fabric
- 6.7 Seven-Rack Cabling with InfiniBand Network Fabric
- 6.8 Eight-Rack Cabling with InfiniBand Network Fabric