Readying Oracle Database Appliance for Deployment

Attaching Storage Cables to Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA

Connect the storage cables for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA.

Cabling the Storage for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA

Connect the storage cables for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA.

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Table 3-1 Storage Cabling for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA

Callout Number	Purpose	Start - Compute Node0	End - Compute Node1
1	Connect green SFP+ cable (Interconnect Port 25GbE)	Connect into green port (PORT 2) in PCIe slot 1	Connect into green port (PORT 2) in PCIe slot 1
2	Connect yellow SFP+ cable (Interconnect Port 25GbE)	Connect into yellow port (PORT 1) in PCIe slot 1	Connect into yellow port (PORT 1) in PCIe slot 1
3	Connect dark blue SAS cable	Connect into dark blue port (SAS0) in PCIe slot 3 in Node0	Connect into dark blue port in top IO Module (PORT 0)
4	Connect light blue SAS cable	Connect into light blue port (SAS1) in PCIe slot 8 in Node0	Connect into light blue port in bottom IO Module (PORT 0)
5	Connect dark red SAS cable	Connect into dark red port (SAS1) in PCIe slot 3 in Node1	Connect into dark red port in top IO Module (PORT 1)
6	Connect light red SAS cable	Connect into light red port (SAS0) in PCIe slot 8 in Node1	Connect into light red port in bottom IO Module (PORT 1)

Cabling the Storage Expansion Shelf

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Table 3-2 Cabling the Storage Expansion Shelf for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA

Callout Number	Purpose	Start - Compute Nodes	End - Expansion Shelf
7	Connect dark blue SAS cable	Connect into dark blue port (SAS0) in PCIe slot 3 in Node1	Connect into dark blue port in top IO Module (PORT 0)
8	Connect light blue SAS cable	Connect into light blue port (SAS1) in PCIe slot 8 in Node1	Connect into light blue port in bottom IO Module (PORT 0)
9	Connect dark red SAS cable	Connect into dark red port (SAS1) in PCIe slot 3 in Node0	Connect into dark red port in top IO Module (PORT 1)
10	Connect light red SAS cable	Connect into light red port (SAS0) in PCIe slot 8 in Node0	Connect into light red port in bottom IO Module (PORT 1)

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Attaching Network Cables to Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA

Connect Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA to either a 10GBase-T (copper) or 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network.

The SFP28 ports support 10Gb and 25Gb fibre and twinaxial cable (twinax), depending on the SFP modules used in these ports. For 10GBase-T public networking, use the Cat-6 network cables. To use the SFP28 ports, use the correct transceivers and cables to meet your switch bandwidth. The following sections show the cabling options for 10GBase and 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network ports.

Connecting the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA

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Table 3-3 Network Ports and Cabling

Callout	Description
1	Power Supply (PS) 1 with fan module
2	Power Supply (PS) 1 status indicators: Service Required LED: amber, AC OK LED: green
3	Power Supply (PS) 0 with fan module
4	Power Supply (PS) 0 status indicators: Service Required LED: amber, AC OK LED: green
5	PCIe card slot 1: Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter provides two ports with SFP28 connections for a private cluster interconnect between server nodes
6	PCIe card slot 2: filler panel, or optional Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter, or optional Oracle Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter
7	PCIe card slot 3: provides two SAS3 connectors used to connect the servers to the storage shelf and the storage expansion shelf
8-10	PCI card slots 4-6: filler panels
11	SER MGT port: RJ-45 serial port used to connect to the Oracle ILOM service processor.
12	NET MGT port: 10/100/1000Base-T network interface port with RJ-45 connector used to connect to the Oracle ILOM service processor.
13	100/1000Base-T network interface port with RJ-45 connector: NET 0
14	USB 3.0 connector
15	System status indicators: Locate LED: white, Service Required LED: amber, Power/OK LED: green
16	PCIe card slot 7: Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter or Oracle Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter
17	PCIe card slot 8: provides two SAS3 connectors used to connect the servers to the storage shelf and the storage expansion shelf
18	PCIe card slot 9: filler panel
19	PCIe card slot 10: filler panel, or optional Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter, or optional Oracle Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter
20	PCIe card slot 11: filler panel

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.

Table 3-4 Transceivers for the SFP Ports - 10GB/1GB

Name	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
SFP+ 10GBase-SR (Short Range Transceiver)	2129a	X2129A-N
SFP+ 10GBase-LR (Long Range Transceiver)	5562a-z	X5562A-Z

Table 3-5 Transceivers for the SFP Ports - 25GB

Name	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
SFP28 25GBase-SR (Short Range Transceiver)	7118017	7118019
SFP28 25GBase-LR (Long Range Transceiver)	7118020	7118021

Copper Cables

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

Table 3-6 Networking Cables for the SFP Ports - 10GB/1GB

Name	Length	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
TwinAx passive copper cable: 1 meter	1m	7105137	X2130A-1M-N
TwinAx passive copper cable: 2 meter	2m	7105139	7105148
TwinAx passive copper cable: 3 meter	3m	7105140	X2130A-3M-N
TwinAx passive copper cable: 5 meter	5m	7105141	X2130A-5M-N

Table 3-7 Networking Cables for the SFP Ports - 25GB

Name	Length	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
TwinAx passive copper cable: 1 meter	1m	7118359	7118367
TwinAx passive copper cable: 2 meter	2m	7118360	7118368
TwinAx passive copper cable: 3 meter	3m	7118361	7118369
TwinAx passive copper cable: 5 meter	5m	7118362	7118370

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Attaching Network Cables to Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S or X8-2M

Connect Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S or X8-2M to either a 10GBase-T (copper) or 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network.

The SFP28 ports support 10Gb and 25Gb fibre and twinaxial cable (twinax), depending on the SFP modules used in these ports. For 10GBase-T public networking ports that have RJ-45 connectors, use Cat-6 network cables. To use the SFP28 ports, use the correct transceivers and cables to meet your switch bandwidth. The following sections show the cabling options for 10GBase and 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network ports.

Connecting Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S or X8-2M

Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S or X8-2M

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Table 3-8 Network Ports and Power Cabling

Callout	Description
1	Power Supply (PS) 1 with fan module
2	Power Supply (PS) 1 status indicators: Service Required LED: amber, AC OK LED: green
3	Power Supply (PS) 0 with fan module
4	Power Supply (PS) 0 status indicators: Service Required LED: amber, AC OK LED: green
5	PCIe card slot 1: filler panel
6	PCIe card slot 2: Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S: filler panel Oracle Database Appliance X8-2M: filler panel, or optional Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter, or optional Oracle Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter
7-8	PCIe card slot 3 and PCI card slot 4: Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S: filler panel Oracle Database Appliance X8-2M: Oracle NVMe Switch PCIe card
9-10	PCI card slots 5-6: filler panels
11	SER MGT port: RJ-45 serial port used to connect to the Oracle ILOM service processor.
12	NET MGT port: 10/100/1000Base-T network interface port with RJ-45 connector used to connect to the Oracle ILOM service processor.
13	100/1000Base-T network interface port with RJ-45 connector: NET 0
14	USB 3.0 connector
15	System status indicators: Locate LED: white, Service Required LED: amber, Power/OK LED: green
16	PCIe card slot 7: Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter or Oracle Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter
17	PCIe card slot 8: Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S: filler panel, or optional Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter, or optional Oracle Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter Oracle Database Appliance X8-2M: Oracle NVMe Switch PCIe card
18	PCIe card slot 9: Oracle NVMe Switch PCIe card
19	PCIe card slot 10: filler panel, or optional Oracle Dual Port 25Gb Ethernet Adapter, or optional Oracle Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter
20	PCIe card slot 11: filler panel

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.

Table 3-9 Transceivers for the SFP Ports - 10GB/1GB

Name	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
SFP+ 10GBase-SR (Short Range Transceiver)	2129a	X2129A-N
SFP+ 10GBase-LR (Long Range Transceiver)	5562a-z	X5562A-Z

Table 3-10 Transceivers for the SFP Ports - 25GB

Name	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
SFP28 25GBase-SR (Short Range Transceiver)	7118017	7118019
SFP28 25GBase-LR (Long Range Transceiver)	7118020	7118021

Copper Cables

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

Table 3-11 Networking Cables for the SFP Ports - 10GB/1GB

Name	Length	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
TwinAx passive copper cable: 1 meter	1m	7105137	X2130A-1M-N
TwinAx passive copper cable: 2 meter	2m	7105139	7105148
TwinAx passive copper cable: 3 meter	3m	7105140	X2130A-3M-N
TwinAx passive copper cable: 5 meter	5m	7105141	X2130A-5M-N

Table 3-12 Networking Cables for the SFP Ports - 25GB

Name	Length	ATO Part Number	x-option Part Number
TwinAx passive copper cable: 1 meter	1m	7118359	7118367
TwinAx passive copper cable: 2 meter	2m	7118360	7118368
TwinAx passive copper cable: 3 meter	3m	7118361	7118369
TwinAx passive copper cable: 5 meter	5m	7118362	7118370

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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.

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Configuring Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager

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

Deploying a new Oracle Database Appliance requires a direct connection to the system to configure the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) and the first network. If you use the serial port, ensure that the baud rate speeds match. After the first public network interface is configured, you can perform the remaining deployment steps on the Oracle Database Appliance system or from a remote system.

Configuring Oracle ILOM Using IP Address Assigned by DHCP

Ensure that the ILOM NIC is enabled and that ipv4 is enabled.

Using a client system's browser, enter the IP address or host name assigned by DHCP into the browser address field and press Enter. For example, https://129.xxx.xx.xx.
At the login page, enter the default user name, root and the default password, changeme.

The Oracle ILOM web interface is displayed.

Configuring Oracle ILOM Using Static IP Address

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

The Oracle ILOM CLI prompt appears. Change the default password to a secure password of your choice.
Set the working directory.
```
cd /SP/network
```
Specify a static Ethernet configuration as follows:
```
set pendingipaddress=xxx.xxx.xx.xx
set pendingipnetmask=yyy.yyy.yyy.y
set pendingipgateway=zzz.zzz.zz.zzz
set commitpending=true
set state=enabled
```
xxx.xxx.xx.xx, yyy.yyy.yyy.y and zzz.zzz.zz.zzz are the IP address, netmask, and gateway (respectively) for your ILOM and network configuration.
Verify changes and then exit:
```
show /SP/network 
exit
```

Configuring Oracle ILOM Using the IPMI tool

To assign IP addresses to Oracle ILOM manually, follow these steps:

Open the IPMI tool.
```
# ipmitool –I open sunoem cli
```
Go to SP/network and verify that the port is enabled:
```
show /SP/network
```

If the port is not enabled, then enable the port.

# ipmitool -I open sunoem cli "set /SP/network state=enabled"

In SP/network, verify that ipv4 is enabled.

If ipv6 is enabled, then disable ipv6 and enable ipv4.

# ipmitool -I open sunoem cli "set /SP/network/ipv6 state=disabled" 
# ipmitool -I open sunoem cli "set /SP/network/ipv4 state=enabled"

Related Topics

Deployment Checklist for Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Systems

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Powering On Oracle Database Appliance the First Time

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

When you power on Oracle Database Appliance for the first time, the system automatically defines your public network interface based on which of the public interface ports are connected. For Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA, the dual-port 10/25 GbE SFP28 PCIe adapter is used for the cluster interconnect.

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.

(For Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA) Turn on the attached storage shelf, or shelves, before powering on the server nodes.

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.

Refer to the figures and to the following callout table to identify the power button and the system initialization status indicator lights.

Figure 3-1 Front of Oracle Database Appliance Power Panel

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Table 3-13 Description of Callouts for Powering On Oracle Database Appliance

Callout	Function
1	Green Power/OK LED, located on the front panel. The light must be in the steady ON position (Green light does not blink) before you log on to the system.
2	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.
3	SP OK LED light, located on the front panel of the appliance.

Oracle Database Appliance does not use the DO NOT SERVICE indicator.

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 LED (callout 1) on the front of the system remains steadily on.

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