Base Cabinet Configurations for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 HE with All-Flash/Mixed Configurations

Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 HE maximum performance configurations have four SAS-3 HBAs in each controller, which provide the maximum of 16 ports of SAS-3 HBA connectivity.

The SAS-3 HBA port numbering order is ascending, from bottom (Port 0) to top (Port 3). Both SAS-3 HBA cards and DE3-24 disk shelves use the SFF 8644 connectors.

The following figure shows the slot number for each HBA card, as well as the port numbers in each card.

This image shows the Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 HE back panel with HBA port numbers.

As shown in the following figure, the Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P disk shelf has two I/O modules (IOMs) with four ports each. In all cabling configurations, Port 1 and Port 3 are never used.

This image shows the Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P back panel with HBA connections.

As shown in the following figure, the Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk shelf has two I/O modules (IOMs) with four ports each. In all cabling configurations, Port 1 and Port 3 are never used.

This image shows the Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C back panel with HBA connections.

The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 HE all-flash/mixed configurations follow standard cabling methodologies with additional restrictions that allow use of the cable management arm (CMA). They provide a more practical implementation for SSD log device and read cache device matching, limited multi-cabinet expansion, and can be configured for maximum or optimal performance.

Any upgrades that change the number of SAS-3 HBA cards, or include more than one cabinet that is not an original Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 HE or not compatible with Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 HE must be re-cabled for that particular configuration. For cabling examples of connecting Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24 disk shelves to an Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 HE controller with 4x4 port SAS-3 HBAs, see Cabling Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24 Disk Shelves to Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 High-end (HE) Controllers. For SAS cable length guidelines, see Cabinet and Cabling Guidelines.

The cabinets are self-contained and pre-cabled following the required cabling methodology. The following diagrams illustrate how the six base cabinet options are cabled.