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Cabling the Appliance
This section contains cabling procedures for appliance installation, including connections to
the controller service processor (SP) and network, cluster cabling, as well as cabling between
disk shelves and controllers.
Use the following procedures to cable the appliance:
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For cabling and cabinet guidelines, see
Cabinet Configuration Guidelines
. For a wide range
of specific cabling configurations, refer to
in Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance Cabling Guide, Release OS8.8.x.
Connecting System Cables
Use the following procedure to make a physical serial or network connection to Oracle
Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM).
It is strongly recommended that you use a serial SP connection for system configuration and
initial configuration because you can monitor progress, especially during system reboots.
Afterwards, it is recommended that you remove the serial connection if you do not need it for
CLI access. Instead, make a network SP connection, which allows for better collection of
platform data.
Caution:
Failure to configure Oracle ILOM connectivity after initial setup may lead to longer
than necessary hardware fault diagnosis and resolution times. For more information
about Oracle ILOM, see
Using Oracle ILOM to Diagnose Hardware Faults
in Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance Cabling Guide, Release OS8.8.x.
Before You Begin
Ensure the storage controllers and disk shelves are installed, but not cabled together.
If making a serial connection to the SP (recommended), ensure that you have configured the
administrative client as described in
To make a network connection to the SP, your network must have a DHCP server.
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