•
Exadata 12.1.2.2.0 release and patch (20131726) (My Oracle Support Doc ID
2038073.1)
•
Exadata reimaging using USB fails to boot USB (My Oracle Support Doc ID
1919001.1)
•
5.8.6 Updates to Imaging Parameters
Some of the command line options for imaging have changed with 12.1.2.1.0 and
above.
The changes are:
•
updfrm
Do NOT use the
updfrm
option in any form. It will be removed from the imaging
options in the future. Allow the firmware to be updated automatically upon initial
boot instead.
•
dualboot
dualboot
is no longer required with 12.1.2.1.0 as there is no support for Solaris. It
has no meaning in releases 12.1.2.1.0 and above.
•
factory
The meaning of the
factory
keyword has changed as of 12.1.2.1.0. The use of
"factory" now enforces additional options such as "ovs=yes". This should be used
for all imaging, regardless of the ultimate system configuration (Oracle VM,
Physical etc.)
•
OVS=yes|no
This option defaults to "no". However it is not recommended to use this at all
because it may change in the future. In its place, use the "factory" option which will
override some default options.
There are some additional command line options which may be useful:
•
To create a hot spare on dbnodes, use the
enable_hot_spare
option.
–
makeImageMedia.sh option:
-enable_hot_spare
–
PXE option:
enable_hot_spare
•
To force active bond or no active bond for InfiniBand interfaces (mainly for
expansion rack cases), use the
active-bond-ib
option.
–
makeImageMedia.sh option:
-active-bond-ib <yes|no>
–
PXE option:
active-bond-ib=<yes|no>
The
README_FOR_FACTORY.txt
file shipped with the imagemaker software explains each
option in more detail.
Related Topics:
•
Exadata 12.1.2.2.0 release and patch (20131726) (My Oracle Support Doc ID
2038073.1)
•
Reimaging Exadata Cell Node Guidance (My Oracle Support Doc ID 2151671.1)
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