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Expanding the base configuration storage shelf with 18 TB HDDs for high
capacity. When expanding the storage shelf with HDDs, the base configurations
SSDs will be used for FLASH and the HDDs will be used for DATA/RECO.
Expansion HDDs are available in an eighteen-pack and populate the empty shelf
storage slots (slots 6-23).
The following illustration shows the expanded drive configuration for 18 TB HDDs.
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Once you expand storage to support additional disks, you cannot revert to the
base configuration (no drives in slots 6-23).
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If you plan on adding another storage shelf, it must be populated identically to your
first storage shelf.
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The
odaadmcli
commands listed here must be run as the root user.
1.
Do one of the following:
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If you are adding 7.68 TB SSDs to the storage shelf, leave the appliance
powered on and proceed to the next step.
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If you are adding 18 TB HDDs to the storage shelf, power off the appliance
and proceed to the next step.
2.
To install the new drives into the storage shelf, do the following:
a.
Remove one of the empty slot drive filler panels by pressing its release button
[1] and removing it from the drive slot [2] as shown in the following figure.
Note:
Replace filler panels with drives one at a time to ensure proper
storage shelf chassis cooling.
Chapter 3
Oracle Database Appliance X9-2-HA Storage Shelf Hot Pluggable Components
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