Installation Overview
This guide describes installation procedures for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance.
Each controller should have at least one NIC port configured as a management interface.
If necessary, install additional NIC card(s) into the appropriate PCIe slot(s) before initial
controller installation. For information on installing a PCIe card, see the appropriate section for
your controller in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual.
Follow these steps to install your appliance:
1. Read “Prerequisites for Installation” on page 15.
2. Review the information about your disk shelves and controllers in “Installation
Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews” on page 15.
3. Install your disk shelves using the appropriate procedure in “Installing Disk
Shelves” on page 89.
4. Install your controllers:
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“Installing a ZS9-2 Controller” on page 115
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“Installing a ZS7-2 Controller” on page 131
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“Installing a ZS5-4 Controller” on page 147
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“Installing a ZS5-2 Controller” on page 157
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“Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Controller” on page 175
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“Installing a ZS3-2 Controller” on page 185
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“Installing a 7x20 Controller” on page 203
5. Cable the appliance as described in Getting Started with Cabling.
For the maximum number of disk shelves supported per controller configuration, see
“Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration” on page 22.
6. Power on your appliance using the procedures in “Powering On the
Appliance” on page 231.
7. Complete first-time configuration and prepare the appliance for production using the
procedures in “Configuring the Appliance for the First Time” on page 237.
For information about troubleshooting hardware faults using Oracle Integrated Lights Out
Manager (ILOM), see “Troubleshooting Hardware Faults” on page 265.
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