Cabling the Appliance
This section contains cabling procedures for appliance installation, including connections to
the controller service processor (SP) and network, as well as cabling between disk shelves and
controllers.
Use the following procedures to cable the appliance:
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“How to Connect System Cables” on page 115
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“How to Connect Disk Shelf and Controller Cables” on page 116
For cabling and cabinet guidelines, see “Cabinet Configuration Guidelines” on page 15. For
a wide range of specific cabling configurations, refer to the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
Cabling Guide.
How to Connect System Cables
Use the following procedure to make a physical serial or network connection to Oracle
Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM), located in the SP. This connection is used for initial
setup and configuration.
It is strongly recommended that you use a serial SP connection for configuring the primary
network interface and for 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, as described in “Troubleshooting Hardware
Faults” on page 139.
1.
To prepare for configuring the primary network interface, perform one of the
following SP connections:
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For a serial SP connection (recommended), attach a serial cable from the SER MGT port on
the rear panel of the controller to the serial port on the administrative client. Use a DB9 to
RJ45 adapter if necessary.
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For a network SP connection, attach an Ethernet cable from the NET MGT port on the rear
panel of the controller to your Ethernet switch.
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