Connect To A 10-Gbe Client Access Network - Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Owner's Manual

Connect to a 10-GbE Client Access Network

Note -
Utility set of tools and scripts to reconfigure IP addresses for the system, you can use a set of
default IP addresses. If you or the Oracle installer have already run the Oracle SuperCluster
T5-8 Configuration Utility set of tools and scripts, you can use the network IP address that you
provided in the Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Configuration Worksheets document.
Connect to a 10-GbE Client Access Network
The IP addresses and host names for the client access network should be registered in the
Before You Begin
Domain Name System (DNS) prior to initial configuration. In addition, all public addresses,
single client access name (SCAN) addresses, and VIP addresses should be registered in DNS
prior to installation.
A 10-GbE client access network infrastructure is a required part of the installation process for
the Oracle SuperCluster T5-8.
The following components have been included with the system:
Four or eight dual-ported Sun Dual 10-GbE SFP+ PCIe NICs in each SPARC
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T5-8 server, preinstalled in specific PCIe slots (see
Servers)" on page 29
T5-8 Servers)" on page 35
Transceivers preinstalled in the 10-GbE NICs
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Four 10-meter SFP-QSFP optical splitter cables for a Half Rack or eight cables for a Full
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Rack
If you wish to use the supplied SFP-QSFP cables for the connection to your client access
network, you must provide the following 10-GbE client access network infrastructure
components:
A 10-GbE switch with QSFP connections, such as the Sun Network 10GbE Switch 72p
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Transceivers for connections to your 10-GbE switch (four transceivers for a Half Rack or
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eight transceivers for a Full Rack)
If you do not want to use the supplied SFP-QSFP cables for the connection to your client
access network, you must provide the following 10-GbE client access network infrastructure
components:
A 10-GbE switch
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Suitable optical cables with SFP+ connections for the SPARC T5-8 server side
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Suitable transceivers to connect all cables to your 10-GbE switch
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If you or the Oracle installer have not run the Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Configuration
and "10-GbE Client Access Network Physical Connections (SPARC
for more information)
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