Connecting Expansion Racks; Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack Components - Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Owner's Manual

Connecting Expansion Racks

These topics provide instructions for connecting Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 to an Oracle Exadata
Storage Expansion Rack.
"Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack Components" on page 287
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"Preparing for Installation" on page 288
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"Installing the Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack" on page 299
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"Expansion Rack Default IP Addresses" on page 300
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"Understanding Expansion Rack Internal Cabling" on page 300
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"Connecting an Expansion Rack to Oracle SuperCluster T5-8" on page 315
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Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack Components

Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack provides additional storage for Oracle SuperCluster
T5-8. The additional storage can be used for backups, historical data, and unstructured data.
Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Racks can be used to add space to Oracle SuperCluster T5-8
as follows:
Add new Exadata Storage Servers and grid disks to a new Oracle Automatic Storage
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Management (Oracle ASM) disk group.
Extend existing disk groups by adding grid disks in Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion
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Rack.
Split Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack among multiple Oracle SuperCluster T5-8
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systems.
Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack is available as a full rack, half rack, or quarter rack.
The following table lists the components included in each type of Oracle Exadata Storage
Expansion Rack.
TABLE 57 Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Racks
Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Full
Rack
■ 18 Exadata Storage Servers with:
Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Half
Rack
■ 9 Exadata Storage Servers with:
Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Quarter
Rack
■ 4 Exadata Storage Servers with:
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