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Configuring the ZFS Storage Appliance InfiniBand Datalinks
"Configuring Oracle RMAN" on page 635
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"Configuring Oracle SPARC SuperCluster for Appliance Backup" on page 640
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Configuring the ZFS Storage Appliance InfiniBand Datalinks
Follow the steps in this section to configure each ZFS Storage Appliance InfiniBand
connection. The eight GUIDs for the InfiniBand HBA ports that are recorded during this
procedure are used to configure the Oracle SPARC SuperCluster InfiniBand switches in the
next procedure.
1.
Connect the ZFS Storage Appliance to the Oracle SPARC SuperCluster as
described in the white paper Configuring a Sun ZFS Backup Appliance with
Oracle SPARC SuperCluster on the NAS Storage Documentation page.
2.
Log on to the Browser User Interface (BUI) of Head 1 and navigate to
Configuration > Network.
Click the plus icon next to Datalinks. The Network Datalink dialogue box opens.
3.
4.
Complete the dialogue box as follows:
Check the IB Partition box.
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Enter a meaningful name for the datalink name.
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Set the Partition Key to 8503.
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Select Connected Mode for the Link Mode.
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Do not check the LACP Aggregation box.
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Select Partition Device ibp0.
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Record the GUID number (for example, 21280001ef43bb) and click Apply.
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5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each remaining InfiniBand interface (ibp1, ibp2, and
ibp3).
6.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 for Head 2.
Configuring the Oracle SPARC SuperCluster InfiniBand
Switches to Add the ZFS Storage Appliance
In this procedure, the GUIDs of the ZFS Storage Appliance Infiniband HBA ports are added to
the existing Oracle SPARC SuperCluster InfiniBand configuration. By adding these ports and
using a partition key of 8503, communication between the two devices can occur.
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