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Installation Guide
For ZS4-4, ZS3-x, 7x20 Controllers, and DE2-24, Sun Disk
Shelves, Release OS8.6.0
Part No: E71917-01
July 2016

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  • Page 1 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ® Installation Guide For ZS4-4, ZS3-x, 7x20 Controllers, and DE2-24, Sun Disk Shelves, Release OS8.6.0 Part No: E71917-01 July 2016...
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Installation Overview .................. 9 Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews .......... 11 Prerequisites for Installation ................ 11 Security Information ................ 12 Safety Information .................  12 Cabinet and Tool Requirements ...............  12 ▼ Disconnecting an RJ-45 Cable ............ 14 Cabinet Configuration Guidelines .............. 15 Cabinet Configuration ................ 15 Load Distribution ..................  15 Cable Lengths ..................
  • Page 6 ▼ Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 onto the Rack Slide Rails ........ 75 ▼ Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Cable Management Arm ........ 77 Installing a ZS3-2 Controller ................ 81 ▼ Installing the Mounting Brackets and Slide Rail Assemblies for a ZS3-2 .....  81 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 7 ▼ Powering Off a Disk Shelf ...............  125 Configuring the Appliance for the First Time .......... 127 ▼ Configuring the System ................ 128 ▼ Performing Initial Configuration (BUI) ............ 131 ▼ Performing Initial Configuration (CLI) ............ 145 Troubleshooting Hardware Faults .............. 155 ▼ Connecting to Oracle ILOM .............. 155...
  • Page 8 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 9: Installation Overview

    Installation Overview This guide describes installation procedures for the 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.
  • Page 10 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 11: Installation Prerequisites And Hardware Overviews

    Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews This section gives an overview of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance disk shelves and controllers, as well as the prerequisites for installation. For safety information and configuration guidelines, see: “Prerequisites for Installation” on page 11 ■...

  • Page 12: Security Information

    Prerequisites for Installation Security Information To understand the security issues relevant to initial installation of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance, refer to the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Security Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Safety Information Take the following precautions when installing disk shelves and controllers into a rack.
  • Page 13 Note - power supply with fan modules to reduce the weight. For instructions, refer to “Servicing the Disk Shelves” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual. A flashlight for the spotter to ensure the shelf is engaged in the rails.

  • Page 14: Disconnecting An Rj-45 Cable

    Using your thumb and middle finger, apply a slight downward pressure while pulling the plug out of the port. Do not pull the plug upward or pinch the release tab with your fingers below the plug, as shown below. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 15: Cabinet Configuration Guidelines

    For safety reasons, mount the heaviest equipment, typically disk shelves, at the bottom ■ of the cabinet. Refer to the appropriate Oracle Safety and Compliance Guide for rack- mounting guidelines. To best prepare for cabling controllers to disk shelves, now and in the future, mount ■...

  • Page 16: Maximum Disk Shelves Per Controller

    36 disk shelves, consisting of up to six chains of one to six disk shelves. Any combination of disk-only and Logzilla-capable shelves may be combined within Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 17 Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Controller Max. Shelves Max. 2x4 port Max. 4x4 port Guidelines SAS-2 HBA SAS-2 HBA the chain in any order. You can also attach mixed disk shelf types (DE2 family and legacy Sun Disk Shelves) behind the same controllers, but each chain must contain only the...
  • Page 18 Write-optimized (Logzilla) SSDs are not supported in the expansion storage for the 7120. The disk shelves must be fully populated with 24 HDDs. Half- populated shelf configurations are not supported. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 19: Overview Of Disk Shelves

    Disk Shelf Front Panel Components The front panel of an Oracle ZFS Storage disk shelf consists of the drives and indicator lights. Drive Locations - The following figures show the location of the drives. Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews...
  • Page 20 FIGURE 2 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C and Sun Disk Shelf Drive Locations The Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C is shown and represents both models. Up to four write-optimized log SSDs (Logzilla) are supported per disk shelf. Log devices should be populated in order of slots 20, 21, 22, and 23.
  • Page 21 Overview of Disk Shelves Front Panel Indicators - The following figures show the front panel indicators. FIGURE 3 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P Status Indicators Figure Legend 1 System power indicator 2 Module fault indicator 3 Locate indicator 4 Power / Activity indicator...

  • Page 22: Disk Shelf Rear Panel Components

    9 Power supply fault indicator indicator Disk Shelf Rear Panel Components The disk shelf rear panel consists of the power supplies, fans, I/O Modules (IOMs) or SAS Interface Modules (SIMs), and indicator lights. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 23 Overview of Disk Shelves Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P Rear Panel FIGURE 6 Figure Legend 1 Power Supply with Fan Module 0 2 I/O Module 1 3 I/O Module 0 4 Power Supply with Fan Module 1 Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews...
  • Page 24 6 I/O Module 0 7 I/O Module Filler Panel 8 I/O Module 1 It is especially important that power supplies and their filler panels are in the correct Note - slots. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 25 0 is on the left and power supply 1 is on the right. 0 is on the left, and SIM 1 is on the right. I/O Module Indicators - The following disk shelves have I/O Modules (IOMs): Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P ■ Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C ■...
  • Page 26 4 Power supply fault indicator 5 Universal power connector 6 Power switch 7 Port fault indicator 8 Port OK indicator 9 SIM board OK indicator (green)/ SIM board fault indicator (amber) 10 SIM locator indicator Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 27 Overview of Disk Shelves Power Supply Indicators - The following figure shows power supply with fan module indicators for these disk shelves: Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P ■ Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C ■ FIGURE 11 DE2 Drive Enclosure Power Supply Indicators...

  • Page 28: Disk Shelf Components

    8 Right ejection arm and captive screw latch Disk Shelf Components The following sections describe disk shelf components: Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P - The DE2-24P contains the following components: Drive Enclosure DE2-24P Base Chassis ■ Filler Panel, Drive Enclosure DE2-24P ■...

  • Page 29: Overview Of Zs4-4 Controller

    Up to 24 3.5" SAS-2 HDDs, SSDs. For information about supported HDDs and SSDs, see ■ Oracle Systems Handbook. Overview of ZS4-4 Controller This section provides an overview of the Oracle ZFS Storage ZS4-4 controller. For installation instructions, refer to “Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Controller” on page 73. For service instructions, refer to “Servicing the ZS4-4 Controller”...
  • Page 30 For information about supported HDDs and SSDs, see the Oracle Systems Handbook. The system boot drive LEDs are shown in the following figure. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 31: Zs4-4 Rear Panel Components

    The ZS4-4 rear panel is shown in the following figure. Base configuration PCIe cards are not depicted in this illustration. For more information about PCIe cards, see “ZS4-4 PCIe I/O Cards” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual. FIGURE 15...
  • Page 32 Network Management Port - The network management connector (NET MGT) is an RJ- ■ 45 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet port and provides an alternate terminal interface to the service processor (SP) console. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 33: Overview Of Zs3-4 Controller

    ■ The HBA ports are numbered 0-3, bottom to top. Overview of ZS3-4 Controller This section provides an overview of the Oracle ZFS Storage ZS3-4 controller. For installation instructions, refer to “Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Controller” on page 73. For service instructions, refer to “Servicing the ZS3-4 Controller”...

  • Page 34: Zs3-4 Configuration Options

    Memory Readzilla SAS-2 Boot Drive SAS-2 HBA SAS-2 4x10-core, 2.40GHz 1TB (16GB DIMMs) Four SSDs Two HDDs 4-port (4X4) SAS-2 6Gb/s external Refer to http://oracle.com/zfsstorage for the most recent component specification. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 35: Zs3-4 Front Panel Components

    The ZS3-4 controller has two SAS-2 system boot drives in slots 0 and 1, configured as a mirrored pair. Up to four SAS-2 read cache SSDs can fill slots 2 through 5, in order. For information about supported HDDs and SSDs, see the Oracle Systems Handbook. Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews...

  • Page 36: Zs3-4 Rear Panel Components

    The following graphic shows the rear panel of the ZS3-4 controller. Base configuration HBAs are not depicted in this illustration. For information about PCIe cards, see “ZS3-4 PCIe I/O Cards” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual. FIGURE 18 ZS3-4 Rear Panel Components Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 37 Overview of ZS3-4 Controller Figure Legend 1 Power supply unit 0 status LEDs 2 Power supply unit 0 AC inlet 3 Power supply unit 1 status LEDs OK: green Power Supply Fail: amber OK: green Power Supply Fail: amber AC OK: green AC OK: green 4 Power supply unit 1 AC inlet 5 System status LEDs Power: green...

  • Page 38: Overview Of Zs3-2 Controller

    Overview of ZS3-2 Controller Overview of ZS3-2 Controller This section provides an overview of the Oracle ZFS Storage ZS3-2 controller. For installation instructions, refer to “Installing a ZS3-2 Controller” on page 81. For service instructions, refer to “Servicing the ZS3-2 Controller” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual.

  • Page 39: Zs3-2 Acoustic Noise Emissions

    SAS-2 6Gb/s external 512GB 16x32GB Refer to http://oracle.com/zfsstorage for the most recent component specification. ZS3-2 Front Panel Components The ZS3-2 controller drive slots and front panel components are shown in the following figure. Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews...

  • Page 40: Zs3-2 Rear Panel Components

    The ZS3-2 controller PCIe slots and rear panel components are shown in the following figure. For more information about PCIe cards, see “ZS3-2 PCIe I/O Cards” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 41 Overview of ZS3-2 Controller ZS3-2 Controller Rear Panel FIGURE 20 Figure Legend 1 SAS-2 HBA (slot 1) 2 4x4 SAS-2 HBA (slot 2) 3 PCIe slot 3 4 PCIe slot 4 5 PCIe slot 5 6 PCIe slot 6 7 AC power supplies PS1 (top), PS0 8 System status LEDs 9 USB 2.0 ports (bottom)
  • Page 42 HBA Ports - The 4x4 SAS-2 HBA, installed in PCIe slot 2 of the ZS3-2, provides ■ connectivity to external DE2 and Sun Disk Shelves. The HBA ports are numbered 0-3, left to right, as shown below: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 43: Optional Cable Management Arm

    Overview of ZS3-2 Controller Optional Cable Management Arm The following figure identifies the components of the second-generation cable management arm (CMA). See the CMA installation instructions. Cable Management Arm Components FIGURE 21 Figure Legend 1 Connector A 2 Front slide bar 3 Velcro straps (6) Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews...

  • Page 44: Overview Of 7420 Controller

    8 Rear slide bar 9 Cable covers with connector D) Overview of 7420 Controller This section provides an overview of the Oracle ZFS Storage 7420 controller. For installation instructions, refer to “Installing a 7x20 Controller” on page 99. For service instructions, refer to “Servicing the 7420 or 7320 Controller”...

  • Page 45: 7420 Configuration Options

    Volt-Ampere rating: 1837 VA @ 240 VAC, 0.98 P.F. ■ 7420 Configuration Options The Sun ZFS Storage 7420 Appliance consists of a standalone storage controller, or two storage controllers in a high-availability cluster configuration, and one to 36 disk shelves. The following table describes the 7420 configuration options: 7420 M2 controllers cannot be clustered with 7420 controllers.

  • Page 46: 7420 Front Panel Components

    Zero, two, three, or four read cache SSDs, may optionally fill slots 2 through 5, in order. In a 7420 cluster, the number of SSDs installed in both controllers must match. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 47: 7420 Rear Panel Components

    The following graphic shows the rear panel of the controller. Base configuration HBAs are not depicted in this illustration. For information about PCIe cards, see “7420 PCIe I/O Cards” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual. Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews...

  • Page 48: Overview Of 7320 Controller

    MGT) 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet port port 13 DB-15 video connector Overview of 7320 Controller This section provides an overview of the Oracle ZFS Storage 7320 controller. For installation instructions, refer to “Installing a 7x20 Controller” on page 99. For service instructions, refer to “Servicing the 7420 or 7320 Controller”...

  • Page 49: 7320 Electrical Specifications

    Overview of 7320 Controller 7320 Electrical Specifications The following list shows the electrical specifications for the 7320 controller. The power dissipation numbers listed are the maximum rated power numbers for the Note - power supply. The numbers are not a rating of the actual power consumption of the appliance. Connectors Two C13 connectors, which work on 110-220v outlets ■...

  • Page 50: 7320 Front Panel Components

    (ReadZilla SSDs), which store the read cache, fill slots 2 through 5, in order. Slots 6 and 7 are empty and must contain drive fillers. FIGURE 26 7320 Front Panel Drive Locations Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 51: 7320 Rear Panel Components

    Following is an illustration of the 7320 storage controller rear panel. The Sun 375-3609 belongs in slot 2, cannot be installed in any other slots, and a second is not offered as an option. For information about PCIe cards, see “7320 Configuration Options” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual.

  • Page 52: Overview Of 7120 Controller

    ■ connector and is a terminal connection to the SP console. Overview of 7120 Controller This section provides an overview of the Oracle ZFS Storage 7120 controller. For installation instructions, refer to “Installing a 7x20 Controller” on page 99. For service instructions,...

  • Page 53: 7120 Front Panel Components

    Overview of 7120 Controller Nominal frequencies: 50/60Hz ■ Nominal voltage range: 100-120/200-240 VAC ■ Maximum current AC RMS: 13.8A @ 100 VAC ■ AC operating range: 90-264 VAC ■ Output 3.3 VDC STBY: 3.0A ■ +12 VDC: 86.7A ■ Power dissipation Max power consumption: 1235.3 W ■...

  • Page 54: 7120 Rear Panel Components

    10 Serial Management port 11 Network Management port 12 Gbit Ethernet ports NET 0, 1, 2, 3 13 USB 2.0 ports (0, 1) 14 HD15 Video port The 7120 controller has the following ports: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 55 Overview of 7120 Controller Ethernet Ports - There are four RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports (NET 0, NET 1, NET 2, ■ NET 3) located on the motherboard that operate at 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec. These network interfaces must be configured before use. Network Management Port - The network management connector (NET MGT) is an RJ- ■...
  • Page 56 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 57: Installing Disk Shelves

    “Installing a Sun Disk Shelf” on page 67 ■ Installing a DE2-24C Disk Shelf Use the following procedure to install an Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C, which requires four standard mounting rack units (4RU), or twelve rack holes, of vertical space in the cabinet.
  • Page 58 Do not install into the cage nut in the rack, or the clip nut on the rail. Threaded cabinet - The location pins fit inside the rack holes. ■ Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 59 Installing a DE2-24C Disk Shelf Adjust the rail lengths to fit. Install one screw through the rack and into the rear of each rail. Installing Disk Shelves...
  • Page 60 Installing a DE2-24C Disk Shelf Tighten the two locking screws in the rails. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 61 Installing a DE2-24C Disk Shelf Using a mechanical lift or two people, one at each side of the disk shelf, carefully lift and rest the shelf on the bottom ledge of the left and right rails. Do not lift using the power supply handles. Carefully slide the shelf into the cabinet.

  • Page 62: Installing A De2-24P Disk Shelf

    Install one long patchlock screw per rail to secure the rear of the shelf to the rear of the rack. Installing a DE2-24P Disk Shelf Use the following procedure to install an Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P, which requires two standard mounting rack units (2RU), or six rack holes, of vertical space in the cabinet.
  • Page 63 Installing a DE2-24P Disk Shelf To best prepare for cabling disk shelves to controllers, now and in the future, mount ■ controllers in the middle of the cabinet. Screws are not provided for installation into a cabinet with M6-sized threaded holes. ■...
  • Page 64 Installing a DE2-24P Disk Shelf Insert and tighten one screw through the back of the rack and into the back of the rails. If your rack is a threaded universal 19-inch cabinet: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 65 Installing a DE2-24P Disk Shelf Use the T20 Torx driver to remove the rail location pegs from the front and rear of the rails. Use the supplied wrench to insert two pins into each end of the rails, in the same location where the location pegs were removed.
  • Page 66 Carefully slide the shelf into the rails until it is fully seated within the cabinet. The spotter, using a flashlight, should ensure that the shelf is fully seated within the rails. If removing the shelf to reseat it, support it at all times. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 67: Installing A Sun Disk Shelf

    Installing a Sun Disk Shelf Install one long patchlock screw per rail to secure the rear of the shelf to the rear of the rack. If the screw cannot be inserted, the shelf might not be fully seated within the rails. Remove the front side caps, install one screw into each front side, and replace the caps.
  • Page 68 Install appropriate rail plates in four locations on the rack (2 front and 2 back) by aligning the two pins on the rail plate with holes on the cabinet rails. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 69 Installing a Sun Disk Shelf Insert M6 screws in the top and bottom holes of each rail plate and tighten (8 total places). Install each rail by first aligning the front pins of the rack adapter plates with corresponding holes in the front of the rail, then adjust the rail to fit the rack and insert the pins from the rear rack adapter plates into the corresponding holes of the rail.
  • Page 70 Installing a Sun Disk Shelf Install four 8-32 screws into the four remaining front and rear holes of each rack rail (16 total). Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 71 Installing a Sun Disk Shelf Using a mechanical lift or two people, one at each side of the shelf or controller, carefully lift and rest the shelf on the bottom ledge of the left and right rails. The following graphic illustrates the chassis insertion. Carefully slide the shelf into the cabinet until the front flanges of the shelf touch the vertical face of the rack.
  • Page 72 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 73: Installing A Zs4-4 Or Zs3-4 Controller

    Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Controller This section contains installation procedures for the ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 controller. Before beginning installation, see “Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews” on page Use the following procedures to install a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 controller: “Installing the Slide Rails onto a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4” on page 73 ■...

  • Page 74: Installing The Slide Rails Into The Rack For A Zs4-4 Or Zs3-4

    Align the slide-rail assembly mounting pins with the front and rear rack post mounting holes. Then lock the assembly into place by pushing the assembly toward the rear of the rack until the mounting pins engage the rack with an audible click. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 75: Installing A Zs4-4 Or Zs3-4 Onto The Rack Slide Rails

    Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 onto the Rack Slide Rails The slide rails can be used with either 9.5-mm square or M6 round mounting hole racks. Note - (Optional) If installing the assembly with cage nuts and mounting screws, insert the cage nuts into the front and rear rack posts in the desired positions.
  • Page 76 If the mounting brackets are not inserted properly, the unit may fall when removing it from the rack, causing equipment damage and possibly personal injury. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 77: Installing A Zs4-4 Or Zs3-4 Cable Management Arm

    Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Cable Management Arm Simultaneously push and hold the green slide-rail release buttons on each mounting bracket while you push the controller into the rack. Continue pushing until the slide-rail locks (on the front of the mounting brackets) engage the slide- rail assemblies with an audible click.
  • Page 78 If required, attach the cable hook and loop straps to the CMA, and press them into place to secure the cables. Cable hooks and loop straps are preinstalled on the CMA. Perform this step if you need Note - to reinstall cable hooks and straps. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 79 Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Cable Management Arm For best results, place three cable straps (1), evenly spaced, on the rear-facing side of the CMA arm (2), and three cable straps on the side of the CMA nearest the controller. Installing a ZS4-4 or ZS3-4 Controller...
  • Page 80 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 81: Installing A Zs3-2 Controller

    Installing a ZS3-2 Controller This section contains installation procedures for the ZS3-2 controller. Before beginning installation, see “Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews” on page Use the following procedures to install a ZS3-2 controller: “Installing the Mounting Brackets and Slide Rail Assemblies for a ZS3-2” on page 81 ■...

  • Page 82: Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July

    Installing the Mounting Brackets and Slide Rail Assemblies for a ZS3-2 Push the mounting bracket release button toward the front of the mounting bracket (2) while withdrawing the bracket from the assembly. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 83 Installing the Mounting Brackets and Slide Rail Assemblies for a ZS3-2 Attach a mounting bracket to each side of the controller. Installing a ZS3-2 Controller...
  • Page 84 If you are using a universal 19-inch cabinet, snap an M6 square cage nut into the top and bottom holes of the location where you will be installing the rail plate as shown. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 85 Installing the Mounting Brackets and Slide Rail Assemblies for a ZS3-2 Position a slide rail assembly in your rack so that the brackets at each end of the slide rail assembly are on the outside of the front and back rack posts. The following graphic illustrates the rail assembly brackets.
  • Page 86 Remove the spacer and confirm that the rails are attached tightly to the rack. Stabilize the rack, using all anti-tilt mechanisms, to prevent it from tipping during installation. See your rack documentation for detailed instructions. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 87: Installing A Zs3-2 Onto The Rack Slide Rails

    Installing a ZS3-2 onto the Rack Slide Rails Installing a ZS3-2 onto the Rack Slide Rails Use the following procedure to install a ZS3-2 controller onto the rack slide rails. This procedure requires a minimum of two people because of the weight of the Caution - chassis.

  • Page 88: Installing A Zs3-2 Cable Management Arm

    If the CMA has flat cable covers (for a 1U chassis), install the 2U round cable covers provided in the accessory kit. To replace the flat cable covers: Remove each flat cable cover by lifting up on the cable cover handle. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 89 Installing a ZS3-2 Cable Management Arm Open it 180 degrees to the horizontal position. Apply upward pressure to the outside edge of each hinge connector until the hinge connector comes off the hinge. Position each round cable cover horizontally over the hinges, and align the hinge connectors with the hinges.
  • Page 90 Insert the CMA's connector B into the front slot on the right slide-rail until it locks into place with an audible click (frames 1 and 2). Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 91 Installing a ZS3-2 Cable Management Arm The connector B tab (1) goes into the slide-rail front slot (2). Gently tug on the right side of the front slide bar to verify that connector B is properly seated. To install the CMA's connector C into the right slide-rail, perform the following steps: Align connector C with the slide-rail so that the locking spring (1) is positioned inside (server side) of the right slide-rail (frame 1).
  • Page 92 Installing a ZS3-2 Cable Management Arm Gently tug on the right side of the CMA's rear slide bar to verify that connector C is properly seated. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 93 Installing a ZS3-2 Cable Management Arm To prepare the CMA's connector D for installation, remove the tape that secures the slide-rail latching bracket to connector D and ensure that the latching bracket is properly aligned with connector D (frames 1 and 2). While holding the slide-rail latching bracket in place, insert connector D and its associated slide-rail latching bracket into the left slide-rail until connector D locks into place with an audible click (frames 1 and 2).
  • Page 94 CMA to hang by its own weight. Verify that the slide-rails and the CMA are operating properly before routing cables through the CMA: Ensure all rack anti-tilt devices are extended to prevent the rack from tipping. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 95 Installing a ZS3-2 Cable Management Arm Extend the controller from the front of the rack until the CMA is fully extended. Return the storage controller to the rack. As you push the storage controller into the rack, verify that the CMA retracts without binding. Open the CMA cable covers, route controller cables through the CMA's cable troughs, close the cable covers, and secure the cables with the six Velcro straps.
  • Page 96 If you need to install additional Velcro straps, wrap the straps around the cables only, not around any of the CMA components; otherwise, expansion and contraction of the CMA slide bars might be hindered when the server is extended from the rack and returned to the rack. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 97: Verifying Operation Of Zs3-2 Slide-Rails And Cma

    Verifying Operation of ZS3-2 Slide-Rails and CMA Verifying Operation of ZS3-2 Slide-Rails and CMA Use the following procedure to verify the operation of the optional CMA and slide rails on a ZS3-2 controller. Ensure all rack anti-tilt devices are extended to prevent the rack from tipping forward when the Before You Begin storage controller is extended from the rack.
  • Page 98 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 99: Installing A 7X20 Controller

    Installing a 7x20 Controller This section contains installation procedures for the 7420, 7320, and 7120 controllers. Before beginning installation, see “Installation Prerequisites and Hardware Overviews” on page Use the following procedures to install a 7x20 controller: “Removing the 7x20 Mounting Brackets from inside the Slide Rails” on page 99 ■...
  • Page 100 Removing the 7x20 Mounting Brackets from inside the Slide Rails Example 2 Disassembling a 7420 Rail Kit The following graphic illustrates the procedure for disassembling the 7420 rail kit. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 101: Installing The Mounting Brackets On A 7X20

    Installing the Mounting Brackets on a 7x20 Installing the Mounting Brackets on a 7x20 Use the following procedure to install the mounting brackets on a 7420, 7320, or 7120 controller. If the mounting brackets are shipped inside the slide rails, you must remove them before Note - beginning this procedure;...
  • Page 102 Installing the Mounting Brackets on a 7x20 The following graphic illustrates how to attach the 7120/7320 mounting brackets. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 103: Installing A 7X20 Onto The Rack Slide Rails

    Installing a 7x20 onto the Rack Slide Rails The following graphic illustrates how to attach the 7x20 mounting brackets. With the heads of the four chassis locating pins protruding though the four keyed openings in the mounting bracket, pull the mounting-bracket toward the front of the chassis until the mounting-bracket clip locks into place with an audible click.
  • Page 104 Position a slide rail assembly in your rack so that the brackets at each end of the slide rail assembly are on the outside of the front and back rack posts. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 105 Installing a 7x20 onto the Rack Slide Rails The following graphic illustrates the rail assembly brackets. Attach each slide rail assembly to the rack posts, but do not tighten the screws completely. Installing a 7x20 Controller...
  • Page 106 (~12 in or 30 cm). You will hear an audible click. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 107 Installing a 7x20 onto the Rack Slide Rails Installing a 7120/7320 onto the Rack Slide Rails Example 3 The following graphic illustrates the 7120/7320 chassis insertion and slide rail locks usage. Installing a 7420 onto the Rack Slide Rails Example 4 The following graphic illustrates 7420 chassis insertion.

  • Page 108: Installing A 7X20 Cable Management Arm

    Do not route short SAS daisy chain cables through the CMA. Do not route an excess of ■ cables such that the CMA clamps bow or appear structurally unfit to support the weight. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 109 Installing a 7x20 Cable Management Arm If using two clustered controllers mounted in the middle of the rack with disk shelves ■ located above and below them, you can divide the disk shelf SAS cables between the two CMAs so they properly route to the upper and lower disk shelves. If later removing the CMA, be sure to support it as you remove the connectors.
  • Page 110 Installing a 7x20 Cable Management Arm Insert the CMA mounting bracket connector into the right slide rail until the connector locks into place. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 111 Installing a 7x20 Cable Management Arm Insert the right CMA slide rail connector (1) into the right slide rail assembly (2) until the connector locks into place. Installing a 7x20 Controller...
  • Page 112 Installing a 7x20 Cable Management Arm Insert the left CMA slide rail connector (1) into the rail extension on the left slide rail assembly (2) until the connector locks into place. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 113 Installing a 7x20 Cable Management Arm After you install and route the cables through the assembly, attach the hook and loop straps (1) to secure the cables. Then attach the right and left outer latches to support the assembly. Installing a 7x20 Controller...
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  • Page 115: Cabling The Appliance

    Guide. Connecting System Cables Use the following procedure to make a physical serial or network connection to Oracle ILOM. It is strongly recommended that you use a serial SP connection for system configuration and initial configuration because you can monitor progress, especially during system reboots.

  • Page 116: Connecting Cluster Cables

    Connect another Ethernet cable between serial port 1 of one controller and serial port 0 of the other controller. The cables between the serial ports form a crossover pattern, as shown in the following illustrations. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 117 The cluster card for ZS3-4 and 7420 is installed in the Cluster slot, as described in the hardware overview for each controller in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual. The following figure shows cluster cabling between two ZS3-2 controllers.

  • Page 118: Connecting Disk Shelf Cables

    Locate the appropriate cabling configuration for your system in “Getting Started with Cabling” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Cabling Guide. “Cabling DE2-24 Disk Shelves to 4X4 Port SAS-2 HBAs” in Oracle ZFS Storage ■ Appliance Cabling Guide Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 119 Connecting Disk Shelf Cables “Cabling DE2-24 Disk Shelves to 2X4 Port SAS-2 HBAs” in Oracle ZFS Storage ■ Appliance Cabling Guide “Cabling Sun Disk Shelves” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Cabling Guide ■ “Cabling Mixed DE2-24 and Sun Disk Shelves” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Cabling ■...
  • Page 120 Shelf 7 (RU 31-34) Shelf 4 (RU 13-16) Shelf 6 (RU 27-30) Shelf 3 (RU 9-12) Shelf 5 (RU 23-26) Shelf 2 (RU 5-8) Controller 1 (RU 20-22) Shelf 1 (RU 1-4) Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 121: Powering On The Appliance

    Powering On the Appliance This section contains power-on procedures for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance disk shelves and storage controllers. Do not power on disk shelves and controllers until all other cabling is complete, as Caution - described in “Cabling the Appliance” on page 115.
  • Page 122 125. If the module status indicator is not a steady green after module reinsertion and powering on, contact Oracle Customer Service. Related Topics “Powering Off a Disk Shelf” on page 125 ■ “Powering Off a Controller” on page 124 ■ Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 123: Powering On A Sun Disk Shelf

    “Powering Off a Controller” on page 124 ■ Powering On a Controller Use the following procedure to power on an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance controller. Plug power cables into power supply 0 and power supply 1 on the storage controller(s).

  • Page 124: Powering Off A Controller

    To completely remove power, disconnect the AC power cords from the rear panel of the storage controller. Related Topics “Powering Off a Disk Shelf” on page 125 ■ “Powering On a Controller” on page 123 ■ Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 125: Powering Off A Disk Shelf

    Powering Off a Disk Shelf Powering Off a Disk Shelf If a disk shelf is a part of a storage pool, powering off or removing all SAS chains from a disk shelf will trigger a kernel panic on the controller(s) to prevent data loss, unless the shelf is part of an NSPF (no single point of failure) data pool.
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  • Page 127: Configuring The Appliance For The First Time

    This section contains first-time configuration procedures for the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance. Follow these steps to complete first-time configuration: 1. Ensure you have completed cabling, including the serial or network cabling for Oracle ILOM connectivity, as described in “Cabling the Appliance” on page 115.

  • Page 128: Configuring The System

    After the cluster is initialized, you can administer the system from either storage controller. However, do not attempt initial configuration on both controllers independently. Open a terminal or terminal emulator window and log in to Oracle ILOM in one of the following ways: For a serial connection (recommended), use as the user name.
  • Page 129 When prompted, enter the password changeme Note - This is the default password that provides initial access to Oracle ILOM. You can set a different password for the appliance in step 5. At the command prompt, enter start /SP/console...
  • Page 130 If <X> appears by NET-0, check that all cable connections are secure. Sun ZFS Storage 7120 Configuration Copyright (c) 2008, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. NET-0 <=> NET-1 <X> NET-2 <X> NET-3 <X> Host Name: hostname DNS Domain: us.oracle.com...

  • Page 131: Performing Initial Configuration (Bui)

    BUI for initial configuration. For clustered controllers, configure only the primary controller. Do not attempt initial configuration on both controllers independently. For more information about clustering, see “Appliance Cluster Configuration” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Gather the following information for the interfaces and services you will set up, and ■...
  • Page 132 Log in to the appliance: Username - Enter root. Password - Password you assigned during system configuration. Click LOGIN or press Enter. To begin initial configuration, click START. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 133 Optionally, click SKIP to configure this device as a standalone controller, and go to Note - step 6. To configure clustered controllers later, see “Upgrading a Standalone Appliance to a Clustered Configuration (BUI)” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Configuring the Appliance for the First Time...
  • Page 134 Root Password - Enter the same password that you set for the appliance during system ■ configuration. Confirm Password - Re-enter the password. ■ Click COMMIT. A status bar in the masthead displays the progress. Configure the appliance networking interfaces. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 135 Performing Initial Configuration (BUI) You can create a management interface now, or at another time using a task in Note - “Configuring Management Interfaces” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. For detailed information, see the following topics: “Working with Network Configuration”...
  • Page 136 Performing Initial Configuration (BUI) For detailed information, see the following tasks: “Creating a VNIC Without a VLAN ID for Clustered Controllers (BUI)” in Oracle ■ ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0 “Creating VNICs with the Same VLAN ID for Clustered Controllers (BUI)” in Oracle ■...
  • Page 137 Performing Initial Configuration (BUI) Click APPLY. For clustered controllers, repeat steps a-f for the second controller, and choose a unique controller name. Click the trash icon next to the default interface, named Untitled Interface, to destroy it and click APPLY. Configuring the Appliance for the First Time...
  • Page 138 Note - appliance via the BUI and CLI. Without a route, the only means of communication with the appliance is through an Oracle ILOM connection to the SP. To configure additional routing, go to step 7. Otherwise, click COMMIT and skip to step 8.
  • Page 139 Performing Initial Configuration (BUI) Interface - Select the interface for which you want to configure routing. ■ Click ADD. The new route appears in the routing table. Click COMMIT. Configure the Domain Name Service (DNS) and click COMMIT. Configuring the Appliance for the First Time...
  • Page 140 One way to ensure clock synchronization is to configure the appliance and the SMB clients to use the same NTP server. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 141 Performing Initial Configuration (BUI) For detailed information, see “NTP Configuration” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Configure name services. For detailed information, see “Configuring Services” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Active Directory has two modes: domain and workgroup mode, which dictate how Note - SMB users are authenticated.
  • Page 142 “Configuring Storage” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Perform one of the following steps: To register your appliance for remote support, complete the fields and click ■ REGISTER. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 143 Performing Initial Configuration (BUI) If you do not have an Oracle support account, click LATER and see “Phone Home Configuration” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. To skip remote support configuration, click LATER. ■ Perform one of the following steps: If you clicked REGISTER in the previous step, read the privacy statement ■...
  • Page 144 “Upgrading the Software” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ■ Customer Service Manual. If clustered controllers, see “Locking Cluster Management Interfaces (BUI)” in Oracle ZFS ■ Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...

  • Page 145: Performing Initial Configuration (Cli)

    Performing Initial Configuration (CLI) If you did not configure the management interface yet, see the tasks in “Configuring ■ Management Interfaces” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Related Topics For an overview of network interface configuration, see “Working with Network...
  • Page 146 Press any key to begin initial configuration ... Configure the appliance network interfaces. For detailed information, see the following topics: “Working with Network Configuration” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration ■ Guide, Release OS8.6.0 “Network Configuration” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release ■...
  • Page 147 Configure routing for the interface labeled Untitled Interface. Enter cd .. to return to the correct context for the next step. For detailed information, see “Configuring Network Routing” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. hostname:maintenance system setup net> routing hostname:maintenance system setup net routing>...
  • Page 148 ../.. Configure the Domain Name Service (DNS). For detailed information, see “DNS Configuration” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Configure DNS. Configure the Domain Name Service. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 149 Performing Initial Configuration (CLI) Subcommands that are valid in this context: help [topic] => Get context-sensitive help. If [topic] is specified, it must be one of "builtins", "commands", "general", "help", "script" or "properties". show => Show information pertinent to the current context commit =>...
  • Page 150 "ntp", advancing configuration to "directory" ... Configure name services. For detailed information, see “Configuring Services” in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.6.0. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 151 Performing Initial Configuration (CLI) Active Directory has two modes: domain and workgroup mode, which dictate how Note - SMB users are authenticated. In domain mode, SMB clients are authenticated through the Active Directory domain controller, and you must ensure that the times on the appliance and the domain controller match within five minutes.
  • Page 152 = pool-0 status = online profile = mirror log_profile = - cache_profile = - hostname:maintenance system setup storage> done aksh: done with "storage", advancing configuration to "support" ... Configure remote support. Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide • July 2016...
  • Page 153 Performing Initial Configuration (CLI) You can configure remote support now, or at another time. If you do not have an Oracle Note - support account, enter done without configuring remote support and complete it later. For more information about configuring remote support later or obtaining an Oracle support account, see “Phone Home Configuration”...
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  • Page 155: Troubleshooting Hardware Faults

    In rare cases, faults associated with uncorrectable CPU errors are not diagnosable or displayed in the controller. These faults will be preserved by and observable in the Oracle ILOM, located in the service processor. Connect to Oracle ILOM on the server platform to diagnose hardware faults that do not appear in the BUI.
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