Cabling The Appliance; Connecting System Cables - Oracle ZFS Installation Manual

Cabling the Appliance

This section contains cabling procedures for appliance installation, including connections to the
controller service processor (SP) and network, cluster cabling, as well as cabling between disk
shelves and controllers.
Use the following procedures to cable the appliance:
"Connecting System Cables" on page 115
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"Connecting Cluster Cables" on page 116
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"Connecting Disk Shelf Cables" on page 118
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For cabling and cabinet guidelines, see
wide range of specific cabling configurations, refer to
ZFS Storage Appliance Cabling

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.
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.
Caution -
than necessary hardware fault diagnosis and resolution times. For more information about
Oracle ILOM, see
Appliance Cabling
Ensure the storage controllers and disk shelves are installed, but not cabled together.
Before You Begin
If making a serial connection to the SP (recommended), ensure that you have configured the
administrative client as described in
Guide.
Failure to configure Oracle ILOM connectivity after initial setup may lead to longer
"Using Oracle ILOM to Diagnose Hardware Faults" in Oracle ZFS Storage
Guide.
"Cabinet Configuration Guidelines" on page
"Getting Started with Cabling" in Oracle
"Configuring the System" on page
15. For a
128.
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