Upgrade A Fabric Interconnect F1-4 To A Qdr Fabric Board - Oracle Fabric Interconnect Series User Manual

Upgrade a Fabric Interconnect F1-4 to a QDR Fabric Board

15. Start a management session on the Fabric Interconnect, and log in.
16. Verify that the Fabric Interconnect recognizes the QDR Fabric Board, by issuing
show hardware then scrolling to the Fabric Board Status section:
■ The Model column should show the string VP-FRU-FB-QDR
■
The State column should show UP
■ The Speed column should show QDR
If these values are not displayed, the Fabric Interconnect does not recognize the QDR Fabric
Board.
17. Reconnect your servers to the Fabric Interconnect by using QDR cables.
If your DDR Fabric Board had all 24 ports connected, and you will be reconnecting ports 21
through 24 on the QDR Fabric board, you will need to connect an IB expansion switch to a port
on the QDR Fabric Board. The reason for connecting the IB expansion switch is to allow the
servers that were on ports 21 through 24 to be connected to the QDR Fabric Board, which has
only 20 ports.
18. If your data center is being managed by an SNMP management tool, through the
SNMP Manager, rediscover the devices on the new QDR fabric.
After rediscovering the devices, the procedure is complete. If you encounter problems with this
procedure, you can contact Oracle Technical Support for assistance.
You do not need to return the old Fabric Board. You can keep it as a spare part. But if you
choose to return the old Fabric Board, Oracle can dispose of it. If you choose to return the old
Fabric Board, you can use the shipping container for the QDR Fabric Board to return the DDR
Fabric Board.
Upgrade a Fabric Interconnect F1-4 to a QDR
Fabric Board
To replace the fabric board, follow this procedure:
1. If the Fabric Interconnect is not running XgOS 3.0, upgrade your XgOS version to
3.0 or greater for Fabric Interconnects with InfiniBand server ports.
Move or stop all traffic going through the Fabric Interconnect in either of the
2.
following ways:
In an HA Fabric Interconnect environment, move all traffic to the other
■
Fabric Interconnect for the duration of the Fabric Board upgrade on the
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