Adding Optional Storage Shelf Drives (Cru) - Oracle Database Appliance X10 Service Manual

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Adding Optional Storage Shelf Drives (CRU)

Add disk storage in an Oracle Database Appliance X10-HA storage shelf.
The Oracle Database Appliance X10-HA storage shelf partially-populated base
configuration supports storage expansion with either 7.68 TB SSDs (available in six-
packs) or 22 TB HDDs (available in an eighteen-pack). Depending on your initial base
storage shelf configuration, there can be up to eighteen expansion slots. These slots
are labeled 6-23 as seen from the front of the system (callouts 6 through 23 in the
following illustration).
Upgrade options:
Expanding the base configuration storage shelf with 7.68 TB SSDs for high
performance. The base configuration has slots 0-5 with 7.68 TB drives for DATA/
RECO. Expansion SSDs are available in six-packs and are populated in shelf
storage slots from the bottom up to also be used for DATA/RECO, as follows:
The following illustration shows the expanded drive configuration for 7.68 TB
SSDs.
Oracle Database Appliance X10-HA Storage Shelf Hot Pluggable Components
For a high performance shelf, you can add up to eighteen 7.68 TB SSDs
(available in six-packs). You can add storage with the system running and use
the appliance CLI software commands to expand the storage configuration.
For a high capacity shelf, you can add eighteen 22 TB HDDs (available in an
eighteen-pack). You must power off the appliance, add storage, then re-image
and redeploy the appliance software. This is required to reconfigure the
appliance from the default high performance mode to high capacity mode.
The first six expansion drives go into slots 6-11.
The second six expansion drives go into slots 12-17.
The third six expansion drives go into slots 18-23.
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