The SFP28 ports support 10Gb and 25Gb fibre and twinaxial cable (twinax), depending on the SFP modules used in these ports. For 10GBase-T public networking, use the Cat-6 network cables. To use the SFP28 ports, use the correct transceivers and cables to meet your switch bandwidth. The following sections show the cabling options for 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network ports. In the figures, callout 4 identifies the ports for the 10GBase-T (copper) network. Callout 5 identifies the ports for the 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network.

Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA

Connect the network cables for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA.

Location of Network Ports and Power Cabling

Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2

Fiber Cables

For optical cables, you must purchase either Short Range (SR) or Long Range (LR) SFP transceivers for each of the network ports, and then plug in the appropriate optical cable. Currently, Oracle sells both the SR and LR SFP transceivers. In addition to these transceivers, you must purchase the appropriate LC-LC terminated fiber optic cables from a third-party vendor.

Copper Cables

You can purchase the following copper cables from Oracle. These cables have built-in SFP connectors.

The SFP28 ports support 10Gb and 25Gb fibre and twinaxial cable (twinax), depending on the SFP modules used in these ports. Use standard Cat-6 network cables to connect to the on-board 10GBase-T (copper) network ports.

The following sections show the cabling options for 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network ports. In the figures, callout 4 identifies the ports for the 10GBase-T (copper) network and callout 5 identifies the ports for the 25GbE SFP28 (fiber) network.

Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2S or X7-2M

Connect the Fiber and Copper Network Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2S or X7-2M

Location of Network Ports and Power Cabling

Fiber Cables

For optical cables, you must purchase either Short Range (SR) or Long Range (LR) SFP transceivers for each of the network ports, and then plug in the appropriate optical cable. Currently, Oracle sells both the SR and LR SFP transceivers. In addition to these transceivers, you must purchase the appropriate LC-LC terminated fiber optic cables from a third-party vendor.

Copper Cables

You can purchase the following copper cables from Oracle. These cables have built-in SFP connectors:

Deploying a new Oracle Database Appliance requires a direct connection to the system to configure the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) and the first network. If you use the serial port, ensure that the baud rate speeds match. After the first public network interface is configured, you can perform the remaining deployment steps on the Oracle Database Appliance system or from a remote system.

Configuring Oracle ILOM Using IP Address Assigned by DHCP

Ensure that the ILOM NIC is enabled and that ipv4 is enabled.

1. Using a client system's browser, enter the IP address or host name assigned by DHCP into the browser address field and press Enter. For example, https://129.xxx.xx.xx.

2. At the login page, enter the default user name, root and the default password, changeme.

   The Oracle ILOM web interface is displayed.

Configuring Oracle ILOM Using Static IP Address

1. Using a client system, establish a secure shell (SSH) connection by entering the following on the command line:

   ssh -l root sp_ip_address

   where sp_ip_address is the IP address assigned by DHCP.

2. Enter the default user name, root, and the default password, changeme.

   The Oracle ILOM CLI prompt appears. Change the default password to a secure password of your choice.

3. Set the working directory.

   cd /SP/network

4. Specify a static Ethernet configuration as follows:

   set pendingipaddress=xxx.xxx.xx.xx
   set pendingipnetmask=yyy.yyy.yyy.y
   set pendingipgateway=zzz.zzz.zz.zzz
   set commitpending=true
   set state=enabled

   xxx.xxx.xx.xx, yyy.yyy.yyy.y and zzz.zzz.zz.zzz are the IP address, netmask, and gateway (respectively) for your ILOM and network configuration.

5. Verify changes and then exit:

   show /SP/network 
   exit

Configuring Oracle ILOM Using the IPMI tool

To assign IP addresses to Oracle ILOM manually, follow these steps:

1. Open the IPMI tool.

   # ipmitool –I open sunoem cli

2. Go to SP/network and verify that the port is enabled:

   show /SP/network

3. If the port is not enabled, then enable the port.

   # ipmitool -I open sunoem cli "set /SP/network state=enabled"
   

4. In SP/network, verify that ipv4 is enabled.

5. If ipv6 is enabled, then disable ipv6 and enable ipv4.

   # ipmitool -I open sunoem cli "set /SP/network/ipv6 state=disabled" 
   # ipmitool -I open sunoem cli "set /SP/network/ipv4 state=enabled" 

When you power on Oracle Database Appliance for the first time, the system automatically defines your public network interface based on which of the public interface ports are connected. For Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA, the dual-port 10/25 GbE SFP28 PCIe adapter is used for the cluster interconnect.