How to Replace an Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 / X6-2 Compute node internal SAS cables

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Update Date:	2017-10-04
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Solution 2055861.1 : How to Replace an Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 / X6-2 Compute node internal SAS cables

Applies to:

Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Hardware - Version X5 and later
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Full Rack - Version X5 and later
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Half Rack - Version X5 and later
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Quarter Rack - Version X5 and later
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Eighth Rack - Version X5 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

How to Replace an Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Compute node internal SAS cables

Solution

CAP PROBLEM OVERVIEW: X5-2 Internal SAS cables Replacement

DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT SKILLS DOES THE ENGINEER NEED:
Oracle Server X5-2 Training.

TIME ESTIMATE: 60 minutes

TASK COMPLEXITY: 3

FIELD ENGINEER INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT STATE SHOULD THE SYSTEM BE IN TO BE READY TO PERFORM THE RESOLUTION ACTIVITY? :

If the system is still up and functioning, customer should perform an orderly and graceful shutdown of applications and OS. Then power off the server and remove the AC power cords from the system.

A data backup is not a prerequisite but is a wise precaution.

Note: If this is an Exalogic server running OVS with virtual servers, please verify customer has readied the server by moving VM's off of the server and placed the server in maintenance mode. See Document: Making an OVS Node Unavailable for vServer Placement in Exalogic Virtual Environments using EMOC (Doc ID 1551724.1)

WHAT ACTION DOES THE ENGINEER NEED TO TAKE:

Removing the SAS cable

1. Power off the server and disconnect the power cords from the power supplies

2. Extend the server to the maintenance position

3. Attach an antistatic wrist strap to your wrist, and then to a metal area on the chassis

4. Remove the server top cover

5. Remove all of the server fan modules

6. To disconnect each SAS cable from the disk backplane, press the latch on the cable connectors and pull the connectors out

7. Disconnect the SAS cables and the super capacitor cable from the internal host bus adapter (HBA)

Remove the PCIe riser from PCIe slot 3 and 4
On the under side of the HBA card, press the SAS cable connector latches and then pull out the connectors
On the under side of the HBA card, grasp the super capacitor connector and pull it out

9. Disconnect the super capacitor cable from the super capacitor

10. Carefully remove the SAS cables and the super capacitor cable from the server

Install the SAS cable

1. Carefully guide SAS cables and the super capacitor cable along the side of the chassis

2. Connect the super capacitor cable to the super capacitor

3. Connect the SAS cables the super capacitor cable to the internal HBA card

4. Install the SAS cables into the disk backplane

5. Install the PCIe riser with the internal HBA card into PCIe slot 3

6. Install all of the server fan modules

7. Install the server top cover

8. Close the server fan door

9. Return the server to the normal rack position

10. Reconnect the data cables to the server and reconnect the power cords to the server power supplies

11. Power on the server

OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE

WHAT ACTION DOES THE CUSTOMER NEED TO TAKE TO RETURN THE SYSTEM TO AN OPERATIONAL STATE:

Boot up system and verify full functionality

REFERENCE INFORMATION:

Oracle Server X5-2 Documentation
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E41059_01/index.html

Oracle Server X6-2 Documentation

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E62159_01/index.html

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