Basic important ODA (Oracle Database Appliance) commands:

Basic important ODA (Oracle Database Appliance) commands:

 Below are list of important ODA commands which we frequently use as a ODA admin.

1. #odaadmcli show disk  >>>>>> To list disk status

2. #odacli list-vms     >>>>> To list which VM is running on Which ODA node (BM)

3. #odacli stop-vm -n (VM_name)     >>>> >>> To stop respective VM

4. #odacli start-vm -n (VM_name)   >>> To start respective VM

5. #odacli start-vm -n odavm -nn (node0)  >>> Suppose we want to start VM (odavm) on specific node (node 0)

6. #odacli list-dbsystems   >>>>> To list dbsystem details

7. odaadmcli show server >>>> To know server's serial number etc..

8. #odaadmcli show env_hw  >>>> to know model and whether it is BareMetal or VM server

9. #virsh list or virsh list --all       >>>>>> To List of VMs

10. #virsh domblklist (VM_Name)  >>>>>>> To get all the disk details attached to the respective VM which will be useful while taking VM snapshot

11. #odacli describe-vm -n (VM_Name)  >>>>>>> To describe respective VM. We can get all the information related to that particular VM

12. virsh console (VM ID)  >>>>> To take respective VM console

13. #odacli describe-component   >>>>> It will give installed version details and available version details for component like DCS controller/Admin/agent, OS, ILOM, BIOS, OAK etc...  This will help in understanding patching version on ODA box

14. #odacli list-jobs >>>> To get all the jobs details. Whenever we run any odacli commands job id will get created. Will get job id with this command.

15. #odacli describe-job -i <Job-id> >>> To get detailed information of particular job like failure/success.

Regards,

Kiran Jadhav

 

Solaris 11.4 Installation steps from beginning

Solaris 11.4 Installation steps from beginning 

This document will help you in installing Solaris 11.4 on SPARC Hardware

1.       Here we are installing Solaris 11.4 from the ISO file. So, search in google or download it from MOS (My Oracle Support) and attach it to ILOM.

https://www.oracle.com/solaris/solaris11/downloads/solaris11-install-downloads.html

Link: https://support.oracle.com/portal/

2.       Below is the method to do the same.

Login to ILOM GUI session. Go to Remote Controlà Redirectionà Launch Remote console.

(You may need to download java package in case you get some java related error)

 

3.       You will see console screen like this.

 

4.       Go to KVMSàStorageà Add iso file à connect.

 

 

5.       Add and connect ISO file here from the path where you have stored. So it will be visible on server as boot device.

 

 

Now Take CLI session of you ILOM.

6.       And stop your system and wait for some time;

 

 

 

7.       you can see the power state off and then start the system. And to see what is happening in the background take /SP/console

8.       Below command will search boot devices. Here we want to boot from the ISO image and the “rcdrom” is showing alias for this. We will boot from rcdrom.

9.       After booting, it will ask to choose keyboard and language.

10.   Since we want to install oracle solaris freshly; we will select option 1

11.   Actual Solaris installation will start from here. Press F2 to continue and move to next field.

12.Select your disk where you want to install your Solaris OS.

13.   We can mention required Server hostname here.

14.   Please mention your network configuration here.

 

15.   Please set correct date and time here.

16.   We can set root password here.

17.   This will give installation summary to you. If any rectification needed, then please rectify.

18.   This will start installation and will show you progress (It will take approx. 1hr).

19.   Once installation completes properly, you will see below screen. Press F8 for system reboot.

 

20.   You will get login prompt that means installation is competed. Once the server is up; we can verify whether Solaris 11.4 OS is installed on the server or not using below commands.

 

Regards,

Kiran Jadhav