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ExalogicConfigurationUtility

ExalogicConfigurationUtilitydoesthefollowingoperations

"ExalogicConfigurationUtility"/OneCommandSpreadsheet

BasicflowofOneCommandScriptofExalogicConfigurationUtility

GeneratingOneCommandReportinExalogicConfigurationUtility

DescriptionoftheButtonsintheSpreadsheet

Listof"ExalogicConfigurationUtility"Scripts

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SCOPE
Oracle'ExalogicConfigurationUtility.

DETAILS
ExalogicConfigurationUtility
ExalogicConfigurationUtilityisaconsolidateddatacollectionandconfigurationtoolwhichcontainsanexcelspreadsheetandasetofscriptsthatare
usedinthefieldtocommissionnewracksatcustomersitesduringtheinitialExalogichardwaresetuptoconfigureExalogicquicklyusingan
interviewlikesitesurveyapproachandautomatedconfiguration.

ExalogicConfigurationUtilitydoesthefollowingoperations
ItautomatesIPandhostnamegeneration
Minimizeshumanerror(fatfingers)
VerifiesConfigurationData
VerifiesFactoryconfiguration
Identifiesissuesintroducedduringshippingandphysicalsetup
ReconfiguresRack
ConfiguresNetworkComputesNodes,plusStorageNodesandIBSwitchestoo
ConfiguresTimeandDate
VerifiesandUpdatesFirmwareandSoftware
RetestentireRack

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PURPOSE
InformationaboutOracle'ExalogicConfigurationUtilityanditsusage.

BULLETIN
PUBLISHED
13Feb2013
13Feb2013

APPLIESTO:
OracleExalogicElasticCloudSoftwareVersion1.0.0.0.0andlater
Linuxx8664
OracleSolarisonx8664(64bit)

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"ExalogicConfigurationUtility"/OneCommandSpreadsheet
ItisanOpenOfficespreadsheetnamedasel_configurator.ods.Itcontainsmacros.
ThespreadsheetrequiresminimumOpenOfficeversion3.3.
Note:Ensurethatmacrosareenabledforthespreadsheet.Thedefaultsecuritysettingformacrosishighandthatessentiallydisablesthem.Setthe
defaultsecuritysettingtomediumandchooseyestoenablemacroswhenyouopenthefile.
DuringtheinitialExalogichardwaresetupphasecustomersneedtofilloutattheminimumthefollowinginformationinthespreadsheet.
DomainName
Country
TimeZone
Atleast1ofeachRequiredIPAddress
Eth0,NET0,NET1,ILOM
Atleast1ofeachRequiredIPAddress
BOND1.
Atleast1ofeachOptionalIPAddress
BOND0.
Atleast1NTPServerIPAddress
Atleast1NameServerIPAddress
Atleast1SearchDomain
ADefaultGatewayIPAddress
Thespreadsheetalsocontainsentriesforconfiguringthefollowing:
GeneralNetworkInformationwhichisenteredbyuser.Excelmacrosprocessthisdata.
SpecificNetworkInformationwhichispopulatedbyExcelmacros.

BasicflowofOneCommandScriptofExalogicConfigurationUtility

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BasicflowofOneCommandScriptofExalogicConfigurationUtility
OneCommandscriptmustberunfromaMasternode.Weneedtopickoneofthecomputenodesasmasternodeandmoveconfigurationfilesand
OneCommandscriptstoamasternode.Itcanbeanycomputenodeintherack.OneCommandscriptrunsfromthisnodeandexecutesscriptsonthe
masterandcompute/storagenodestoaffectchanges
RunExalogic.shcommandwithhoptionasbelowtolistofstepsthatcanbeperformedbythisscript.
./ExalogicOC.shh

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Abovescriptlooksforbelowconfigurationfilesin/var/exalogic/onecommanddirectory.

Thepagehasexpired.ClickOKto
continue.

FACTORY_DATA_FILE=/var/exalogic/onecommand/exalogic_factory.conf
DEPLOY_DATA_FILE=/var/exalogic/onecommand/exalogic_deploy.conf

OK

AspartofPreVerificationprocessOneCommandscriptmakessureeverythingisworkingnetwork/storagewisefromthefactory.Fordoingthisit
usesexalogic_factory.conffordoingpingsandattemptstowritetostoragedevices.Forupdatingtheconfigurationandrestartingthenetworksit
usesexalogic_deploy.conf.
AspartofPostVerificationOneCommandscriptagainmakessureeverythingisstillworkingnetwork/storagewiseaftertheconfigurationupdates.It
againusesexalogic_factory.confandexalogic_deploy.conffilesfordoingthesame.

GeneratingOneCommandReportinExalogicConfigurationUtility
OncealltheinformationisenteredinthespreadsheetwecanchecktheconfigurationbypressingConfigurationPreviewoption.Belowaresteps
listedfordoingthesame.
1)PressGeneratebuttontocreatetheConfigurationPreview,alertmessageboxappearswhenthegenerationis
completepressOKtocontinue
2)ReviewtheConfigurationPreview,ifnecessarymakechangestotheSpecificNetworkInformationand/or
GeneralNetworkInformationsectionsandclickGenerateuntiltheConfigurationpreviewisacceptable.Ifyou
needmoregranularchangesyoucantypeoverentriesinthepreview.
Note:ifyoudothisandclickGenerateagain,yourchangesarelost.
3)PresstheCreateConfigbuttontogeneratetheconfigurationfile.Analertmessageboxappearswhenthe
configurationfilegenerationiscomplete,pressOKtocontinue.
Generatedfilenameisexalogic_deploy.confwhichiscreatedunderC:\mwmachine_<customername>\<machinename>by
default.
4)ReviewtheInstallationTemplate/Report.TakePrintoffforlaterontheReportworksheet.

DescriptionoftheButtonsintheSpreadsheet
Import:Allowsusertoimportapreviouslycreatedconfiguration.Thiswillresetthespreadsheetpriortoimport.
Help:Displaysbuttonhelp.
Clear:Resetsthespreadsheettodefaults,removesanygeneratedconfigurationpreviews.
Hide/ShowExplanation:Hides/Showsthelegend.
Generate:Createstheconfigurationpreview.
CreateConfig:Createstheconfigurationandexportfile.

Listof"ExalogicConfigurationUtility"Scripts
ExalogicConfigurationUtilityconsistsoffollowingScripts:
ExalogicOC.sh:ThisismaindriverscriptcalledOneCommandscript.
ExalogicOC_CNode.sh:Compute/StorageNodescript.
TheseScriptsprocesstheconfigurationgeneratedbythespreadsheet.Torunthesescripts,itrequiresthefactoryconfigurationsettingspresentin
exalogic_factory.confforprevalidation/verificationphase.
Thescriptscanrunallstepsatonceorcanrunindividualstepswiththesflag,AlltheStepsmustberuninsequence.Thereisnoautomated
backout/rollbackifoneofthestepfails.Thesescriptlogsloggingtomasternode.log.

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