There are two ways to stop and start the exadata server ,Whether its a database server or storage server.Firsts from the command-line interface (CLI) and second from the Oracle ILOM web interface.
(a) Command-line interface (CLI)
Stop (process)
Connect the ilom server through ssh
Status before stopping the server :-
-> show /SYS
/SYS
Targets:
DBP
DO_NOT_SERVICE
FAN_FAULT
LOCATE
MB
OK
PDB
PS0
PS1
PS_FAULT
SERVICE
SP
TEMP_FAULT
T_AMB
VPS
VPS_CPUS
VPS_FANS
VPS_MEMORY
Properties:
type = Host System
ipmi_name = /SYS
product_name = ORACLE SERVER X7-2L
product_part_number = 6211149
product_serial_number = 16222A205D
product_manufacturer = Oracle Corporation
fault_state = OK
clear_fault_action = (none)
power_state = On
Now let proceed to stop server
stop -f /SYS
Are you sure you want to immediately stop /SYS (y/n)? y
Stopping /SYS immediately
wait for 10 minute and then check the status
Show /SYS
Properties:
type = Host System
ipmi_name = /SYS
product_name = ORACLE SERVER X7-2L
product_part_number = 6211149
product_serial_number = 16222A205D
product_manufacturer = Oracle Corporation
fault_state = OK
clear_fault_action = (none)
power_state = OFF
2. Start (process)
Connect the ilom server through ssh
Run :- start /SYS
Also you can start console the see the post output for possible fault messages.
The following output is a sign that post did not detect any faults :
start /SP/console
0:0>POST Passed all devices.
0:0>
0:0>DEMON: (Diagnostics Engineering MONitor)
0:0>Select one of the following functions
0:0>POST:Return to OBP.
0:0>INFO:
0:0>POST Passed all devices.
0:0>Master set ACK for vbsc runpost command and spin...
You can verify by executing
show /SYS
Properties:
type = Host System
ipmi_name = /SYS
product_name = ORACLE SERVER X7-2L
product_part_number = 6211149
product_serial_number = 16222A205D
product_manufacturer = Oracle Corporation
fault_state = OK
clear_fault_action = (none)
power_state = On
(b) Oracle ILOM web interface
Login to the web interface ilom server.
In left pane -> click Host Management
Click ->Power Control
Click ->Reset or Immediate power Off
Note :- In case of storage server grid disk take time from SYNCING to ONLINE
Login to storage server
[root@test01 ~]$ cellcli –e list griddisk attributes name , asmmodestatus
DATA1_CD_00_test01 ONLINE
DATA1_CD_01_test01 ONLINE
DATA1_CD_02_test01 ONLINE
DATA1_CD_03_test01 SYNCING
DATA1_CD_04_test01 SYNCING
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