Add X9M cell servers to existing X8M rack

[Aman]

Hi,

I need to add four X9M cell servers to an existing running X8M rack (3 db nodes and 7 cell nodes). What would be best way to do that?

How do we reimage the new cell and assign the new IP? How to transfer the software ISO, OEDA to the cell servers?

Thanks,
Aman

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

Please see "Extending Oracle Exadata Database Machine" ->

https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/exadata-database-machine/dbmmr/extending-exadata.html

& "OECA" -> https://learn.oracle.com/ols/module/oracle-exadata-configuration-assistant-oeca/52440/52505

Some additional docs:

Reimaging Exadata Cell Node Guidance (Doc ID 2151671.1)
**http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E80920_01/DBMMR/extending-exadata.htm#DBMMR21158

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

Also walk through the following blog post.. (it is high level but it might help.. You should go into the details when necessary)

https://blog.toadworld.com/2017/10/19/how-to-expand-exadata-database-storage-capacity-on-demand