What is the  Oracle Recommended order of patching on Exadata?

We are about to patch our Exadata machine with Bundle Patch 22.  It is running ORacle 11gR2 (11.2.0.3.0).  I have seen differening opinions of the ORDER by which to patch it in both Oacle presnetations as well as white papers, but cannot find the answer in straight-up Oracle documantation.  Namely, the questioned order is:
1.) Infiniband Switches
2.) Storage Server
3.) DB
     - Grid Infrastructure Home
     - Oracle DB Home
VERSUS
1.) DB
     - Grid Infrastructure Home
     - Oracle DB Home
2.) Storage Server
3.) Infiniband Switches
Thank you for your help.
Matt

MOS affirmed that the order of patching is: 1.) Infiniband 2.) storage server, and 3.) GI/DB.  Yes, the patch we are using is BP 22 and contains 17747147 for GI/DB, but the entire BP contains all 3 components.  Having read through MOS notes 888828.1 as well as 1553103.1, I actually have 2 other questions - one relates to the use of (or not) dbnodeupdate.sh and the other is overall semantics.  I posted to MOS, but have gotten no reply thus far.  Here they are:
1.) dbnodeupdate.sh is called out in 888828.1 in a very few places.  My understanding is that it is only used for UPGRADES - not patches (BP or otherwise).  Do you agree?  MOS 1553103.1 is written about dbnodeupdae, but seems to imply it automates upgrades - but is not required.  Not sure.
2.) What is the difference between a Quarterly DB Patch for Exadata (QDPE) and a Quarterly Full Stack DB Patch (QFSDP)?   I beleive I understand what they each contain, but it seems a QDPE is a subset WITHIN a QFSDP, but the documentation does nor differentiate.  I am not sure as to when I would download/use one versus the other.
Thank you.
Matt

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