Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X5-2 Configuration Restrictions
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Up to 22 servers can be installed in the rack, within a total of 38 rack units.
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At least three storage servers must be installed in the rack.
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Up to 18 Exadata Storage Servers are supported in the rack. In this configuration, there are
two database servers installed in the rack.
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Rack units U01, U20, U21, and U22 are reserved for the Cisco and Sun Datacenter
InfiniBand Switch 36 switches.
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Database servers are installed in the rack in the following order:
1. Up to 4 servers in U16 to U19, starting with U16.
2. Up to 4 servers in U23 to U26, starting with U23.
3. Up to 7 servers in U39 to U27, starting with U39. The servers in these rack units are
separated by 1 rack unit, with solid fillers between the servers.
4. Up to 7 servers in U14 to U02, starting with U14. The servers in these rack units are
separated by 1 rack unit, with solid fillers between the servers. No Exadata storage
servers are installed in the rack.
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Exadata storage servers are installed in the rack in the following order:
1. Up to 3 storage servers in U02 to U07, starting with U02.
2. Up to 4 storage servers in U08 to U15, starting with U08.
3. Up to 7 storage servers in U27 to U40, starting with U27.
4. Up to 2 storage servers in U26 to U30, starting with U26 (if no Database servers
installed in these rack units).
5. Up to 2 storage servers in U19 to U16, starting with U19 (if no Database servers
installed in these rack units).
6. 1 storage server in U41 to U42.
Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X5-2 Configuration
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X5-2 flexible
configurations:
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Up to 19 Exadata storage servers are supported in the rack.
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Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X5-2 cannot be converted to Oracle Exadata
Database Machine X5-2 rack.
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Rack units U01, U20, U21, and U22 are reserved for the Cisco and Sun Datacenter
InfiniBand Switch 36 switches.
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Exadata storage servers are installed in the rack in the following order:
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