Table 1-7 Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine
X3-8 Full Rack with Exadata Storage Server X4-2L Servers
Environmental Component Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-8
Full Rack with Exadata Storage Server
X4-2L Servers
Weight
See Also: "Flooring Requirements
(page 1-34)"
911.27 kg (2009 lbs)
Acoustic levels 84 db(A)
Power
See Also: "Electrical Power Requirements
(page 1-34)"
• High performance drives
Maximum: 15.3 kVA
Typical: 10.7 kVA (varies based on
application load)
• High capacity drives
Maximum: 14.5 kVA
Typical: 10.2 kVA (varies based on
application load)
Cooling
See Also: "Temperature and Humidity
Requirements (page 1-44)", and "Ventilation
and Cooling Requirements (page 1-45)"
• High performance drives
Maximum: 51,200 BTU/hour (54,000 kJ/
hour)
Typical: 35,900 BTU/hour (37,900 kJ/
hour)
• High capacity drives
Maximum: 48,500 BTU/hour (51,200 kJ/
hour)
Typical: 34,200 BTU/hour (36,100 kJ/
hour)
Air flow front-to-back (subject to actual data
center environment)
See Also: "Temperature and Humidity
Requirements (page 1-44)", and "Ventilation
and Cooling Requirements (page 1-45)"
• High performance drives
Maximum: Approximately 2,400 CFM
Typical: Approximately 1,700 CFM
• High capacity drives
Maximum: Approximately 2,250 CFM
Typical: Approximately 1,600 CFM
IP Addresses
See Also: "Network Connection and IP
Address Requirements for Oracle Exadata
Database Machine (page 1-47)"
45 for Ethernet network, assuming single
cluster
Up to 36 for InfiniBand network
Network drops
See Also: "Network Connection and IP
Address Requirements for Oracle Exadata
Database Machine (page 1-47)"
Minimum of 5 network drops
External connectivity
See Also: "Network Connection and IP
Address Requirements for Oracle Exadata
Database Machine (page 1-47)"
16 x 1 GbE Ethernet ports
16 x 10 GbE Ethernet SFP+ ports
12 InfiniBand ports
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