1.1.9 General Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata
Database Machine X3-8 Full Rack with Exadata Storage Server X3-2
Servers
Table 1-8 (page 1-16) shows the general environmental requirements for Oracle
Exadata Database Machine X3-8 Full Rack with Exadata Storage Server X3-2
Servers. The other sections in this chapter provide detailed information.
Table 1-8 Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine
X3-8 Full Rack with Exadata Storage Server X3-2 Servers
Environmental Component Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-8
Full Rack with Exadata Storage Server
X3-2 Servers
Weight
See Also: "Flooring Requirements
(page 1-34)"
929.9 kg (2050 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: 14.3 kVA
Typical: 10.0 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: 47,800 BTU/hour (50,400 kJ/
hour)
Typical: 33,500 BTU/hour (35,300 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 2,200 CFM
Typical: Approximately 1,550 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
22 for InfiniBand network
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