Oracle EXADATA X6-2

• Network Components and Interfaces (page 2-7)
• Using Network VLAN Tagging with Oracle Exadata Database Machine
(page 2-10)
2.2 Network Components and Interfaces
Each Oracle Exadata Database Machine contains several network components and
interfaces.
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X7-2 Database Server (page 2-7)
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-2 and X6-2 Database Server (page 2-7)
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-8 and X6-8 Full Rack Database Server
(page 2-8)
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2 Database Server (page 2-8)
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-8 Full Rack Database Server (page 2-9)
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2 Database Server (page 2-9)
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-8 Full Rack and Oracle Exadata Database
Machine X2-8 Full Rack Database Server (page 2-9)
2.2.1 Oracle Exadata Database Machine X7-2 Database Server
Each Oracle Exadata Database Machine X7-2 database server consists of the
following network components and interfaces:
• 1 embedded 1 GbE/10 GbE port and 2 embedded 10 GbE/25GbE ports
• 1 dual-port 4X QDR (40 Gb/s) InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter (HCA)
• 1 embedded Ethernet port for Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) remote
management
• 1 dual-port 25GbE PCIe 3.0 network card with Broadcom BCM57414 10Gb/25Gb
Ethernet Controller
Note:
The SFP28 modules for the 25GbE PCIe 3.0 network cards are purchased
separately.
2.2.2 Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-2 and X6-2 Database
Server
Each Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-2 and X6-2 database server consists of
the following network components and interfaces:
• 4 embedded 1 GbE/10 GbE ports
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine X6-2 or X5-2: 1 dual-port 4X QDR (40 Gb/s)
InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter (HCA)
Chapter 2
Network Components and Interfaces
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