Oracle FS1-2

APPENDIX A
Oracle FS System Hardware Specifications
Oracle FS System Hardware Specifications
An Oracle Flash Storage System is an assembly of
Pilots, Controllers, Drive
Enclosures, power distribution units (PDUs), racks, and cables. Replication
Engines are an optional component of the Oracle FS System.
The following table indicates the basic components that constitute an Oracle
Flash Storage System.
Table 16: Basic components of an Oracle Flash Storage System
Component Oracle Flash Storage System
Pilot
•
T
wo Pilots for failover and failback
•
Management commands ow from the active Pilot to the
Controllers
Controller
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Two Controllers for failover and failback
•
Provide network I/O access to customer facilities and
provides a storage fabric interface between all Drive
Enclosures and other Controllers.
Drive Enclosure
•
1 to 30. The two types of Drive Enclosure are the
DE2-24P Drive Enclosure and the DE2-24C Drive
Enclosure.
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Used as back-end storage for the Oracle FS Systems.
PDU
•
Two PDUs are required in each rack that is used for the
installation of rack-ready Oracle FS Systems.
•
PDUs are built-in to the Oracle racks.
Rack
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At least one rack.
Note: The number of racks is based on the number of Drive
Enclosures and whether there are any Replication Engines
included in the system.
The number of racks depends on the number and the distribution of
the hardware components.
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