Understanding Oracle SuperCluster T5-8
Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 does not include any Oracle software licenses. Appropriate licensing
of the following software is required when Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 is used as a database
server:
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Oracle Database Software
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Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software
In addition, Oracle recommends that the following software is licensed:
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Oracle Real Application Clusters
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Oracle Partitioning
Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 is designed to fully leverage an internal InfiniBand fabric that
connects all of the processing, storage, memory, and external network interfaces within Oracle
SuperCluster T5-8 to form a single, large computing device. Each Oracle SuperCluster T5-8
is connected to data center networks through 10-GbE (traffic) and 1-GbE (management)
interfaces.
You can integrate Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 systems with Exadata or Exalogic machines
by using the available InfiniBand expansion ports and optional data center switches. The
InfiniBand technology used by Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 offers significantly high bandwidth,
low latency, hardware-level reliability, and security. If you are using applications that follow
Oracle's best practices for highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems, you do not need to make any
application architecture or design changes to benefit from Oracle SuperCluster T5-8. You can
connect many Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 systems, or a combination of Oracle SuperCluster T5-8
systems and Oracle Exadata Database Machines, to develop a single, large-scale environment.
You can integrate Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 systems with their current data center infrastructure
using the available 10-GbE ports in each SPARC T5-8 server.
Spares Kit Components
Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 includes a spares kit that includes the following components:
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One of the following disks as a spare for the Exadata Storage Servers, depending on the
type of Exadata Storage Server:
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X3-2 Exadata Storage Server:
- 600 GB 10 K RPM High Performance SAS disk
- 3 TB 7.2 K RPM High Capacity SAS disk
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X4-2 Exadata Storage Server:
- 1.2 TB 10 K RPM High Performance SAS disk
- 4 TB 7.2 K RPM High Capacity SAS disk
16 Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Owner's Guide • May 2016
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