Oracle^® SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Overview Guide

Dual Compute Server Components

1 Space for up to three additional storage servers 2 Compute servers (2) 3 Storage controllers (2) 4 IB leaf switches (2) 5 Sun Disk Shelf 6 Ethernet management switch 7 Storage servers (3) 8 IB spine switch

SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 with two compute servers comes with a minimum of three storage servers, located at the bottom of the rack. Up to three additional storage servers can be added at the top of this rack. Two IB leaf switches, and one optional IB spine switch are included in the system.

You can expand the amount of disk storage for your system using the expansion rack. See Expansion Rack Components for more information.

You can connect up to eighteen SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 systems together, or a combination of SuperCluster M8, SuperCluster M7, Oracle Exadata, Oracle Big Data Appliance,or Oracle Exalogic systems on the same IB fabric, without the need for any external switches. However, you need the IB spine switch to connect additional systems to your SuperCluster M8 or SuperCluster M7. Refer to the Oracle SuperCluster M8 and SuperCluster M7 Installation Guide for more information.

Related Information

• Single Compute Server Components

• Compute Server Overview

• Understanding Storage Servers

• Expansion Rack Components