Each SPARC T5-8 server in Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 has sixteen PCIe slots. The following cards are installed in certain PCIe slots and are used to connect to these networks:
10-GbE network interface cards (NICs) – Used to connect to the 10-GbE client access network
InfiniBand host channel adapters (HCAs) – Used to connect to the private InfiniBand network
See PCIe Slots (SPARC T5-8 Servers) and Card Locations (SPARC T5-8 Servers) for more information.
Optional Fibre Channel PCIe cards are also available to facilitate migration of data from legacy storage subsystems to the Exadata Storage Servers integrated with Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 for Database Domains, or to access SAN-based storage for the Application Domains. The PCIe slots that are available for those optional Fibre Channel PCIe cards will vary, depending on your configuration. See Using an Optional Fibre Channel PCIe Card for more information.
The PCIe slots used for each configuration varies, depending on the type and number of logical domains that are used for that configuration.