Figure 1 Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Full Rack Layout, Front View
1 Exadata Storage Servers (8)
2ZFS storage controllers (2)
3Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 leaf switches (2)
4Sun Disk Shelf
5Cisco Catalyst 4948 ethernet management switch
6SPARC T5-8 servers (2, with four processor modules apiece)
7Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 spine switch
You can expand the amount of disk storage for your system using the Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack. See Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack Components for more information.
You can connect up to eight Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 systems together, or a combination of Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 systems and Oracle Exadata or Exalogic machines on the same InfiniBand fabric, without the need for any external switches. See Connecting Multiple Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Systems for more information.