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Oracle SuperCluster M6-32

Owner's Guide: Overview

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Determining SuperCluster M6-32 Configurations

Configuration Flowchart

Determine the Number of Compute Servers

Determine the Number of DCUs in Each Compute Server

Determine the Number of CMUs in Each DCU

CMU Overview

Determine the Amount of Memory in Each DCU

Determine the PDomain Configuration on Each Compute Server

Determine the LDom Configuration for Each PDomain

Determining the Best Configuration for Your Situation

Understanding PDomain Configurations

Understanding High Redundancy

High Redundancy Flowchart

Number of Compute Servers

Type of Configuration PDomains

Allocating CPU Resources for LDoms

CPU Resources for LDoms Flowchart

Compute Server Level Considerations

LDom Level Considerations

Allocating Memory Resources for LDoms

Memory Resources for LDoms Flowchart

Compute Server Level Considerations

LDom Level Considerations

Understanding PCIe Cards and Slots for LDoms

PCIe Cards and Slots for LDoms Flowchart

Compute Server Level Considerations

LDom Level Considerations

Understanding Storage for LDoms

Storage for LDoms Flowchart

Compute Server Level Considerations

LDom Level Considerations

Understanding the Hardware

Understanding SuperCluster M6-32

SuperCluster M6-32 Overview

Spares Kit Components

Configuration Restrictions

Identifying SuperCluster M6-32 Components

Understanding the Compute Server

Storage Rack Overview

Understanding DCUs

DCU Overview

Understanding DCU Configurations

PCIe Device Root Complexes Overview

PCIe Communication and Paths Overview

Understanding DCU PCIe and EMS Slot Locations

Understanding Half-Populated DCU Root Complexes

Half-Populated DCU 0 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Half-Populated DCU 1 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Half-Populated DCU 2 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Half-Populated DCU 3 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Understanding Fully-Populated DCU Root Complexes

Fully-Populated DCU 0 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Fully-Populated DCU 1 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Fully-Populated DCU 2 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Fully-Populated DCU 3 PCIe Slot Root Complexes

Understanding PDomains

PDomains Overview

PDomain Guidelines

Extended Configuration PDomain Overview

Understanding Extended Configuration PDomains

Understanding Four DCUs in One Compute Server (R1 Extended Configuration PDomains)

Understanding Four DCUs Across Two Compute Servers (R2 Extended Configuration PDomains)

Base Configuration Overview

Understanding Base Configuration PDomains

Understanding Four DCUs on One Compute Server (R3 Base Configuration PDomains)

Understanding Four DCUs Across Two Compute Servers (R4 Base Configuration PDomains)

Understanding Two DCUs on One Compute Server (R5 Base Configuration PDomains)

Understanding Two DCUs Across Two Compute Servers (R6 Base Configuration PDomains)

Understanding LDoms

Understanding Compute Server Hardware and Networks

CPU and Memory Resources Overview

LDoms and the PCIe Slots Overview

Management Network Overview

10GbE Client Access Network Overview

Understanding the IB Network

Understanding Domains

Dedicated Domains

Understanding SR-IOV Domain Types

Understanding LDom Configurations for Extended Configuration PDomains

Understanding LDom Configurations for Fully-Populated DCUs (Extended Configuration PDomains)

Understanding LDom Configurations for Half-Populated DCUs (Extended Configuration PDomains)

Understanding LDom Configurations for Base Configuration PDomains

Understanding LDom Configurations for Fully-Populated DCUs (Base Configuration PDomains)

Understanding LDom Configurations for Half-Populated DCUs (Base Configuration PDomains)

Understanding Clustering Software

Cluster Software Overview

Cluster Software for the Database Domain

Cluster Software for the Oracle Solaris Application Domains

Understanding System Administration Resources

Oracle ILOM Overview

Understanding Platform-Specific Oracle ILOM Features

SPARC: Server-Specific and New Oracle ILOM Features and Requirements

Unsupported Oracle ILOM Features

Oracle Solaris OS Overview

OpenBoot Overview

Oracle ILOM Remote Console Plus Overview

Oracle Hardware Management Pack Overview

Time Synchronization and NTP Service

SNMP Service

Multidomain Extensions to Oracle ILOM MIBs

LDAP/SSL

Active Directory

Glossary

Index

PDomains Overview

Each PDomain has its own set of fans and I/O boards, and operates as an independent server that has full hardware isolation from other PDomains in the chassis. A hardware or software failure on one PDomain does not affect the other PDomains in the chassis. There are two redundant SPs (SP0 and SP1) in the chassis. One of the SPs functions as the Active-SP and actively manages the chassis, while the other acts as the Standby-SP that assumes the Active-SP role in the event of a failure. You can use the Oracle ILOM software that is preinstalled on each SP to remotely monitor and control PDomains.

There are two types of PDomains:

PDomain Type
Description
Nonbounded PDomain
The processors of a PDomain can communicate with the rest of the processors in the server. To enable the processor communication, processor data traffic is routed through the SSBs, which might indicate lower performance compared to a bounded PDomain.

A nonbounded PDomain can contain one to four DCUs.

Bounded PDomain
Each bounded PDomain contains only one DCU. The processors within a bounded PDomain can communicate only with each other and not with other processors in other DCUs. Since the processors communicate only within the DCU, bounded PDomains perform better than nonbounded PDomains.

Each server can contain either two or four PDomains, in the following configurations:

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