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Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance systems consist of virtualization compute nodes, storage appliances, as well as required InfiniBand and Ethernet networking components. Table 1.1 lists the quantity and description of each component in an Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance system.
Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Release 1.1 software has support for Sun Server X4-2 and Sun Server X3-2 nodes. A Release 1.0 base rack system is factory-installed with Sun Server X3-2 nodes. The Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance controller software must be upgraded to Release 1.1 in order to support Sun Server X4-2 nodes. A Release 1.1 base rack is factory-installed with Sun Server X4-2 nodes. Details of both Sun Server generations are shown in Table 1.2.
Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Release 1.1 software has support for two built-in ZFS storage appliance models: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS3-ES and Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 7320. A Release 1.0 base rack system is factory-installed with a Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 7320. A Release 1.1 base rack is factory-installed with an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS3-ES.
Table 1.1 Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Rack Components
Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
2 | Sun Server X4-2, used as management nodes (for Release 1.0 base rack: Sun Server X3-2) |
2 to 25 | Sun Server X4-2, used as virtualization computing nodes (for Release 1.0 base rack: Sun Server X3-2) |
1 | Sun Rack II 1242 base |
2 | NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switch |
2 | Oracle Switch ES1-24 |
2 | Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15 Director Switch |
1 | Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS3-ES (for Release 1.0 base rack: Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 7320) |
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