1 Introduction to Oracle Big Data Appliance
This chapter is an overview of Oracle Big Data Appliance hardware components and data management software.
The chapter covers the following topics:
1.1 About Oracle Big Data Appliance
Oracle Big Data Appliance is an Oracle Engineered System. It is a big data platform optimized to capture and analyze the massive volumes of data generated by social media feeds, email, web logs, photographs, smart meters, sensors, and other devices.
Oracle Big Data Appliance works with Oracle Exadata Database Machine, other Oracle Database platforms, as well as Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine. Together, these systems provide advanced analysis of all data types, with enterprise-class performance, availability, supportability, and security.
1.2 Oracle Big Data Appliance Rack Components
The Oracle Big Data Appliance consists of one or more racks of servers. Each rack includes network switches to connect to the appliance's internal networks and to connect to the external data center network. Each rack is supported by two PDUs.
Table 1-1 Oracle Big Data Appliance Rack Components
| Full Rack | Starter Rack | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
18 |
6 |
Oracle Server X8–2L on new racks X7-2L, X6-2L, X5-2L, Sun Server X4-2L, Sun Server X3-2L, and Sun Fire X4270 M2 are supported on existing racks as well as on new X8 racks. |
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Rack II 1242 base |
|
2 |
2 |
Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway NM2-GW switches |
|
1 |
1 |
Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 NM2-36P switches |
|
1 |
1 |
Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP (All X8-2L racks. All X7-2L racks purchased after Novermber 2018. Cisco Nexus 93108-1G Ethernet switch. (All X7-2L racks purchased before November 2018 unless the swtich was replaced after that time. The Catalyst 4948-E-F Ethernet switch is supported in existing racks (4948 in a Sun Fire X4270 M2-based rack). |
|
2 |
2 |
Power distribution units |
|
0 or 1 |
0 |
KVM (only in Sun Fire X4270 M2-based racks) |
1.3 Server Components
The following tables identify the factory-shipped components of currently supported Oracle Big Data Appliance server models.
Table 1-2 Oracle Server X8–2L Components
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
|
1 |
Oracle Server X8-2L server base |
|
2 |
Intel Xeon 8260, 24-core, 2.4 GHz, 165W processors |
|
12 |
14 TB HDD |
|
2 |
240GB M.2 Intel SSDSCKKB240G8 Solid State Drive, FSB Certified |
|
8 |
32 GB DDR4 - 2666 MHz Memory , expandable to 1.5TB |
|
2 |
QDR 40Gb/sec InfiniBand ports |
|
1 |
Dual-port InfiniBand QDR CX3 (40 Gb/sec) PCIe HCA |
|
1 |
Built-in RJ45 1 Gigabit Ethernet port. |
Table 1-3 Oracle Server X7–2L Components
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
|
1 |
Oracle Server X7-2L server base |
|
2 |
24-core Intel ® Xeon ® 8160 processors |
|
12 |
10TB 7,200 RPM SAS drives |
|
2 |
Mirrored M.2 150GB SATA SSD drives (in place of the USB flash drive included in X6–2L) |
|
8 |
32 GB DDR4 - 2666 MHz Memory , expandable to 1.5TB |
|
2 |
QDR 40Gb/sec InfiniBand ports |
|
1 |
Dual-port InfiniBand QDR CX3 (40 Gb/sec) PCIe HCA |
|
1 |
Built-in RJ45 1 Gigabit Ethernet port. |
The table below lists the factory-shipped components of an Oracle Server X6-2L.
Table 1-4 Oracle Server X6-2L Server Components
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
|
1 |
Oracle Server X6-2L server base |
|
2 |
22-core Intel® Xeon® E5-2699 v4 processors (2.2GHz) |
|
8 |
32 GB DDR4-2400 memory (expandable to maximum of 768 GB ) |
|
12 |
8 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM drives high capacity SAS (hot swappable) |
|
1 |
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager v3.1 with an Ethernet port for remote management |
|
2 |
InfiniBand 4 x QDR (40 Gbps) ports (One dual-port PCIe 3.0 Host Channel Adapter network interface card) |
|
4 |
Embedded 10 gigabit Ethernet port |
|
1 |
Host bus adapter (disk controller) with 8 internal ports and 512 MB battery-backed write cache. 12 Gbps SAS III PCIe 8P RAID-INT |
|
2 |
Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans |
|
1 |
USB-2 4 GB flash drive |
The table below lists the factory-shipped components of an Oracle Server X5-2.
Table 1-5 Oracle Server X5-2 Server Components
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
|
1 |
Oracle Server X5-2L server base |
|
2 |
18-core Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors (2.3 GHz) |
|
8 |
16 GB DDR4 Memory |
|
12 |
8 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM drives high capacity SAS (hot swappable) |
|
1 |
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager v3.1 with an Ethernet port for remote management |
|
2 |
InfiniBand 4 x QDR (40 Gbps) ports (One dual-port PCIe 3.0 Host Channel Adapter network interface card) |
|
4 |
Embedded 10 gigabit Ethernet port |
|
1 |
Host bus adapter (disk controller) with 8 internal ports and 512 MB battery-backed write cache. 12 Gbps SAS III PCIe 8P RAID-INT |
|
2 |
Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans |
|
1 |
USB-2 4 GB flash drive |
The table below lists the components of a Sun Server X4-2L.
Table 1-6 Sun Server X4-2L Server Components
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
|
1 |
Sun Server X4-2L server base |
|
2 |
Eight-core Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 processors (2.6 GHz) |
|
8 |
8 GB DDR3 2RX4 1600 MHz DIMMs (64 GB RAM expandable up to 512 GB) |
|
12 |
8 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM drives high capacity SAS (hot swappable) |
|
1 |
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager v3.1 with an Ethernet port for remote management |
|
2 |
InfiniBand 4 x QDR (40 Gbps) ports (One dual-port PCIe 3.0 Host Channel Adapter network interface card) |
|
4 |
Embedded 10 gigabit Ethernet port |
|
1 |
Host bus adapter (disk controller) with 8 internal ports and 512 MB battery-backed write cache. SAS III 6 Gbps |
|
2 |
Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans |
|
1 |
USB-2 4 GB flash drive |
The table below lists the components of a Sun Server X3-2L.
Table 1-7 Sun Server X3-2L Server Components
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
|
1 |
Sun Server X3-2L server base |
|
2 |
Eight-core Intel Xeon E5-2660 processors (2.2 GHz) |
|
8 |
8 GB DDR3 2RX4 1600 MHz DIMMs (64 GB RAM expandable up to 512 GB) |
|
12 |
3 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM drives high capacity SAS (hot swap) |
|
1 |
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager v3.1 with an Ethernet port for remote management |
|
2 |
InfiniBand 4 x QDR (4 Gbps) ports (One dual-port PCIe 2.0 Host Channel Adapter network interface card) |
|
4 |
Embedded 10 gigabit Ethernet port |
|
1 |
Host bus adapter (disk controller) with 8 internal ports and 512 MB battery-backed write cache. SAS III 6 GBPS |
|
2 |
Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans |
|
1 |
USB-2 4 GB flash drive |
The table below lists the components of a Sun Fire X4270 M2.
Table 1-8 Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server Components
| Quantity | Description |
|---|---|
|
1 |
Sun Fire X4270 M2 server base |
|
2 |
Six-core Intel Xeon X5675 processors (3.06 GHz) |
|
6 |
8 GB DDR3 2RX4 1333 MHz DIMMs (48 GB RAM) |
|
12 |
3 TB 3.5-inch 7200 RPM drives |
|
1 |
Ethernet port for Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager v3.0 for remote management |
|
1 |
Dual-port 4X QDR (40 Gbps) InfiniBand Host Channel Adapter Network Interface Card |
|
1 |
Host bus adapter (disk controller) with 8 internal ports and 512 MB battery-backed write cache |
|
2 |
Redundant power supplies and fans |
|
4 |
Embedded 1 gigabit Ethernet port |
|
1 |
USB-2 4 GB flash drive |
1.4 Spare Parts Kit Components
The same kit is used for both X8-2L and X7-2L systems.
X8-2L and X7-2L Spares Kits
The Oracle Big Data Appliance spare parts kit includes accessory kits, cables, and documentation. Table 1-9 and Table 1-10 identify the bundled spares.
Note that this kit does not include spare disk drives.
Table 1-9 Bundled Components and Accessories
| Part Number | Quantity | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
590-896-501B |
1 |
LCD Accessory Kit (Sun Fire X4270 M2-based racks only) |
|
- |
1 |
Oracle Storage Server Documentation Kit |
|
- |
1 |
Rack Accessory Kit |
|
53-2332-xx |
1 |
Table 1-10 Bundled Cables
| Part Number | Length | Quantity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 530-4446-01 | 5 meters | 10 | QSFP passive copper spares for multiracking. |
|
530-4445-01 |
3 meters |
7 |
QSFP passive copper cables. Six of these are for multiracking. The seventh is an additional spare. |
|
350-1519-01 |
- |
1 |
NM2 serial cable kit, containing USB-to-serial adapters and null-modem cable. |
Table 1-11 lists the spare cables that are secured to the center section of an Oracle Big Data Appliance rack.
Table 1-11 In-Rack Spare Cables
| Part Number | Length | Quantity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
530-4445-01 |
3 meters |
1 |
|
|
530-4435-01 |
10 feet |
1 |
Black Cat 5 |
|
530-4433-01 |
10 feet |
1 |
Red Cat 5 |
Table 1-12 InfiniBand Inter-Switch Cables and Spares Provided
| Cable | Inter-switch | Spares | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
InfiniBand 2 meter cable |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
InfiniBand 3 meter cable |
2 |
6 |
8 |
|
InfiniBand 5 meter cable |
0 |
10 |
10 |
Table 1-13 Total Number of Cables for Required for Various Multi-Rack Systems
| Number of Racks | 3 Meter Cables Needed | 5 Meter Cables Needed | 10 Meter Cables Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
3 |
18 |
30 |
0 |
|
4 |
16 |
40 |
8 |
|
5 |
20 |
42 |
18 |
|
6 |
24 |
46 |
26 |
|
7 |
28 |
44 |
40 |
|
8 |
16 |
52 |
60 |
1.5 Oracle Big Data Appliance Management Software
The software components are installed on all servers in an Oracle Big Data Appliance rack. Oracle Linux, required drivers, firmware, and hardware verification utilities are factory installed. Among them are the following tools:
Note:
See Oracle Big Data Appliance Utilities except where directed otherwise.
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Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) consists of preinstalled, dedicated hardware and software that you can use to manage and monitor the servers and switches in an Oracle Big Data Appliance rack.
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The
setup-root-sshutility sets up passwordless SSH for therootuser among all the servers in an Oracle Big Data Appliance rack. See Setting Up Passwordless SSH. -
The
dcliutility executes commands across a group of servers on Oracle Big Data Appliance and returns the output. See Executing Commands Across a Cluster Using the dcli Utility. -
Various utilities check the health of the cluster and the networks.
All end-user software is installed on site using the Mammoth utility.
See Also:
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Oracle Big Data Appliance Software User's Guide for information about using Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control and Cloudera Manager to monitor Oracle Big Data Appliance
1.6 Supportability Guidelines
Oracle sets guidelines for supportable customer modifications to the Oracle Big Data Appliance hardware and software. Oracle support is contingent upon customer compliance with these guidelines.
See Restrictions on Use as Condition of Receiving Support in the Oracle Big Data Appliance License Information User Manual