Oracle Private Cloud at Customer systems consist of virtualization compute nodes, storage appliances, as well as required Ethernet or InfiniBand networking components. Table 1.1 lists the quantity and description of each component in an Oracle Private Cloud at Customer system.
Table 1.1 Oracle Private Cloud at Customer Rack Components
|
Component Type |
Oracle Private Cloud at Customer with Ethernet Fabric |
Oracle Private Cloud at Customer with InfiniBand Fabric |
|---|---|---|
|
Management node |
(2) Oracle Server X8-2 |
(2) Oracle Server X5-2 |
|
Virtualization compute node |
(2-20) Oracle Server X8-2 with 2 Intel 24-core CPUs and 768GB RAM |
(2-25) Oracle Server X7-2 with 2 Intel 24-core CPUs and 768GB RAM |
|
Storage appliance |
(1) Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS7-2 with up to a total of 16 disk trays in secondary cabinets |
(1) internal Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS5-ES used as appliance system disk (1) Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS7-2 with up to a total of 16 disk trays in secondary cabinets |
|
Rack |
(1) Oracle Rack Cabinet 1242 base |
(1-2) Oracle Rack Cabinet 1242 base |
|
Administration network hardware |
(1) Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP Switch |
(2) Oracle Switch ES1-24 |
|
Internal network hardware |
(2) leaf Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switch |
(2) NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switch |
|
External network hardware |
(2) spine Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switch |
(2) Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15 |
The maximum number of compute nodes in a single Oracle Private Cloud at Customer base rack is determined by the capacity of the power distribution units (PDUs) installed in the rack:
15 kVA PDUs can provide power to a base system with 13 compute nodes
22 kVA PDUs can provide power to a base system with 23 compute nodes, or 20 compute nodes in systems with Ethernet fabric
24 kVA PDUs can provide power to a base system with 25 compute nodes, or 20 compute nodes in systems with Ethernet fabric
Storage
Oracle Private Cloud at Customer is deployed with an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS7-2, which provides approximately 200TB of storage space per capacity-type disk shelf, for use by the guest VMs hosted in your private cloud environment. For detailed information about the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS7-2, refer to the product data sheet.
A typical Ethernet-based deployment consists of a single rack with the storage appliance and two disk shelves installed inside the base rack. A portion of the available disk space is reserved for internal use by the management nodes and the controller software. Additional disk shelves must be installed in another rack, and are connected directly to the storage controller servers.
In a typical InfiniBand-based deployment the internal storage appliance serves as the internal 'system disk'. The external storage appliance is installed in a separate rack and connected to the necessary InfiniBand and Ethernet networks. Additional disk shelves are installed in the storage rack. There are always two switches installed for 10GbE interconnectivity, and when deployed together with Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer, a single Oracle Advanced Support Gateway is configured to manage both systems. Optionally, the storage appliance and other components can be installed into the Oracle Private Cloud at Customer base rack, on condition that the virtualization platform consists of no more than 9 compute nodes and requires no extra disk shelves.