1.2.7 General Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2

The environmental requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2 depend on the size of the system. Table 1-6 shows the general environmental requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2. The other sections in this chapter provide detailed information.

Table 1-6 Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2

Environmental Component	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2 Full Rack	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2 Half Rack	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X3-2 Quarter Rack	Oracle Exadata Database Machine Eighth Rack
Weight See Also: "Flooring Requirements"	871.4 kg (1921 lbs)	543.9 kg (1199 lbs)	368.8 kg (813 lbs)	368.8 kg (813 lbs)
Acoustic levels	87 db(A)	84 db(A)	81 db(A)	81 db(A)
Power See Also: "Electrical Power Requirements"	High performance drives Maximum: 12.1 kVA Typical: 8.6 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 11.1 kVA Typical: 7.8 kVA (varies based on application load)	High performance drives Maximum: 6.6 kVA Typical: 4.7 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 6.1 kVA Typical: 4.3 kVA (varies based on application load)	High performance drives Maximum: 3.3 kVA Typical: 2.4 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 3.1 kVA Typical: 2.2 kVA (varies based on application load)	High performance drives Maximum: 3.0 kVA Typical: 2.1 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 2.8 kVA Typical: 2.0 kVA (varies based on application load)
Cooling See Also: "Temperature and Humidity Requirements", and "Ventilation and Cooling Requirements"	High performance drives Maximum: 40,600 BTU/hour (42,800 kJ/hour) Typical: 28,700 BTU/hour (30,300 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 37,200 BTU/hour (39,250 kJ/hour) Typical: 26,000 BTU/hour (27,400 kJ/hour)	High performance drives Maximum: 22,200 BTU/hour (23,400 kJ/hour) Typical: 15,700 BTU/hour (16,600 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 20,500 BTU/hour (21,600 kJ/hour) Typical: 14,300 BTU/hour (15,100 kJ/hour)	High performance drives Maximum: 10,900 BTU/hour (11,500 kJ/hour) Typical: 7,850 BTU/hour (8,300 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 10,200 BTU/hour (10,800 kJ/hour) Typical: 7,200 BTU/hour (7,600 kJ/hour)	High performance drives Maximum: 9,900 BTU/hour (10,500 kJ/hour) Typical: 6,800 BTU/hour (7,200 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 9,200 BTU/hour (9,700 kJ/hour) Typical: 6,500 BTU/hour (6,850 kJ/hour)
Air flow front-to-back (subject to actual data center environment) See Also: "Temperature and Humidity Requirements", and "Ventilation and Cooling Requirements"	High performance drives Maximum: Approximately 1,900 CFM Typical: Approximately 1,350 CFM High capacity drives Maximum: Approximately 1,700 CFM Typical: Approximately 1,200 CFM	High performance drives Maximum: Approximately 1,050 CFM Typical: Approximately 750 CFM High capacity drives Maximum: Approximately 950 CFM Typical: Approximately 670 CFM	High performance drives Maximum: Approximately 500 CFM Typical: Approximately 375 CFM High capacity drives Maximum: Approximately 470 CFM Typical: Approximately 330 CFM	High performance drives Maximum: Approximately 460 CFM Typical: Approximately 325 CFM High capacity drives Maximum: Approximately 425 CFM Typical: Approximately 300 CFM
IP Addresses See Also: "Network Connection and IP Address Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine"	69 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster 22 for InfiniBand network	39 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster (39 IP addresses are needed for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 (with X4170 and X4275 servers)) 11 for InfiniBand network	22 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster 5 for InfiniBand network	22 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster 5 for InfiniBand network
Network drops See Also: "Network Connection and IP Address Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine"	Minimum of 11 network drops	Minimum of 7 network drops	Minimum of 5 network drops	Minimum of 5 network drops
External connectivity See Also: "Network Connection and IP Address Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine"	24 x 1 GbE/10 GbE Ethernet ports 16 x 10 GbE Ethernet ports At least 12 InfiniBand ports	12 x 1 GbE/10 GbE Ethernet ports 8 x 10 GbE Ethernet ports At least 12 InfiniBand ports	6 x 1 GbE/10 GbE Ethernet ports 4 x 10 GbE Ethernet ports At least 12 InfiniBand ports	6 x 1 GbE/10 GbE Ethernet ports 4 x 10 GbE Ethernet ports At least 12 InfiniBand ports