1.2.4 General Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2

The environmental requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2 depend on the size of the system. Table 1-3 shows the general environmental requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2. The other sections in this chapter provide detailed information.

Table 1-3 Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2

Environmental Component	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2 Full Rack	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2 Half Rack	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2 Quarter Rack	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X4-2 Eighth Rack
Weight See Also: "Flooring Requirements"	852.8 kg (1880 lbs)	525.3 kg (1158 lbs)	365.6 kg (806 lbs)	365.6 kg (806 lbs)
Acoustic levels	93 db(A)	89 db(A)	85 db(A)	85 db(A)
Power See Also: "Electrical Power Requirements"	High performance drives Maximum: 12.4 kVA Typical: 8.7 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 11.4 kVA Typical: 8.1 kVA (varies based on application load)	High performance drives Maximum: 6.8 kVA Typical: 4.8 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 6.3 kVA Typical: 4.4 kVA (varies based on application load)	High performance drives Maximum: 3.4 kVA Typical: 2.5 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 3.2 kVA Typical: 2.3 kVA (varies based on application load)	High performance drives Maximum: 3.1 kVA Typical: 2.2 kVA (varies based on application load) High capacity drives Maximum: 2.9 kVA Typical: 2.1 kVA (varies based on application load)
Cooling See Also: "Temperature and Humidity Requirements", and "Ventilation and Cooling Requirements"	High performance drives Maximum: 41,300 BTU/hour (43,600 kJ/hour) Typical: 29,000 BTU/hour (30,600 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 38,300 BTU/hour (40,400 kJ/hour) Typical: 27,000 BTU/hour (28,500 kJ/hour)	High performance drives Maximum: 22,500 BTU/hour (23,750 kJ/hour) Typical: 16,000 BTU/hour (16,900 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 21,200 BTU/hour (22,400 kJ/hour) Typical: 14,700 BTU/hour (15,500 kJ/hour)	High performance drives Maximum: 11,300 BTU/hour (11,900 kJ/hour) Typical: 8,200 BTU/hour (8,700 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 10,600 BTU/hour (11,200 kJ/hour) Typical: 7,500 BTU/hour (7,900 kJ/hour)	High performance drives Maximum: 10,200 BTU/hour (10,700 kJ/hour) Typical: 7,100 BTU/hour (7,500 kJ/hour) High capacity drives Maximum: 9,500 BTU/hour (10,000 kJ/hour) Typical: 6,600 BTU/hour (7,000 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 1,780 CFM Typical: Approximately 1,250 CFM	High performance drives Maximum: Approximately 1,050 CFM Typical: Approximately 750 CFM High capacity drives Maximum: Approximately 980 CFM Typical: Approximately 680 CFM	High performance drives Maximum: Approximately 520 CFM Typical: Approximately 365 CFM High capacity drives Maximum: Approximately 490 CFM Typical: Approximately 350 CFM	High performance drives Maximum: Approximately 470 CFM Typical: Approximately 325 CFM High capacity drives Maximum: Approximately 440 CFM Typical: Approximately 310 CFM
IP Addresses See Also: "Network Connection and IP Address Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine"	68 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster Up to 36 for InfiniBand network	38 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster Up to 18 for InfiniBand network	22 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster Up to 8 for InfiniBand network	22 for Ethernet network, assuming single cluster Up to 8 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"	18 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