1.2.3 General Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-8

Table 1-2 shows the general environmental requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-8. Other sections in this chapter provide detailed information.

Table 1-2 Environmental Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-8

Environmental Component	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-8 Full Rack	Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5-8 Half Rack
Weight See Also: "Flooring Requirements"	Extreme Flash drives: 1826.5 lbs (828.1 kg) High capacity drives: 1980.5 lbs (898.3 kg)	Extreme Flash drives: 1160.1 lbs (526.2 kg) High capacity drives: 1193.1 lbs (541.2 kg)
Acoustic levels	8.68	8.58
Power See Also: "Electrical Power Requirements"	Extreme Flash drives: Max: 16.4 kW (16.7 kVA) Typical: 11.5 kW (11.7 kVA) High capacity drives: Max: 16.2 kW (16.6 kVA) Typical: 11.4 kW (11.6 kVA)	Extreme Flash drives: Max: 9.5 kW (9.7 kVA) Typical: 6.7 kW (6.8 kVA) High capacity drives: Max: 9.5 kW (9.7 kVA) Typical: 6.6 kW (6.8 kVA)
Cooling See Also: "Temperature and Humidity Requirements", and "Ventilation and Cooling Requirements"	Extreme Flash drives: Max: 55,935 BTU/hour (59,012 kJ/hour) Typical: 39,155 BTU/hour (41,308 kJ/hour) High capacity drives: Max: 55,410 BTU/hour (58,457 kJ/hour) Typical: 38,787 BTU/hour (40,920 kJ/hour)	Extreme Flash drives: Max: 32,436 BTU/hour (34,220 kJ/hour) Typical: 22,705 BTU/hour (23,954 kJ/hour) High capacity drives: Max: 32,323 BTU/hour (34,101 kJ/hour) Typical: 22,626 BTU/hour (23,871 kJ/hour)
Air flow front-to-back (subject to actual data center environment) See Also: "Temperature and Humidity Requirements", and "Ventilation and Cooling Requirements"	Extreme Flash drives: Max: 2590 CFM Typical: 1813 CFM High capacity drives: Max: 2565 CFM Typical: 1796 CFM	Extreme Flash drives: Max: 1502 CFM Typical: 1051 CFM High capacity drives: Max: 1496 CFM Typical: 1048 CFM