Preface

This guide describes Oracle Exadata Database Machine for online transaction processing (OLTP) and enterprise data warehousing. It includes information about site planning and configuration, as well as physical, electrical, and environmental specifications.

• Audience
  
• Documentation Accessibility
  
• Diversity and Inclusion
  
• Related Documentation
  
• Conventions
  

Audience

This guide is intended for Oracle Exadata Database Machine customers and those responsible for data center site planning, configuration, and maintenance of Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

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Diversity and Inclusion

Oracle is fully committed to diversity and inclusion. Oracle respects and values having a diverse workforce that increases thought leadership and innovation. As part of our initiative to build a more inclusive culture that positively impacts our employees, customers, and partners, we are working to remove insensitive terms from our products and documentation. We are also mindful of the necessity to maintain compatibility with our customers' existing technologies and the need to ensure continuity of service as Oracle's offerings and industry standards evolve. Because of these technical constraints, our effort to remove insensitive terms is ongoing and will take time and external cooperation.

Related Documentation

The following guides contain additional information for Oracle Exadata:

Oracle Exadata System Guides

• Oracle Exadata Database Machine System Overview
• Oracle Exadata System Software User's Guide
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine Maintenance Guide
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine Security Guide
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine Extending and Multi-Rack Cabling Guide
• Oracle Engineered System Safety and Compliance Guide

Oracle Exadata Hardware Guides

• Exadata Server X10M Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/servers/exadata/x10m/dbmhw/index.html
• Oracle Exadata X9-2 Database Server Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x9-2/exa-database/index.html
• Oracle Exadata Storage Server X9-2 EF, HC, and XT Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x9-2l/exa-storage/index.html
• Oracle Exadata X8-2 Database Server Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x8-2l/exadata-db-service-manual/
• Oracle Exadata Storage Server X8-2 EF, HC, and XT Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x8-2l/exadata-storage-service-manual/
• Oracle Exadata Database Server X8-8 Service Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/en/servers/x86/x8-8/exadata-storage-service-manual/index.html
• Oracle Server X7-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E72435_01/html/E72445/index.html
• Oracle Server X7-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E72463_01/html/E72474/index.html
• Oracle Server X7-8 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E71925_01/html/E71936/index.html
• Oracle Server X6-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E62159_01/html/E62171/index.html
• Oracle Server X6-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E62172_01/html/E62184/index.html
• Oracle Server X5-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E41059_01/html/E48312/napsm.html
• Oracle Server X5-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E41033_01/html/E48325/cnpsm.html#scrolltoc
• Sun Server X4-8 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E40591_01/html/E40317/index.html
• Sun Server X4-2 Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36975_01/html/E38045/gentextid-14757.html#scrolltoc
• Sun Server X4-2L Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36974_01/html/E38145/gentextid-14728.html#scrolltoc
• Sun Server X3-2 (formerly Sun Fire X4170 M3) Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E22368_01/html/E27242/gentextid-14840.html#scrolltoc
• Sun Server X3-2L (formerly Sun Fire X4270 M3) Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23393_01/html/E27229/gentextid-14804.html#scrolltoc
• Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E20815_01/html/E20819/index.html
• Sun Fire X4800 Server Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19140-01/html/821-0282/index.html
• Sun Fire X4270 M2 Server Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19245-01/E21671/index.html
• Sun Fire X4170 M2 Server Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19762-01/E22369-02/index.html
• Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Service Manual at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19477-01/820-5830-13/index.html
• Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 Firmware Version 2.1 Documentation at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36265_01/index.html
• Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 Firmware Version 2.2 Documentation at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E76424_01/index.html
• Sun Flash Accelerator F20 PCIe Card User's Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19682-01/E21358/index.html
• Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card User's Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E29748_01/html/E29741/index.html
• Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card User's Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E41278_01/html/E41251/index.html
• Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card User Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E54943_01/html/E54947/index.html
• Oracle Flash Accelerator F320 PCIe Card User Guide at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E65386_01/html/E65387/index.html
• Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card User Guide at https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E87231_01/html/E87233/index.html
• Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA Documentation at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19221-01/
• Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe RAID HBA, Internal Documentation Library at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52363_01/index.html
• Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Documentation at http://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs
• "Cisco Catalyst 4948E and 4948E-F Ethernet Switches Data Sheet" at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-4948e-ethernet-switch/data_sheet_c78-598933.html
• "Cisco Nexus 9300-EX and 9300-FX Platform Switches Data Sheet at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/datasheet-c78-736651.html"

Conventions

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