1. Maintenance Guide
  2. Maintaining Oracle Exadata Storage Servers
  3. Using Exadata Extended (XT) Storage Servers
  4. What Data Can Be Stored on Oracle Exadata Extended (XT) Storage Servers?

3.2.2 What Data Can Be Stored on Oracle Exadata Extended (XT) Storage Servers?

Oracle Exadata Extended (XT) Storage Servers are intended provide lower-cost storage for infrequently accessed, older, or regulatory data.

XT storage servers help you to keep all your required data online and available for queries. This includes data such as:

  • Historical data
  • Images, BLOBs, contracts, and other large table-based objects
  • Compliance and regulatory data
  • Local backups

The XT storage servers can also provide storage for development databases which have less stringent performance requirements compared to production databases.

Parent topic: Using Exadata Extended (XT) Storage Servers