11.3.9 Extended Exadata Storage Server X8-2 and X8M-2 Hardware Components

Exadata Extended (XT) Storage Server and X8M-2 Extended (XT) servers include the following components:

  • 1x 16-core Intel Xeon 5218 Processor (2.3GHz)
  • 96 GB RAM (6 x 16 GB DIMMs) – full 6 channels
  • 12 x 14 TB High Capacity SAS disks
  • 2 x 240 GB M.2 devices for system partitions
  • Disk controller HBA with 2 GB cache
  • X8M-2 only: 1 dual-port (PCIe 3.0), both ports active, 100Gb/s RDMA Network Fabric Card
  • X8-2 only: 2 x InfiniBand 4X QDR (40 Gb/s) InfiniBand ports (1 dual-port PCIe 3.0 Host Channel Adapter (HCA)), all ports active
  • 1 Ethernet port for ILOM for remote management

The X8-2 XT server requires Oracle Exadata System Software release 19.2.0 or later. The X8M-2 XT server requires Oracle Exadata System Software release 19.3.0 or later.