11.3.7 Extreme Flash Exadata Storage Server X8M-2 and X8-2 Hardware Components

Oracle Exadata Storage Server X8-2 and X8M-2 Extreme Flash servers include the following components:

• 2x 16-core Intel Xeon 5218 Processors (2.3GHz)
• 192 GB RAM (12 x 16 GB DIMMs) – full 6 channels
• X8M-2 only: 12 x 128 GB Intel Optane™ DC Persistent Memory modules
• 8 x 6.4 TB flash accelerator PCIe cards
• 2 x 240 GB M.2 devices for system partitions (partitioned as 150 GB devices)
• 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 EF server requires Oracle Exadata System Software release 19.2.0 or later. The X8M-2 EF server requires Oracle Exadata System Software release 19.3.0 or later.