Oracle Exadata Database Machine includes equipment to connect the system to your network. The network connections allow clients to connect to the database servers and also enable remote system administration.
In a single-rack configuration, Oracle Exadata Database Machine includes the following networked components:
- One management switch
- Two or more Exadata database servers
- Three or more Exadata storage servers
- Two RDMA Network Fabric switches
- Two power distribution units (PDUs)
Exadata Database Machine provides the following networks and interfaces:
- The administration network connects to the PDUs and the management switch. Through the management switch, the administration network connects to dedicated administration and ILOM ports on every database server and storage server, and also to each of the RDMA Network Fabric switches.
- The client network is physically connected to every database server. The diagram shows a pair of bonded physical connections. In a bonded network configuration, the client network bonded interface name is
BONDETH0. - The private network, also known as the RDMA Network Fabric, interconnects all of the database servers and storage servers using a pair of RDMA Network Fabric switches. On each server, one port is connected to each switch, which maximizes throughput and availability.
- Database servers can optionally connect to additional networks using the available open ports that are not used by the administration network and the client network. The diagram shows a pair of bonded physical connections for an additional network. In a bonded network configuration, the first additional network bonded interface name is
BONDETH1, the second additional network bonded interface name isBONDETH2, and so on.