1.4 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Rack Components

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance systems consist of virtualization compute nodes, storage appliances, as well as required networking components. Table 1.1 lists the quantity and description of each component in an Oracle Private Cloud Appliance system, with factory-installed Controller Software Release 2.4.x. Previous generations of hardware components continue to be supported by the latest Controller Software, as described below.

Note

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance base racks are factory installed with the latest supported generation of server nodes. When you order expansion compute nodes, you receive the latest available generation. The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Controller Software version must match the hardware versions installed in your environment.

Table 1.1 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Rack Components

Quantity	Description
2	Oracle Server X8-2, forming the HA management node cluster
2 to 25	Oracle Server X8-2, used as virtualization compute nodes
1	Oracle Rack Cabinet 1242 base
2	Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switches, providing connectivity for the data network
2	Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switches, providing connectivity for the spine network
1	Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP Switch, providing connectivity for the internal administration network
1	Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS7-2, providing internal system storage

Support for Previous Generations of Hardware Components

The latest version of the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Controller Software continues to support all earlier configurations of the hardware platform. These may include the following components:

Table 1.2 Supported Hardware

Component Type	Component Name and Minimum Software Version
Management Nodes	Oracle Server X5-2 (release 2.0.3 or newer) Sun Server X4-2 (release 1.1.3 or newer) Sun Server X3-2 (since initial release)
Compute Nodes	Oracle Server X7-2 (release 2.3.2 or newer) Oracle Server X6-2 (release 2.2.1 or newer) Oracle Server X5-2 (release 2.0.3 or newer) Sun Server X4-2 (release 1.1.3 or newer) Sun Server X3-2 (since initial release)
Storage Appliance	Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS5-ES (release 2.3.3 or newer) Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS3-ES (release 1.1.3 or newer) Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 7320 (since initial release)
InfiniBand Network Hardware	Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15 (since initial release) NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switch (since initial release)
Internal Management Switch	Oracle Switch ES1-24 (since initial release)