Implementation Considerations

The following sections provide important information about configuring Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSDs in supported servers.

Parent topic: Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD Product Information

Oracle Server X9-2 Configuration

Minimum required software for Oracle Server X9-2 is SW1.2.2.

Oracle Server X9-2 supports Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/x9-2/docs .

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Oracle Server X9-2L Configuration

Minimum required software for Oracle Server X9-2L is SW1.2.2.

Oracle Server X9-2L supports Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/x9-2l/docs .

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Oracle Server X8-8 Configuration

Minimum required software for Oracle Server X8-8 is SW3.2.0.

Oracle Server X8-8 supports Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device.

Refer to Oracle Server X8-8 Documentation.

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SPARC S7-2 Server Configuration

SPARC S7-2 servers support Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device.

An Oracle PCIe Re-timer (Switch) Card is not required in a four NVMe drive configuration. The switch function is included in the motherboard.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/s7-2/docs .

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SPARC S7-2L Server Configuration

SPARC S7-2L servers support Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device.

Additional Oracle PCIe Re-timer Cards are required to support backplane configurations with more than four NVMe drives. An Oracle PCIe Re-timer Card is not required in a four NVMe drive configuration. The switch function is included in the motherboard. The SPARC S7-2L Server can support three Oracle PCIe Re-timer Cards.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/s7-2l/docs .

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SPARC T7-1 Server Configuration

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SPARC T7 series servers support Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device. The SPARC T7-1 Server supports only one Oracle PCIe Switch Card in PCIe slot 3.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/t7-1/docs .

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SPARC T8-1 Server Configuration

SPARC T8 series servers support Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device. The SPARC T8-1 Server supports only one Oracle PCIe Switch Card in PCIe slot 3.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/t8-1/docs .

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SPARC T8-2 Server Configuration

SPARC T8 series servers support Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device. The SPARC T8-2 Server supports two Oracle PCIe Switch Cards in PCIe slots 1 and 2.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/t8-2/docs .

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SPARC T8-4 Server Configuration

SPARC T8 series servers support Oracle 6.8 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device. The SPARC T8-4 Server can support zero or two Oracle PCIe Switch Cards.

Refer to the server documentation at https://www.oracle.com/goto/t8-4/docs .

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SSD Volume Management

A volume manager can present multiple SSD devices as one larger volume. Use the Automatic Storage Management (ASM) volume manager or other volume manager to concatenate multiple flash memory domains. For example, a volume manager can be used to concatenate four 6.8 TB domains into a single 27.2 TB volume.

Refer to the Automatic Storage Management documentation at https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/ostmg/index.html .

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