Implementation Considerations

These topics provide important information for configuring Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSDs in supported servers:

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Parent topic: Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSD Product Information

Oracle Server X9-2 Configuration

Minimum required software for Oracle Server X9-2 is SW1.2.2.1.

Oracle Server X9-2 supports Oracle 3.84 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

Oracle Server X9-2L supports Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device.

Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSD supported quantity in Oracle Server X9-2L depends on whether:

The Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSD configuration includes Oracle Server X9-2L one or two CPUs.

Oracle Server X9-2L dual CPU configuration includes the PCIe Retimer Card.

Single CPU Oracle Server X9-2L supports up to 4 Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSDs (Slots 0, 1, 5 and 5)

Oracle Server X9-2L Dual CPU configuration supports up to 8 Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSDs without PCIe Retimer Card (Slots 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) and up to 12 Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSDs with the PCIe Retimer Card (Slots 0-11)

Oracle 3.84 TB NVMe SSD population rules for Oracle Server X9-2L: If quantity is two, then installation order is: NVMe0, NVMe1.

Minimum required software for Oracle Server X9-2L is SW1.2.2.1.

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

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SPARC S7-2 Server Configuration

SPARC S7-2 servers support Oracle 3.84 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 3.84 TB NVMe SSD as a boot device. Single CPU S7-2L supports up to 4 NVMe SSDs (Slots 0, 1, 5 and 5). Dual CPU config support up to 8 without Oracle PCIe Re-timer (Switch) Card (Slots 0,1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) and up to 12 with the Oracle PCIe Re-timer Card (Slots 0-11).

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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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 two 3.84 TB domains into a single 7.68 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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