Overview of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR with All-Flash/Mixed Configurations
All-Flash/Mixed configurations take advantage of Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P high-performance disk shelves and are available in a base cabinet, or a base cabinet with up to one expansion cabinet for some configurations. Six base cabinet options are offered in a total of 27 possible system configurations, and all base cabinet options contain two Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 MR controllers.
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Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2, which has preset configurations, can be upgraded in the field to any supported configuration for Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2. For example, you can upgrade the racked system by adding one disk shelf to a two-disk-shelf configuration, adding cabling for the new disk shelf, and then recabling the disk shelves. Thus, three disk shelves are supported, even though the racked system is not offered in a three-disk-shelf configuration. Complex upgrades require extensive planning and recabling.Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR maximum performance configurations feature up to four Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P disk shelves in the base cabinet. The disk shelves are configured as one single shelf per chain to obtain maximum performance. Depending on the number of chains in the base cabinet, Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR maximum performance configurations can support one expansion cabinet.
Table 10-12 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR Maximum Performance Configurations Components
| Base Cabinet | Expansion Cabinet |
|---|---|
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Up to 4 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P disk shelves Factory configurations: 1, 2, or 4 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P disk shelves Two Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 MR controllers |
Up to 10 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk shelves |
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR optimum performance configurations feature up to 18 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P disk shelves, as well as various combinations of Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C and DE3-24P disk shelves in the base cabinet. Depending on the number of chains in the base cabinet, Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR optimum performance configurations can support up to one expansion cabinet.
Table 10-13 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR Optimum Performance Configurations Components
| Base Cabinet | Expansion Cabinet |
|---|---|
|
Up to 18 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P disk shelves Factory configurations:
Two Oracle ZFS Storage ZS7-2 MR controllers |
Up to 10 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk shelves |
The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR all-flash/mixed configurations support various storage options.
Table 10-14 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Racked System ZS7-2 MR Disk Shelf Device Types and Allowable Configurations
| Disk Shelf | Data Devices | Read Cache Devices | Log Devices |
|---|---|---|---|
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Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P All-Flash |
7.68 TB SSDs: 24 in slots 0 - 23 or 20 in slots 0 - 19 |
Not allowed |
200 GB SSDs in slot 20 - 23 |
|
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P |
1.2 TB HDDs: 24 in slots 0 - 23 or 20 in slots 0 - 19 |
7.68 TB SSDs in slot 20 - 23 |
200 GB SSDs in slot 20 - 23 |
|
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C |
10 or 14 TB HDDs: 24 in slots 0 - 23 or 20 in slots 0 - 19 |
7.68 TB SSDs in slot 20 - 23 |
200 GB SSDs in slot 20 - 23 |