Understanding The System; Understanding Oracle Supercluster T5-8 - Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 Owner's Manual

Understanding the System

These topics describe the features and hardware components of Oracle SuperCluster T5-8.
These topics also describe the different software configurations that are available.
"Understanding Oracle SuperCluster T5-8" on page 15
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"Identifying Hardware Components" on page 19
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"Understanding the Hardware Components and Connections" on page 23
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"Understanding the Software Configurations" on page 46
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"Understanding Clustering Software" on page 84
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"Understanding the Network Requirements" on page 86
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Understanding Oracle SuperCluster T5-8

Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 is an integrated hardware and software system designed to provide
a complete platform for a wide range of application types and widely varied workloads.
Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 is intended for large-scale, performance-sensitive, mission-critical
application deployments. Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 combines industry-standard hardware and
clustering software, such as optional Oracle Database 11g Real Application Clusters (Oracle
RAC) and optional Oracle Solaris Cluster software. This combination enables a high degree of
isolation between concurrently deployed applications, which have varied security, reliability,
and performance requirements. Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 enables customers to develop a single
environment that can support end-to-end consolidation of their entire applications portfolio.
Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 provides an optimal solution for all database workloads, ranging from
scan-intensive data warehouse applications to highly concurrent online transaction processing
(OLTP) applications. With its combination of smart Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software,
complete and intelligent Oracle Database software, and the latest industry-standard hardware
components, Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 delivers extreme performance in a highly-available,
highly-secure environment. Oracle provides unique clustering and workload management
capabilities so Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 is well-suited for consolidating multiple databases into
a single grid. Delivered as a complete pre-optimized, and pre-configured package of software,
servers, and storage, Oracle SuperCluster T5-8 is fast to implement, and it is ready to tackle
your large-scale business applications.
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