Connecting Exalytics To A Storage Area Network; Before You Begin; Cable Requirements; Host Bus Adapter Features And Specifications - Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine Owner's Manual

Note:
In addition to the hard-disk storage described in Table 5-1, X3-4 machines
have six 400 GB Sun FlashAccelerator F40 PCIe cards (total memory: 2.4
TB RAW), X4-4 machines have three 800 GB Sun FlashAccelerator F80
PCIe cards (total memory: 2.4 TB RAW), X5-4 machines have three 1.6 TB
Sun Flash Accelerator F160 NVMe PCIe cards (total memory: 4.8 TB RAW),
and X6-4 machines have either three 3.2 TB Sun Flash Accelerator F320
NVMe PCIe cards (total memory: 9.6 TB RAW) or three 6.4 TB Sun Flash
Accelerator F640 NVMe PCIe cards (total memory: 19.2 TB RAW), mounted
on
For information about configuring the Flash cards, refer to the "Configuring
Flash and Replacing a Defective Flash Card" topic in the Oracle Exalytics In-
Memory Machine Installation and Administration Guide for Linux.

5.2 Connecting Exalytics to a Storage Area Network

Starting with Oracle Exalytics Release 1 Patchset 1 (1.0.0.1), the Storage Area
Network (SAN) feature is supported. This section describes the procedure for
connecting Exalytics to a Storage Area Network.
Connecting Exalytics to a Storage Area Network involves the following steps:
•

Before You Begin

• Preparing for Storage Area Network (SAN) Configuration
• Connecting the Optical Cable
• Installing Diagnostic Support for the Red Hat/SUSE Linux OS (Optional)
• Verifying the Connectivity
• Completing the Setup
5.2.1 Before You Begin
Before connecting the Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine to your data center's
existing network, ensure that the following prerequisites are satisfied:
•

Cable Requirements

•

Host Bus Adapter Features and Specifications

5.2.1.1 Cable Requirements
Fiber-optic media, short-wave, multimode fiber (400-M5- SN-S)
5.2.1.2 Host Bus Adapter Features and Specifications
For more information, see
FC PCI-Express HBA Installation Guide Installation Guide For HBA Models SG-
XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z, SG-PCIE1FC-QF8-Z, SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-N, SG-PCIE1FC-QF8-
.
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"HBA Features and
Connecting Exalytics to a Storage Area Network
Specifications" in the StorageTek 8 Gb
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