Below are the official hardware specifications for a standard rack configuration. Oracle primarily offers two building blocks: the Database Server and the Storage Server .
| Feature | X7 (previous gen) | X8M (X8-2) | X9M (later) | |---------|------------------|------------|-------------| | Network | 100Gb InfiniBand | 100Gb RoCE | 100Gb RoCE | | PMEM support | No | Yes (Optane) | Yes (faster) | | Max DRAM per DB server | 768 GB | 1.5 TB | 3 TB | | Max NVMe flash per storage server | 6.4 TB | 51.2 TB | 102 TB | | Write latency | ~300 µs | ~27 µs | ~19 µs | oracle exadata x82 datasheet
| Software | Version Requirement | | :--- | :--- | | | 19c or 21c (12c R2 with patches) | | Oracle Grid Infrastructure | 19c or later | | Exadata System Software | Release 19.2 or higher | | Operating Systems | Oracle Linux 7 or 8 (UEK kernel) | Below are the official hardware specifications for a
The X8-2 introduced three distinct storage server types to balance performance and cost. High Capacity (HC): High Capacity (HC):
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