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The server layer consists of two separate sets of servers:
The PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack server that supports up to:
For more details about PowerFlex cluster controller node setup and configuration, see Dell EMC PowerFlex Networking Best Practices and Design Considerations White Paper.
The following tables lists the PowerEdge R640 configuration details. While the upper limits of resources for the R640 server are higher, these configurations are enough for supporting a functional design showing the advantages of containerizing Oracle database instances.
The following table shows the R640 server configuration details for the three PowerFlex controller nodes:
Table 9. PowerEdge R640 server configuration
Component |
Details |
Chassis |
1-CPU configuration |
Memory |
6 DDR4 Dual Rank 32 GB @ 2,666 MHz |
Processors |
1xIntel Xeon Gold 6230 CPU @ 2.10 GHz, 16c |
rNDC |
Intel 2P X710/2P I350 rNDC |
Add-on NIC |
Intel 10 GbE 2P X710 Adapter and Intel Ethernet 10G 2P X550-t Adapter |
Power supplies |
2 x Dell 900 W |
iDRAC |
iDRAC9 Enterprise |
Physical disks |
5 x 1.7 TB SAS SSD for storage |
The following table shows the R640 server configuration details for the four PowerFlex customer nodes:
Table 10. PowerEdge R640 server configuration
Component |
Details |
Chassis |
2-CPU configuration |
Memory |
12 DDR4 Dual Rank 32 GB @ 2,666 MHz |
Processors |
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 CPU @ 2.70 GHz, 24c |
Intel 2P X710/2P I350 rNDC |
|
Add-on NIC |
2 x MLNX 25 GbE 2P ConnectX4LX Adpt |
Power supplies |
2 x Dell 1,260 W |
iDRAC |
iDRAC9 Enterprise |
Physical disks |
2 x 224 GB SATA SSD for Boot disk 5 x 1.7 TB SAS SSD for storage |