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Compute, Management, Network, and Data Domain Initial Setup

Recommended slots for NICs and HBAs

  • The following table shows the recommended PCIe slots for the NICs and HBAs in the two R940-based production RAC database servers:

    Table 17.        Production database servers: Recommended PCIe slots for NICs and HBAs

    Adapter

    Description

    Slot

    PowerEdge R940 chassis: 2.5” chassis with up to 8 hard drives

    NIC 1

    Broadcom 57412 DP 10 Gb SFP+ PCIe adapter

    3

    NIC 2

    Broadcom 57412 DP 10 Gb SFP+ PCIe adapter

    6

    HBA 1

    Emulex LPe31002-M6-D DP 16 Gb/s FC HBA

    2

    HBA 2

    Emulex LPe31002-M6-D DP 16 Gb/s FC HBA

    5

    The following table shows the recommended PCIe slots for the NICs and HBAs in the single R940-based virtual databases server:

    Table 18.        Virtual databases server: Recommended PCIe slots for NICs and HBAs

    Adapter

    Description

    Slot

    PowerEdge R940 chassis: 2.5” chassis with up to 8 hard drives

    NIC 1

    Intel X710 DP 10 Gb SFP+ PCIe adapter

    3

    NIC 2

    Intel X710 DP 10 Gb SFP+ PCIe adapter

    6

    HBA 1

    QLogic QLE2692 DP 16 Gb/s FC HBA

    2

    HBA 2

    QLogic QLE2692 DP 16 Gb/s FC HBA

    5

    The following table shows the recommended PCIe slots for the NICs and HBAs in the R740-based XVC databases server:

    Table 19.        XVC databases server: Recommended PCIe slots for NICs and HBAs

    Adapter

    Description

    Slot

    PowerEdge R740 chassis: 8 x 2.5” SAS/SATA HDDs for 2 CPU configuration

    NIC 11

    Broadcom 5720 DP 1Gb + 57412 DP 10Gb NetXtreme- E rNDC

    rNDC or LOM

    HBA 1

    Emulex LPe16002B-M6-D DP 16 Gb/s FC HBA

    1

    HBA 2

    Emulex LPe16002B-M6-D DP 16 Gb/s FC HBA

    7

    1 - One of the 10 GbE ports on the rNDC was used for Oracle public traffic.

    Note: The preceding slot recommendations are based on the chassis type that was used in testing Ready Solutions for Oracle. If you choose a different chassis type, the NICs and HBAs shipped from the factory are populated in the correct recommended PCIe slots for that server.

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