Architecture Overview
Data Domain DD6300 systems for database backup
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We tested the Data Domain DD6300 system as a backup configuration to back up and restore the databases in this Ready Solution for Oracle. The following table lists the hardware and software stack of the Data Domain DD6300 system. Chapter 6 provides the details of our test methodology, tools, and results.
Table 8. Data Domain DD6300 system for database backup
Category
Components
Processor
2 x Intel Xeon CPU E5-2680 v3, 2,501 MHz
Memory
96 GB (12 x 8 GB 1,866 MHz)
Number of network ports (in use)
2 x 10 GbE
Number of enclosures (DS60)
1
Active tier disks (in use)
11 x 3.64 TiB (40.03 TiB) SAS HDDs
Active tier disks (spare)
1 x 3.64 TiB SAS HDD
Cache tier disks
2 x 0.728 TiB (1.45 TiB) SAS SSDs
Expandable storage disks1
60 x 2.73 TiB (163.8 TiB) SAS HDDs—56 active (152.9 TiB) + 4 spare (10.9 TiB)
1 The expandable storage disks in DS60 were available but were not used in the testing.
This DD6300-based backup system was configured and tested as the database backup and recovery solution for this Ready Solution for Oracle.
The following figure shows the high-level backup solution architecture. The Data Domain DD6300 backup appliance is connected to the public network of this Ready Solution for Oracle to back up the databases.
Figure 5. Backup solution high-level architecture