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Simplified Deployment and Operation

Because the entire cluster runs on a single cohesive system, database administrators no longer need to painstakingly
configure each element in the hardware stack independently. The system’s compute, network, and storage-access

resources are essentially stateless, provisioned dynamically by Cisco

UCS Manager. This role- and policy-based

embedded management system handles every aspect of system configuration, from a server’s firmware and identity

settings to the network connections that connect storage traffic to the destination storage system. This capability

dramatically simplifies the process of scaling an Oracle RAC configuration or rehosting an existing node on an

upgrade server. Cisco UCS Manager uses the concept of service profiles and service profile templates to consistently

and accurately configure resources. The system automatically configures and deploys servers in minutes, rather than

the hours or days required by traditional systems composed of discrete, separately managed components. Indeed,

Cisco UCS Manager can simplify server deployment to the point where it can automatically discover, provision, and

deploy a new blade server when it is inserted into a chassis.

The system is based on a 10-Gbps unified network fabric that radically simplifies cabling at the rack level by

consolidating both IP and Fibre Channel traffic onto the same rack-level 10-

Gbps converged network. This “wire-

once” model allows in-rack network cabling to be configured once, with network features and configurations all

implemented by changes in software rather than by error-prone changes in physical cabling. This Oracle Certified

Configuration not only supports physically separate public and private networks; it provides redundancy with

automatic failover.

High-Performance Platform for Oracle RAC

The Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers used in this certified configuration feature Intel Xeon 5500 series processors

that deliver intelligent performance, automated energy efficiency, and flexible virtualization. Intel Turbo Boost

Technology automatically boosts processing power through increased frequency and use of hyperthreading to deliver

high performance when workloads demand and thermal conditions permit.

The patented Cisco Extended Memory Technology offers twice the memory footprint (384 GB) of any other server

using 8-GB DIMMs, or the economical option of a 192-GB memory footprint using inexpensive 4-GB DIMMs. Both

choices for large memory footprints can help speed database performance by allowing more data to be cached in

memory.

The Cisco Unified Computing System’s 10-Gbps unified fabric delivers standards-based Ethernet and Fibre Channel

over Ethernet (FCoE) capabilities that simplify and secure rack-level cabling while speeding network traffic compared

to traditional Gigabit Ethernet networks. The balanced resources of the Cisco Unified Computing System allow the

system to easily process an intensive online transaction processing (OLTP) and decision-support system (DSS)

workload with no resource saturation.

Safer Deployments with Certified and Validated Configurations.

Cisco and Oracle are working toget

her to promote interoperability of Oracle’s next-generation database and

application solutions with the Cisco Unified Computing System, helping make the Cisco Unified Computing System a

simple and safe platform on which to run Oracle software. In addition to the certified Oracle RAC configuration

described in this document, Cisco, Oracle and EMC have:

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Completed an Oracle Validated Configuration for Cisco Unified Computing System running Oracle Enterprise

Linux running directly on the hardware or in a virtualized environment running Oracle VM

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Certified single-instance database implementations of Oracle Database 10g and 11g on Oracle Enterprise

Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3