exadata x4 changes

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AnnouncingExadata X4

Overview of Changes from X3

Last updated !ov 2", 2013


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Exadata X4 Comared with X3uch ore $erforance and Capacity (ae $rice

(torage

&'( to )'( *ower +ower

, to 4X *arger *ogical -lash Memor.

/'( More Database Cores

)X -aster 0nfini1and

)X *arger +h.sical -lash Memor.

33( *arger 2igh Caacit. Dis!s

( More -lash 0Ossec on X4%)

55 T1 using -lash Cache Com

0nfini1and +C0%3 Card6 All +o

44 T1 of -lash Memor.

7) T1 using 4T1 Dis!s

)677M 8eads$ &697M :rites fr

)X *arger D1 "erver *ocal "torage

&9) Cores using &)%Core Xeo

)64 T1 er server using 7''=

)X *arger 2igh +erformance Dis!s )'' T1 using &6) T1 Dis!s

*2 Copute


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"ame Exadata ArchitectureCoplete 4 Optiied 4 (tandardied 4 5ardened &ata'ase $latfo

"tandard Database "ervers

67 2*socet servers 182 cores, 2#- or

27 6*socet servers 1:0 cores, #-

,nified ,ltra%-ast >etwor! 0 ;' nfini-and internal connectivity all p

10 ;' or 1 ;' co-ull. 8edundant


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"calable from Eighth%8ac! to Multi%8ac

-ield ,gradeable % "uorts

Multile =enerations of

2ardware

2alf -ull

Multi%8ac!

Eighth ;uarter


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,ni?ue "oftware Otimi#es Database +

;uer. offload in storage &ata intensive ?uery operations

offloaded to storage C$@s 100 ;-/sec (L data throughput

(torage nde7 data sipping

Database storage comression 5y'rid Colunar for 107 &- sie

reduction and faster analytics

Database otimi#ed +C0 -lash (art caching of data'ase data

2.:: illion &ata'ase Os/sec

(art )lash log speeds transactions

Database otimi


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0nnovation Continues@ 8ecent Enhance

;uer. offload in storage Offload searches on LO-s B12c

Offload Doins for non*parallel ?ueries

B11.2.0.

Database otimi#ed comression 5y'rid Colunar enhanced for OL#$

and for (patial and #e7t data B12c

Database otimi#ed +C0 -lash @ltra high speed flash copression

B3 E at ulti*illion Os/sec

Autoatic caching for ta'le scans

)aster file initialiation

Database otimi $rioritiation of C$

ultitenant plugga

Database otimi $rioritie recovery

B11.2.0.

Database otimi


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&A#A %A9DATA1A"E A" A "E

Exadata X4 is the -ifth =eneration D1


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Comrehensive Database as a "ervice

"cale%Out +latform otimi#ed fo (cale to any sie

Delo. &''s of databases

@sing separate data'ases or

data'ases

"uorts comlex B var.ing m

!o $erforance -ottlenecs

$erforance solation C$@"ingle O"$ >o Ms >eeded

Multitenant Database

1illing

+D1

+arts

+D1

"ales

+D1

Assets

+D1

"ingle +h.sical Container Database


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>o +erformance 1ottlenec!s for Conso

-est +ay to ensure perforance is to avoi


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,ni?ue +erformance 0solation for Cons

&ata'ase 9esource anager provides C

anageent for noral and plugga'le da -oth C$@ prioritiation and liits on C$@


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Technical Details

of Exadata X4

2ardware


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X4%) Database "erver !e+ 12*core Fvy-ridgeG C$@s, )aster nfini-and Card, L

$rocessors ) Twelve%Core 0ntel< Xeon< E/%)79 v) +rocessors )6=2# % T

eory 2=: ;- B1: 7 1:;- Exandable to /&)=1 B1: 32;-

Local &iss 7 7''=1 10H 9$ (A( &iss B5ot*(+appa'le

&is Controller &is Controller 5-A +ith =12- Cache 1atter. Online 8elacea

!et+or 2 7 nfini-and &9 B0;'/s $orts B+C0e 36' 1oth +orts Act

7 1;'


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X4%) "torage "erver Larger )lash Cards, )lash Copression, Larger diss, )aster $ro

$rocessors 2 (i7*Core ntelI eonI E/%)73' v) +rocessors )67 =2#

eory 97 =1 B 7 6;- > 7 1:;- % More memor. needed to ma

&iss 12 7 &6) T1 &'F 8+M 5igh $erforance (A( Bhot*s+ap )

O9

12 7 4 T1 ".2H 9$ 5igh Capacity (A( Bhot*s+ap 3.=G dis

)lash 7 5'' =1 (un )lash Accelerator -5' $Ce Cards 2ardwa

&is Controller &is Controller 5-A +ith =12- Cache % 1atter. Online 8e

!et+or 2 7 nfini-and &9 B0;'/s $orts B+C0e 36' 1oth +or


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Exadata 8ac! *evel Changes

nfini-and spine s+itch no longer included in &ata' (pine s+itch is used to connect ultiple racs togeth

At 'otto of rac

$reviously included in )ull and 5alf 9acs

ulti*rac connectivity no+ re?uires purchase of spin

(torage


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Technical Details of

Exadata X4 "oftware

&&6)63636'

% Available on all % &$ )$ X)$ X3

% 8e?uired on X4 s.stems


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Exadata -lash Cache Comression


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Exadata -lash Cache Comression

As al+ays, copression 'enefits vary 'ased on data

flash cache copression e7pands capacity to 66#- Bra

@p to ore than 3 Bdepending on copressi'ility of dat

Data T.e T.ical Comression

@ncopressed #a'les 1.3 to =

OL#$ Copressed #a'les 1.2 to 2

nde7es 1.3 to =

Oracle


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-lash Cache Comression Commands

#rivial to ipleent, no anageent


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Exadata "mart -lash Table Caching

(arter flash caching for large ta'le scans


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Exadata Effective -lash "i#e Often &'X

&ue to


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0nfini1and Active%Active orts

&ual*ported nfini-and $Ce*3.0 cards run in active*active ode

&ou'le the 'and+idth

9e?uires 2 private $ addresses per nfini-and card as opposed to

%hen port fails, $ assigned to that port +ill autoatically fail over to th

&onPt ena'le +hen inter*connecting +ith 3 or older systes Older systes donPt have ne+er nfini-and cards

f connecting e7ternal servers using nfini-and Be.g.


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Enable Xeon Turbo%1oost

Autoatically allo+s processor to run faster than 'ase fre

operating 'elo+ po+er and teperature liits


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Exadata "mart -ile 0nitiali#ation

&ata'ase file creation sped up 'y an order of agnitude

Create ta'lespace, file e7tensions, autoe7tend sho+ 'enefit

Co'ine the 'enefits of previous (art nitialiation and

%rite'ac )lash Cache

%rite file creation eta*data to +rite'ac flash cache

%rite /Os to dis deferred, or not perfored if data loaded

5appens autoatically, no tuning needed

Availabilit. and 8obustness Enhancem


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Availabilit. and 8obustness Enhancem

&iss and )lash

proved algoriths for slo+ or flay dis/flash detection a

)aster recovery for 'ad sectors

Autoatic hard dis scru''ing for 'ad sectors +ith 11.2.3.3

nfrastructure 11.2.0.

9e'alance avoids reading diss that are in predictive failur

+ith 11.2.0. LO

Autoatic reset of hung LO

O li 8 l f Di ! C ll


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Online 8elacement of Dis! Controller

--@ B'attery reoved fro 5-A, relocated to 5&& slot

All systes. 3 systes shipped after ay 2013. 9etrofit f

(oft+are ena'les online replaceent flushes cache, sets

(ee docuentation for coplete set of coands

uch sipler, faster, and fully online 'attery replaceent

&ata'ase (erver )ron(torage (erver 9ear ie+

--@ slot


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Oerating ".stem ,dates in && ) 3 3 '


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Oracle Linu7 distri'ution updated to =.8 ncluding all recent security updates

Linu7 ernel updated to @


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"eamless ,grades and Exansions

A single &ata'ase achine

configuration can have servestorage fro different genera

2, 2, 3,

&ata'ases and Clusters can

across ultiple hard+are ge

!e+ soft+are runs on older

X)%) nitial uarter 9ac

deployed in 2011

X3%) tr to 5alf @pgrade

in 2013

X4%) 5alf to )ull @pgradein 201

@pgrade


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