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Improving Oracle OLTP database performance with Dell Fluid Cache for DAS
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Appendix A. Server configuration
This section describes the details of the hardware configuration used for each of the storage solutions
described in the Solution design and reference architecture section.
Server configuration details for baseline configuration Table 1.
Server Configuration
Database Server
PowerEdge R720
Bios: v1.5.1
iDRAC7 ESM FW: v1.30.30
LC2: v1.1.0.1108
Backplane, 12G SEP FW: v1.00
Backplane (Flash) Expander ESM FW: v1.03
CPLD: 103
CPU
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz 8c 8GT/s L2/L3: 2MB/20MB
Memory
256GB (16x16GB RDIMMs); 1600MHz; 1.5V;
Populated DIMM Slots: A1-A8; B1-B8
PERC H810 Adapter
FW Package: 21.1.0-0007
Driver: 00.00.05.40-rh2 (native)
Populated in PCIe Slot 7
PERC H310 mini for internal drives
FW: 20.11.0-0002
Driver: 00.00.05.40-rh2 (native)
On board Network Adapter
BCM5720 QP rNDC 1GbE
FW: v7.0.47
Driver: v7.2.14
Internal drives
Two 146GB 15K SAS HDDs (Operating System)
Two 300GB 15K SAS HDDs (TPC-C Database Schema Backup)
FW: YS08
Server configuration details for Fluid Cache based solution Table 2.
Server Configuration
Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCIe
SSDs
2 x 350GB SLC Express Flash PCIe SSDs
Driver: v1.3.7
FW: B1490208
PCIe extender adapter card
Populated in PCIe slot 5
Rest of the configuration is the same as baseline, as described in Table 1