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Software and Hardware Requirements 13
Minimum Hardware Requirements for an iSCSI Configuration
Table 2-6 through Table 2-8 indicate the minimum hardware requirements
for an iSCSI cluster (direct-attached and switched) and a direct-attached,
single-node configuration.
NOTE: The hardware configuration of all the nodes in a cluster must be identical.
Table 2-6. Minimum Hardware Requirements for a Direct-Attached iSCSI Cluster
Hardware Component Configuration
Dell PowerEdge system (up to
two nodes using ASM)
Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron supported
processor families
2.5 GB of RAM with ASM
Internal RAID controller for internal hard drives
Two 73-GB hard drives (RAID 1) connected
to PERC
Three NIC ports (1 public and 2 private)
Tw o NI C p o rt s (i S CS I )
Dell PowerVault storage system See your Dell PowerVault storage system
documentation for more details. See the SDL at
dell.com/oracle for information on supported
Dell PowerVault storage systems.
Dell PowerVault storage
expansion enclosure (optional)
See your Dell PowerVault storage expansion
enclosure documentation for more details. See
the SDL at dell.com/oracle for information on
supported Dell PowerVault expansion storage
systems.
Ethernet switch (three) One switch for public and two switches for
private interconnect. See the SDL at
dell.com/oracle for information on supported
configurations.