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Software and Hardware Requirements 15
Table 2-8. Minimum Hardware Requirements for a Switched or Direct-Attached Single
Node iSCSI
Hardware Component Configuration
Dell PowerEdge system (single node
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
the PERC
One NIC port (public)
Tw o N I 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 (one required) One switch for public. See the SDL at
dell.com/oracle for information on supported
configurations.
Ethernet switch (two, required for
switched configuration only)
Two switches for iSCSI SAN. See the SDL at
dell.com/oracle for information on supported
configurations.