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8 Software and Hardware Requirements
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Table 2-2 lists the minimum hardware requirements for Oracle Database 11g
R2 Enterprise Edition on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Standard/Enterprise x64 Editions. For more information on specific hardware
components, see the documentation included with your system.
NOTE: To achieve the desired performance, choose a system that exceeds the
minimum hardware requirements based on the number of users, the applications
you use, and batch processes.
NOTE: The hardware configuration of all the cluster nodes must be identical.
Table 2-2. Minimum Hardware Requirements
Dell Systems Configuration
Dell PowerEdge 1950 III, 2900 III,
2950 III, R900, T610, T610 II, T710,
T710 II, R610, R610 II, R710, R810,
R910, M600, M610, M610 II, M710,
M710 II, M610x, M710HD, and M910
systems [with M1000e blade enclosure
and up to eight nodes using Automatic
Storage Management (ASM)]
• Intel Xeon processor series.
•3 GB of RAM.
• PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller
(PERC) for internal hard drives.
• Two 73 GB hard drives connected to a
PERC controller.
NOTE: It is recommended to use two
73 GB hard drives (RAID 1) connected to an
internal RAID controller. For more
information, see your PowerEdge system
documentation.
• Three Gigabit Network Interface Cards
(NICs) (one for Public and two for
Private).
• Two 1 Gigabit or 10 GigaBit Ethernet
NICs (iSCSI)