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Software and Hardware Requirements 9
Dell PowerEdge 2970, M605, M805,
M905, R805, R905, R715, and R815
systems (up to eight nodes using ASM)
• AMD Opteron processor series.
• 3 GB of RAM.
• Two 73 GB hard drives connected to an
internal RAID controller.
NOTE: It is recommended to use two
73 GB hard drives (RAID 1) connected to an
internal RAID controller based on
your system. For more information, see your
PowerEdge system documentation.
• Three Gigabit Network Interface Cards
(NICs) (one for Public and two for
Private).
• Two host bus adapters (HBAs) for use
with PowerEdge Rack/Tower Servers.
• 1 QME2472/QME2572 or LPe1105-
M4/LPe1205 [dual port] HBA for use with
PowerEdge blade servers.
Gigabit Ethernet switch (three required) One switch for public and two switches for
private interconnect.
For more information on supported
configurations, see dell.com/oracle.
1 Gigabit or 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch
(two required)
Two switches for iSCSI SAN. For more
information on supported configurations,
see the SDL at dell.com/oracle.
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage One Dell EqualLogic PS Series array with
at least sixteen 15,000 RPM SAS disks.
Table 2-2. Minimum Hardware Requirements
(continued)
Dell Systems Configuration