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Advantages of Running OracleAS on Dell PowerEdge Servers
One of the key decisions in planning an Oracle Application Server deployment is the
choice of hardware. By choosing Dell hardware, you can be confident that your
deployment will be a success. Dell PowerEdge Servers and Dell/EMC Enterprise
Storage provide a robust, scalable platform for deploying Oracle Application Server 10g
applications. Dell offers three server classes that are appropriate for implementing
Oracle Application Server:
• A 1U rack server with two processor sockets (currently the PowerEdge 1950)
• A 2U rack server with two processor sockets (currently the PowerEdge 2950)
• 4U rack servers with four processor sockets (currently the PowerEdge 6850 and
PowerEdge 6950)
Equivalent tower servers are also available.
Figure 7. Preferred Dell PowerEdge Servers for Oracle Application Server
Dell PowerEdge servers utilize state-of-the-art processing architectures. In addition, Dell
offers powerful “lights out” Enterprise monitoring tools, including Open Manage
software and Digital Remote Access Cards.
Dell works closely with Oracle to help ensure maximum compatibility for their enterprise
software. Oracle’s engineering teams rely on Dell platforms and Linux to help architect
their scaleable grid technologies. Oracle Enterprise Manager enables the monitoring of
all Dell servers without the need for an external console. For the database tier, Dell
offers Tested and Validated Configurations that can greatly reduce the complexity and
time for deployment (see www.dell.com/oracle).
Dell Hardware Sizing Recommendations
In general, Dell servers with at least two processor sockets are recommended for
OracleAS. For performance purposes, at least two processors are required to perform the
CPU-intensive operations that OracleAS typically features. Internal disks in a RAID 1 or
RAID 5 configuration are required, with at least 32 GB of available space. These disks
can be Serial Attached SCSI or Serial ATA. Optionally, external Fibre Channel disk
storage may be used for supplemental storage (not recommended for the boot partition).
At least two network ports are required, preferably on two separate Network Interface
cards.
The “entry level” servers for OracleAS are servers in the Dell PowerEdge 1950 series.
These are 1U rack servers, with dual processor sockets and two expansion slots. These
servers are designed to function as web servers or small application servers. In the three