A while ago I published an article about the ODA X6-2S and X6-2M, the new entry level machines for small business. And since then Oracle introduced the ODA X6-2L and the successor of de ODA X5-2: ODA X6-2 HA. Quite a line of ODA’s. But when to choose what ODA?
This post is a sequeal to the former article and intended to outline the two ‘new’ (quite a while already by now) machines and the differences between them.
So what is the ODA X6-2L for machine?
In short the ODA X6-2L is a machine with the following characteristics:
- 2 x 10-core CPU (Xeon E5-2630 v4 2.2 GHz)
- 256 GB memory, expandable with 256 GB or 512GB
- 6 x 3.2 TB SSD (NVMe – Non-Volatile Memory Express) Storage, expandable with 3 x 3.2 TB.
- 2 x 480 GB SSD (Mirrored) boot disk
- 4 x 10GBase-T Ethernet
- Expansion bus: six PCIe 3.0 slots
- Support for Oracle Database Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, Standard Edition 2 and Enterprise Edition
- Capacity on demand licensing
- Listprice: from $40,000
And what about the ODA X6-2 HA?
In short the ODA X6-2 HA are two servers and a shared storage shelf, with the following characteristics:
- 2 x 10-core CPU (Xeon E5-2630 v4 2.2 GHz) – per server
- 256 GB memory, expandable with 256 GB or 512GB – per server
- Default a half storage shelf: 12 TB Raw SAS SSD Storage and a seperate 800GB Raw SSD for redologs.
- Extendable storage to 48 TB SAS SSD Storage.
- 2 x 480 GB SSD (Mirrored) boot disk – per server
- 4 x 10GBase-T Ethernet per server, optional 2 x 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) per server.
- Expansion bus: six PCIe 3.0 slots
- Only support for Enterprise Edition
- Capacity on demand licensing
- Listprice: from $72,000
So now we’ve got the following range of Oracle Database Appliances from where to choose :
What are the differences between the Oracle Database Appliances :
| Feature | ODA X6-2S | ODA X6-2M | ODA X6-2L | ODA X6-2 HA |
| CPU | 1 x 10 core | 2 x 10 core | 2 x 10 cores | 4 x 10 cores |
| Memory | 128 – 384 GB | 256 – 768 GB | 256 – 768 GB | 256 – 768 GB per server |
| Storage | 2 x 3.2 TB, only normal redundancy possible. Max: 12.8TB Boot disk: 2x480GB SSD (mirrored) | 2 x 3.2 TB +, , only normal redundancy possible. Max: 12.8TB Boot disk: 2x480GB SSD (mirrored) | 6 x 3.2 TB + Raw, 9.6 TB double mirrored or 6.4 triple mirrored. Max: 28.8TB Raw Boot disk: 2x480GB SSD (mirrored) | Base (default): 12 TB Raw Full shelf: 24 TB Raw Double shelf: 48 TB Raw 800 GB Raw SSD for redolog Per server – Boot disk: 2x480GB SSD (mirrored) |
| SSD | NVMe | NVMe | NVMe | SSD SAS |
| Nodes | 1 x | 1 x | 1 x | 2 x |
| Network | 2x 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) and 2x 10GBase-T (copper) ports | 2x 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) and 4x 10GBase-T (copper) ports | 2x 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) and 4x 10GBase-T (copper) ports | InfiniBand interconnect, 4x 10GBase-T (copper) ports and optional 2x 10GbE SFP+ (fiber) per server |
| PCIe slots | No | No | 6 x PCIe | 4 x PCIe / server |
| Capacity on Demand | yes – 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 cores | yes -2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16,18 or 20 cores | yes -2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 20 cores | yes -2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 20 per server |
| Oracle Database Enterprise Edition | yes – 11.2.0.3.15, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2 | yes – 11.2.0.3.15, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2 | yes – 11.2.0.3.15, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2 | yes – 11.2.0.3.15, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2 |
| Oracle Database Standard Edition, One or 2 | SE / SE One: yes – 11.2.0.4 (1 socket license or min. of 5 NUP’s per organization) SE2: yes – 12.1.0.2 | SE / SE One: yes – 11.2.0.4 (2 socket license or min. of 5 NUP’s per organization) SE2: yes – 12.1.0.2 | SE / SE One: yes – 11.2.0.4 (2 socket license or min. of 5 NUP’s per organization) SE2: yes – 12.1.0.2 | No |
| Standardized deployment databases | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Choice to be Virtualized by Oracle VM | No *) | No *)
| No *) | Yes |
| RAC (One) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Web Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Command line | ODACLI , ODAADMCLI (storage) | ODACLI , ODAADMCLI (storage) | ODACLI , ODAADMCLI (storage) | ODACLI , ODAADMCLI (storage) |
*) The ODA’s are based on the X6-2 server. It’s always possible to buy 1 or more X6-2 servers (not the ODA’s), configure the hardware according your wishes and put OracleVM on it so you are able to virtualize your environment !
Regards…
Resources:
Data sheet ODA X6-2L: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-appliance/learnmore/oda-x6-2l-ds-3242353.pdf
ODA white paper: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-appliance/documentation/oracle-db-appliance-whitepaper-1867695.pdf
Data sheet ODA X6-2 HA : http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-appliance/learnmore/oda-x6-2ha-ds-3242361.pdf
ODACLI: http://blog.dbi-services.com/oda-x6-command-line-and-web-console/
