Category Archives: oracle

Oracle Introduces the Oracle Database Appliance X3-2

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Oracle introduces DBA version 2 key features two 8-core E5-2690 processor 10ge interconnect COD licensing (4,8,12, 16 core) oracle VM capable(2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16 core license) 512 GB of memory(2.5X) 18TB SAS storage(4X) (with optional storage expansion) 800GB flash(3X)(4x200GB SSD in expansion storage) … Continue reading →

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T4-2 vs T5-2

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

server T4-2 T5-2 H 3U 3U HBA PCIe2 (10) PCIe3(8) HDD 6 6 1 ge/10 ge 4 ge 4 1/10 ge DIMM 32(max 1TB) 32(max 512GB) LDOM 128 256 PCIe root complex 2 2 max root Domain with hdd + … Continue reading →

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T4-2 server vs T4-4 (2 socket) server

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

server T4-2 T4-4 (2 socket) H 3U 5U HBA PCIe2 (10) PCIE2-EM(16) HDD 6 8 1 ge 4 4 DIMM 32(Max 1TB) 32(Max 1TB) LDOM 128 128 PCIe root complex 2 2 max root Domain with hdd + NIC 1 … Continue reading →

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T5 vs T4 server

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

T5 vs T4 CPU T5 CPU @3.6Ghz and 16 core, T4 CPU @3Ghz and 8 core Oracle claim single thread improvement T5/T4~ 3.6/3= 1.2X oracle claim throughput T5/T4~16c x 8 thread/8c x 8 thread= 2X From the oracle site (price … Continue reading →

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OVM SPARC (Ldom) root domain

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

This interesting whitepaper discuss the root Domains and use case for  T4 servers Root domains are a type of logical domain characterized by the fact that they own one or more PCIe root complexes and therefore do not share I/O … Continue reading →

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T5, M5, M10 Server Announcement

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

March 26 2013 http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/events/sparc2013/index.html The Oracle Solaris Studio 12.3, 1/13 Platform Specific Enhancement with support for SPARC M5, SPARC T5 and Fujitsu M10 systems is available for customers with a support contract on My Oracle Support. Search for Article ID … Continue reading →

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M10 servers

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

this link and many other has info on the new SPARC M10 server this site has English translation, since these servers has Oracle logo so we ASSUME that oracle will  sale M10 One interesting feature: it will support Ldom in … Continue reading →

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SPARC T5 news

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Hotchip 2012  Oracle will  talk about T5 16-core SPARC T5 CMT Processor with glueless 1-hop scaling to 8-socketsSebastian Turullols, Ram Sivaramakrishnan Other news T5 is 28nm CMT, 16 core and each with 8 threads Support upto 8 sockets gluelessm1-hop  server … Continue reading →

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Oracle Platinum Services

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Oracle announce the Platinum Services Providing the highest level of service in the industry, Oracle Platinum Services offer: 5 minute severity 1 issue  Response 15 minute restoration or escalation to development 30 minute joint debugging A 24×7 escalation process and … Continue reading →

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Oracle Cloud Strategy

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Oracle Cloud Strategy   introduced Oracle Cloud Social Services, a broad Enterprise Social Platform offering. Oracle Platform Services, Application Services, and Social Services, all completely managed, hosted and supported by Oracle. Offering a wide range of business applications and and … Continue reading →

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