Category Archives: LDOM

T5-8 SPARC SuperCluster

Posted on June 30, 2013 by laotsao 老曹

 

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T4-2 vs T5-2

Posted on April 23, 2013 by laotsao 老曹

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 laotsao 老曹

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 →

Posted in CMT, LDOM, oracle, ovm, Solaris, Solaris 10, Solaris 11, SPARC, zone | 1 Comment

Oracle Virtual Network add Support for SPARC server

Posted on April 21, 2013 by laotsao 老曹

this link announce the oracle virtual network support for SPARC server T5, T4 and M5 and Solaris 11 for SPARC and x86. Oracle Virtual Networking can help customers achieve results like these: Improve application performance by 4 times Reduce infrastructure … Continue reading →

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T4-4, T5-4 root domain and boot devices

Posted on April 21, 2013 by laotsao 老曹

T5-5   T4-4   T5-5 has  8 pcie Root complex, can support 8 root domains, only two RD has HDD and Net T4-4  has 4 pcie root complex can support 4 root domains, only two RD has HDD and Net … Continue reading →

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T5 vs T4 server

Posted on April 17, 2013 by laotsao 老曹

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 laotsao 老曹

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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Supported Virtualization and Partitioning Technologies for Oracle Database and RAC Product Releases update

Posted on February 26, 2013 by laotsao 老曹

this link cover most platform, we just high light the SPARC Key points: oracle rac are support with Solaris11.1 zone oracle rac are supported with Solaris 11.1 and osc 4.1  zone cluster for both solaris and solaris 10 zone Single … Continue reading →

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M10 servers

Posted on February 26, 2013 by laotsao 老曹

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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Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2 Released

Posted on May 13, 2012 by laotsao 老曹

Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2, the latest release of Oracle’s enterprise-class server virtualization solution, is now available. The new release delivers significant enhancements that improve workload agility and performance, maximize the availability of business-critical applications, and increase flexibility in … Continue reading →

Posted in LDOM, oracle, oracle-vm, Solaris, Solaris 10, Solaris 11, SPARC, SPARC Supercluster | 2 Comments