Oracle Server X5-2L

Oracle Server X5-2L is the ideal 2U platform for databases and enterprise storage solutions. Supporting the standard and enterprise editions of Oracle Database, this server delivers best-in-class database reliability in single-node configurations. With support for up to four high-bandwidth NVM Express (NVMe) flash drives, Oracle Database can be accelerated using Database Smart Flash Cache, a feature of Oracle Database. Optimized for compute, memory, I/O, and storage density simultaneously, Oracle Server X5-2L delivers extreme storage capacity at lower cost when combined with Oracle Solaris and ZFS file system compression. Each server comes with built-in, proactive fault detection, and advanced diagnostics, along with firmware that is already optimized for Oracle software, to deliver extreme reliability.

Product Overview

Oracle Server X5-2L is powered by two Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family CPUs and 24 memory slots. With up to 18 cores per socket, this server supports the highest performing processor and the most flexible storage options in a 2U enclosure. When compared with the previous-generation server, this system increases memory capacity by 50 percent, to 768 GB, and increases memory bandwidth by 33 percent. With more than 50 percent increase in processing power and 13 percent increase in I/O bandwidth versus the previous generation, Oracle Server X5-2L provides optimal core, memory, and storage density combined with matched I/O throughput.

Built for the demands of enterprise workloads, this server offers six PCIe 3.0 expansion slots (two 16-lane and four 8-lane) for maximum I/O card and port density. The four embedded 10GBase-T ports free up PCIe slots for additional network and storage connectivity. Each Oracle Server X5-2 includes choice of either a RAID-capable SAS3 (12 Gbps) controller or a SAS3 (12Gbps) controller in one of the 8-lane PCIe slots and includes eight small form factor drive bays. With 138 gigabytes per second of bidirectional I/O bandwidth, Oracle Server X5-2L can handle even the most demanding enterprise workloads.

Oracle Server X5-2L offers best-in-class reliability, serviceability, and availability features that increase overall server uptime. This extreme reliability makes Oracle Server X5-2L the best choice for single-node Oracle Database deployments in remote or branch office locations. Real-time monitoring of the health of the CPU, memory, and I/O subsystems, coupled with off-lining capability of failed components, increases the system availability. Building on the firmware-level problem detection, Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris have been enhanced to provide fault detection capabilities when running on Oracle Server X5-2L. In addition, exhaustive system diagnostics and hardwareassisted error reporting and logging enable identification of failed components for ease of service.

To help users achieve accelerated performance for Oracle Database, Oracle Server X5- 2L introduces hot-swappable, high-bandwidth flash that is ideal as Database Smart Flash Cache. Using Oracle’s unique NVM Express design, Oracle Server X5-2L supports up to four small form factor NVMe drives for a total capacity of 6.4 TB.

The three disk-cage options offer a choice between maximizing storage capacity or storage performance. With the 8-disk and 24-disk configurations, Oracle Server X5-2L allows for three types of 2.5 inch small form factor drives: 10 K RPM hard drives, conventional solid state drives (SSDs), and NVMe flash drives (up to four). The small form factor hard drives provide more spindles in the chassis and higher I/O operations per second (IOPS) than large form factor disks. In addition, the SSD and NVMe options allow for tiered storage, ideal for accelerating enterprise applications. With the 12-disk configuration, the server maximizes storage capacity using 3.5 inch large form factor disks.

With a maximum of 98.4 TB of direct attached storage, Oracle Server X5-2L is equally ideal as a storage server. The compute power of Oracle Server X5-2L can be used to extend storage density even further with Oracle Solaris and ZFS file system compression and achieve up to 15x compression of data without significant performance impact. The server also is well suited for storage server implementations that require a combination of compute power and storage capacity at the same time, such as for video compression and transcoding.

All Oracle servers ship with full-function server management tools at no additional cost. Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) utilizes industry-standard protocols to provide secure and comprehensive local and remote management. Oracle ILOM capabilities also include power management and monitoring, fault detection, and notification. The integrated Oracle System Assistant guides system administrators through rapid server deployment, firmware updates, hardware configuration, and operating system installation with hardware drivers certified by Oracle.

With an advanced system cooling unique to Oracle, Oracle Server X5-2L achieves system efficiencies that result in power savings and maximum uptime. Oracle Advanced System Cooling utilizes remote temperature sensors for fan speed control, minimizing power consumption while keeping optimal temperatures inside the server. These remote temperature sensors have been designed into key areas of this server to ensure efficient fan usage by organizing all major subsystems into cooling zones. This feature helps reduce energy consumption in a way that other servers cannot.

Oracle Premier Support customers have access to My Oracle Support and multiserver management tools in Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center. Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, a critical component that enables application-to-disk system management,, coordinates servers, storage, and networking for a complete cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center also features an automated service request capability, whereby potential issues are detected and reported to Oracle’s support center without user intervention, assuring the maximum service levels and simplified support.

Oracle's x86 systems are the best enterprise x86 platforms for running Oracle software. They provide optimal performance and reliability based on an integrated and fullysupported Oracle stack. Every x86 system from Oracle comes complete with virtualization, choice of operating systems, cloud provisioning, and Oracle's unique application-to-disk management environment—all at no extra charge. Oracle's x86 systems also serve as a key building block for Oracle's engineered systems, such as Oracle Exadata, which have achieved a 10x performance gain through integration and optimization.

Learn more: https://www.oracle.com/a/otn/docs/x5-2l-datasheet.pdf