1. Oracle RAC on Cisco UCSJing Liu, Oracle Corporation 2010
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2. 19 year relationship Initially in networking, now extended
to systems Foundational customers to each other Joint engineering
engagement at many levels Oracle infrastructure platformOracle VM
and Oracle Linux (OL) tested/validated on UCS DatabaseOracle RAC is
the first certified on unified fabric Early access code and
hardware exchanged between Oracle and Cisco Performance benchmarks
for Oracle Applications, WebLogic, and TPC-C on Oracle Linux 2010
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3. Source:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/tech-generic-linux-new-086754.html
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4. Install/configure tests Database functionality tests Stress
tests 24 hours run with high and sustained load CPU Utilization
> 90% with high run queues High Memory utilization (Paging,
swapping and fragmentation) Very high Disk IO and Network stress
Use External tools (CPU busy, Iperf etc) if needed.
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5. Fir Cert st Oracle ifi on U ed solut nifie i d Fa on bric 8
node Oracle RAC cluster 2 chassis, 4 Blades each 2 vNICs and 2 HBAs
per Blade All links 10Gbps 40 Gbps total per chassis 2010 Cisco
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6. Oracle RAC 8-node Cluster - Average CPU (User + System) 100
Utilization 24 hour stress run CPU Utilization 90 80 90% or higher
CPU Utilization 70 60 Full memory consumption (occasional 50 40
swapping) 30 User CPU System CPU High Network utilization 6000
Total Database FCoE traffic (8 Node Cluster) Significant IO demands
5500 5000 4500 Workloads:Mbytes/Sec. 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 OLTP
Workload 1500 1000 500 Many users, small, random transactions 2-3
million TPM 0 Network Traffic Io to EMC Storage DSS Workload OLTP
Transactions per Minute Few users performing heavy queries Approx.
1.5 -2.0 Gbytes/ 4,000,000 Sec IO 3,000,000 CPU Workload 2,000,000
Users performing CPU sensitive queries to create CPU saturation
1,000,000 Interconnect Workload 0 Custom in memory database
exercising Cache Fusion - ~800 Moving Average (Transactions per
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7. Common Failures tested Failure Description Response at high
stress levels Represents Port Failure 1 or 2 or 3 or Single Link
Failure nodes Should Continue to 4 (Public Interface) Work 1 and 2
or All Links Failure Nodes Should Continue to 3 and 4 (Public
Interface) Work via Failover Represents Port Failure 5 or 6 or 7 or
Single Link (Private Nodes Should Continue 8 Interconnect) to Work
5 and 6 or 7 All Links (Private Nodes Should Continue to and 8
Interconnect) Work via Failover 1 IO Path LostNo Effect, Storage
Path 9 All IO Paths Nodes Failure Should Reboot 2010 Cisco and/or
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8. Oracle certification site has Cisco UCS and FCoE technology
certification posted. Refer to metalink note: 948372.1 for latest
OS/Hypervisor support listings Source:
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9. Performance Improved interconnect and Cache Fusion
performance Fast CPUs and unique extended memory capability Fast,
low latency and lossless 10 gigabit Ethernet enables large clusters
Availability UCS Failover capabilities protect against common
hardware failures Scalability / Flexibility Capacity on demand and
dynamic resource allocation RAC node additions are simpler and
faster Near instantaneous provisioning Stateless blades Wire Once -
No additional cables Manageability Single management interface 2010
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10. Cisco Innovation:Business Solutions Delivered in Proven
Secured Clouds. Paul Perez VP & CTO, Data Center Group, Cisco
Wim Coekaerts SVP, Virtualization & Linux, Oracle Wednesday,
October 3, 11:45 12:45 Lam Research Theater Yerba Buena Center for
the Arts 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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