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Validated Configuration Details
Configuration SummaryOracle Linux 6 Update 4 x86_64 on Dell PowerEdge R720 and Dell Compellent SC8000 with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
Publication Date17-SEP-13
Version1.0
Server PlatformDell PowerEdge R720
Storage ModelDell Compellent SC8000
Oracle SoftwareOracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3) for Linux x86-64
Linux DistributionOracle Linux 6 Update 4 x86_64
Server and Storage Platform Details
Server Model2 X Dell PowerEdge R720
Server DetailsOther server models in this family: Dell PowerEdge R620,Dell PowerEdge R720xd, Dell PowerEdge T620
Processors2 X Octo Core Intel Xeon E5-2690 2.9GHz
Memory128Gb
OnBoardStorage2 X 146GB SAS drives 15k RPM with RAID1
RAIDPERC H710 mini
Network/Interconnect Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57800 QP Gigabit Ethernet rNDC
HBA2 X Qlogic QLE2662 16 Gbps Dual Port Fibre Channel HBA
Multipathdevice mapper multipath 0.4.9-64.0.3.el6_4.1.x86_64
Storage ModelDell Compellent SC8000 , Dell Compellent SC40
Storage DetailsHBAs per controller:Front Ends: 2 x 8Gbps FC HBAs,Back End: 1 x QP SAS HBA
 
Switch Details
Switch ModelBrocade 6510 16Gbps switch
Switch TypeFC Switch
Additional Info.List of compatible switches:Brocade 6505 16Gbps,Brocade 6520 16Gbps,Brocade 300 8Gbps
 
Switch ModelDell Force10 S4810 10GbE switch
Switch TypeNetwork Switch
Additional Info.List of compatible switch:Dell Force10 S4820T 10GbE
 
Switch ModelDell Force10 S55 1GbE switch
Switch TypeNetwork Switch
Additional Info.List of compatible switch:Dell Force10 S60 1GbE
 
Linux Distribution Details
OSOracle Linux 6 Update 4 x86_64
Kernelkernel-uek-2.6.39-400.17.1.el6uek.x86_64 or higher
 
Additional Packages Needed From Distribution
bc-1.06.95-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.17.rc1.0.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.36.el6.x86_64.rpm
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686.rpm
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.x86_64.rpm
elfutils-libelf-0.152-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
ethtool-3.5-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
gcc-4.4.7-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
gcc-c++-4.4.7-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
gdb-7.2-60.el6.x86_64.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.107.el6.i686.rpm
glibc-2.12-1.107.el6.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.12-1.107.el6.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.107.el6.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12-1.107.el6.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12-1.107.el6.x86_64.rpm
initscripts-9.03.38-1.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
ksh-20100621-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
libICE-1.0.6-1.el6.i686.rpm
libSM-1.2.1.2.el6.i686.rpm
libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
libXt-1.1.3.1.el6.i686.rpm
libXtst-1.2.1-2.el6.i686.rpm
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686.rpm
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
libaio-devel-0.3.107-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
libgcc-4.4.7-3.el6.i686.rpm
libgcc-4.4.7-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
libstdc++-4.4.7-3.el6.i686.rpm
libstdc++-4.4.7-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
libstdc++-devel-4.4.7-3.el6.i686.rpm
make-3.81-20.el6.x86_64.rpm
module-init-tools-3.9-21.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
pam-1.1.1-13.el6.x86_64.rpm
procps-3.2.8-25.el6.x86_64.rpm
sysstat-9.0.4-20.el6.x86_64.rpm
unixODBC-2.2.14-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
unixODBC-devel-2.2.14-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
util-linux-ng-2.17.2-12.9.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-utils-7.5-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-xinit-1.0.9-13.el6.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Packages
oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall-1.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpmoracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall-1.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm installs the packages required for Oracle Database and sets the recommended system parameters. It is available in ULN channels and public-yum.oracle.com
oracleasm-support-2.1.8-1.el6.x86_64.rpmRequired for DB on ASM
oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpmRequired for DB on ASM
Configuration Files
File Name
 Conf File Settings Comments
/etc/multipath.confblacklist_exceptions { 
 wwid "36000d31000ece2000000000000000050" 
 wwid "36000d31000ece2000000000000000051" 
 } 
 defaults { 
 user_friendly_names yes 
 } 
/etc/security/limits.conforacle soft stack 10240 
 oracle hard stack 32768 
 oracle hard memlock 50000000 
 oracle soft memlock 50000000# set memlock greater than or equal to the sga size to allow oracle to use hugepages if configured
 oracle hard core unlimited 
 oracle soft core unlimited 
 oracle hard nproc 131072 
 oracle soft nproc 131072 
 oracle soft nofile 131072# depending on size of db, these may need to be larger
 oracle hard nofile 131072 
/etc/sysconfig/oracleasmORACLEASM_SCANORDER="dm"Configure Oracle ASM to recognize the multipath disk.To do that edit the ORACLEASM_SCANORDER variable in /etc/sysconfig/oracleasm file to provide the prefix path of the multipath disks
/etc/sysctl.confnet.core.wmem_default = 262144 
 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500 
 net.core.rmem_max = 4194304 
 net.core.wmem_max = 3145728 
 kernel.shmmax = 4398046511104# For 32bit architecture set (4GB-1) and for 64 bit architecture set 4TB
 kernel.shmall = 1073741824 
 net.core.rmem_default = 262144 
 kernel.shmmni = 4096 
 kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128 
 kernel.msgmax = 65536 
 kernel.msgmnb = 65536 
 kernel.sysrq = 1 
 fs.aio-max-nr = 3145728 
 fs.file-max = 6815744 
Filesystems Tested
Filesystem Mount Options Details
ASMNoneUsing Automatic Storage Management Library Driver (asmlib) on device-mapper devices for OCR,VOTE and datafiles
Driver Modules
Driver ModuleNetwork driver module (bnx2x)
Versionv1.76.54 or higher
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle Linux 6
 
Driver ModuleHBA driver module (qla2xxx)
Versionv8.05.00.03.39.0-k or higher
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle Linux 6
 
Miscellaneous
Two gigabit networks, 1G for public and 10G private network.
The swap partition is 64GB.
List compatible HBA: Qlogic QLE256x 8Gb,QLE266x 16Gb.
List of compatible NIC:Broadcom 5720 QP 1GbE rNDC,Broadcom 57800S QP rNDC,Broadcom 57810S DP SFP+ 10GbE adapter, BCOM57810S DP Base-T 10GbE adapter, Broadcom 5720 DP 1GbE adapter, Broadcom 5719 QP 1GbE adapter
Oracle Software Details
ProductOracle Database 11g Release 2, Single Instance and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) for Linux x86-64
Version11.2.0.3
Patchesnone
 
Configuration Feedback
Bug No16823432
SummaryIO Performance degradation due to transparent hugepage enabled, when the system is under memory pressure.
Affects2.6.39-100 and upwards
SymptomWith THP enabled by default, RAC nodes may reboot due to slow I/O, when the system is under moderate memory pressure
Solution/WorkaroundDisable hugepages by the command echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled and echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag
 
Bug No17448938
SummaryThe parameter "readsector 0" in multipath.conf file causes megasas to reset and reboot the OS
AffectsOL6.4 with storage controller (PERC)H710P, H710P Adapter, H710P mini
SymptomIn multipath.conf file, under the defaults section, setting readsector 0 option causes the megasas to reset with messages in dmesg as "test kernel: megaraid_sas: Reset successful"
Solution/WorkaroundRemove the parameter readsector 0 in the defaults section in multipath.conf file
 
 
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