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The goal of this program is to validate hardware with Oracle Linux and Oracle VM, and to identify issues and configuration details that would impact customer deployments. Oracle developed the program to go far beyond the standard certification testing normally performed with operating systems. Hardware vendors participating in this program perform thorough testing of the hardware in real-world configurations with Oracle Linux and Oracle VM.

This is not a database certification. Oracle Database is a component of the environment because it is demanding on hardware resources (processor, memory, cache, storage, network) and the operating system, and well suited for this advanced level of testing. The validation program uses Oracle Database as a tool and hardware is not certified with Oracle Database as a result of the validation program.

For more information please see the program's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

OVM Configuration Summary
Validated Configuration Details
Publication Date07-SEP-11
Version1.0
Server PlatformDELL PowerEdge R815
Storage ModelDell Compellent SC040
Guest VMsOracle Database Single Instance on Oracle Linux 4 Update 8 x86_64 , OEL 5 Update 5 x86_64
Linux DistributionOracle VM Server 2.2.2
Guest VM Configurations
Oracle recommends Paravirtualized guests
Server and Storage Platform Details
Server Model2 X DELL PowerEdge R815
Server DetailsOther Servers in this model:PowerEdge R715 and PowerEdge M915
Processors4 X Octo Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 6124 HE 1.80GHz
Hardware Virtualization SupportYes
TypeVT-x
Memory32GB RAM
OnBoardStorage2 X 146GB SAS drives 10k rpm
RAIDPERC H700 - 2.100.03-1062
Network/Interconnect4 X Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet
HBA Qlogic 8-Gigabit PCIe
MultipathDevice mapper multipath 0.4.7-23.el5.4.0.1
Storage ModelDell Compellent SC030 , Dell Compellent SC040
 
Switch Details
Switch ModelBrocade 300
Switch TypeFC Switch
Additional Info.None
 
Switch ModelDell PowerConnect 6248
Switch TypeNetwork Switch(1GbE)
Additional Info.None
 
Oracle VM Server Details
OSOracle VM Server 2.2.2
Kernelkernel-2.6.18-128.2.1.4.37.el5.i686.rpm or higher
Xen Versionxen-64-3.4.0-0.1.32.el5 or higher
Additional InfoNone
 
Driver Modules
Driver ModuleNetwork driver module (bnx2)
Version2.0.8-rh
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle VM Server
 
Driver ModuleHBA driver module (qla2xxx)
Version8.03.07.00.2.2.1
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle VM Server
 
Miscellaneous
/OVS cluster root partition is mounted on multipathed disk. The database on the VM resides on exported multipath ext3 disk using disk=[phy:/dev/mapper/alias,xvdb,w] in vm.cfg.
NOTE: For persistent device names it is recommended to use device mapper or udev
 
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