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Validated Configuration Details
Configuration Summary 
Publication Date 
Version 
Server Platform 
Storage Model 
Oracle Software 
Linux Distribution 
Configuration SummaryOracle Linux 6 Update 4 x86_64 on Cisco Unified Computing System B200 M3 and SolidFire 3010 with Oracle Database 12c Release 1
Publication Date22-JUL-14
Version1.0
Server PlatformCisco Unified Computing System B200 M3
Storage ModelSolidFire 3010
Oracle SoftwareOracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.1.0) for Linux x86-64
Linux DistributionOracle Linux 6 Update 4 x86_64
Server and Storage Platform Details
Server Model2 X Cisco Unified Computing System B200 M3
Server DetailsOther servers models supported: B250 M2, B440 M2, B420 M3, B200 M2
Processors2 X Octo Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v2, HT Enabled 2.00GHz
Memory128GB RAM
OnBoardStorage 1TB 6 Gbps SATA 7.2k RPM 2.5 in
RAIDLSI MegaRAID SAS 2004
Network/Interconnect Cisco UCS VIC 1240
Multipathdevice mapper multipath 0.4.9-64.0.3.el6_4.1.x86_64
Storage ModelSolidFire 3010 , SolidFire 6010, SolidFire 9010
 
Switch Details
Switch ModelCisco Nexus 5548
Switch TypeNetwork Switch
Additional Info.None
 
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-12cR1-preinstall-1.0-9.el6.x86_64.rpmoracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall-1.0-9.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
Other Packages
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-2.0.1.el6.x86_64 (This package is obtained from OS distribution)
Configuration Files
File Name
 Conf File Settings Comments
/etc/iscsi/iscsid.confnode.session.timeo.replacement_timeout = 120 
 node.conn[0].timeo.login_timeout = 15 
 node.conn[0].timeo.logout_timeout = 15 
 node.conn[0].timeo.noop_out_timeout = 5 
 node.conn[0].timeo.noop_out_interval = 5 
 node.session.err_timeo.tgt_reset_timeout = 30 
 node.session.err_timeo.abort_timeout = 15 
 node.session.err_timeo.lu_reset_timeout = 30 
/etc/multipath.confdefaults { user_friendly_names yes path_grouping_policy multibus prio const no_path_retry "5" path_selector "round-robin 0" failback "5" rr_weight priorities } 
 devices { device { vendor "SolidFir" product "SSD SAN" } } 
/etc/security/limits.conforacle hard stack 32768 
 oracle soft stack 10240 
 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/sysctl.confnet.core.rmem_max = 4194304 
 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500 
 kernel.shmmax = 4398046511104# For 32bit architecture set (4GB-1) and for 64 bit architecture set 4TB
 kernel.shmall = 1073741824 
 net.core.wmem_max = 3145728 
 kernel.sysrq = 1 
 fs.file-max = 6815744 
 fs.aio-max-nr = 3145728 
 net.core.wmem_default = 262144 
 net.core.rmem_default = 262144 
 kernel.shmmni = 4096 
 kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128 
 kernel.msgmax = 65536 
 kernel.msgmnb = 65536 
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-SolidFire.rulesKERNEL=="dm-[0-9]*", ENV{DM_UUID}=="*36f47*", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 0 > /sys/$devpath/queue/rotational && echo noop > /sys/$devpath/queue/scheduler && echo 1024 > /sys/$devpath/queue/nr_requests && echo 2 > /sys/$devpath/queue/rq_affinity && echo 0 > /sys/$devpath/queue/add_random' " 
 SUBSYSTEM=="block", ENV{ID_VENDOR}==SolidFir, RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 0 > /sys/$devpath/queue/rotational && echo noop > /sys/$devpath/queue/scheduler && echo 1024 > /sys/$devpath/queue/nr_requests && echo 2 > /sys/$devpath/queue/rq_affinity && echo 0 > /sys/$devpath/queue/add_random && /sbin/hdparm -Q 32 /dev/$kernel' " 
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 ModuleCisco Network driver module(enic)
Versionv2.1.1.39 or higher
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle Linux 6
 
Miscellaneous
Three 10GbE networks, 1 for public,1 for private and 1 for storage network.
The swap partition is 32GB.
Four node solidfire storage connected to two cisco switch (via two path)
For config file settings refer Solidfire's Published Oracle BP doc: http://www.solidfire.com/resources/oracle-database-on-solidfire-best-practices/
Oracle Software Details
ProductOracle Database 12c Release 1, Single Instance and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) for Linux x86-64
Version12.1.0.1.0
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 No18474403
SummaryORA-27157 errors seen in ASM alert logs
Affects12cR1
SymptomDuring stress or destructive tests, ORA-27157: OS POST/WAIT FACILITY REMOVED messages are seen in ASM alert logs
Solution/WorkaroundORA- errors encountered during instance shutdown can be ignored
 
 
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