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Validated Configuration Details
Configuration SummaryOracle Linux 7 Update 7 x86_64 on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 (4U) and Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array with Oracle Database 18c Release 7
Publication Date20-DEC-19
Version1.0
Server PlatformLenovo ThinkSystem SR950 (4U)
Storage ModelLenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array
Oracle SoftwareOracle Database 18c Release (18.7.0.0) for Linux x86_64
Linux DistributionOracle Linux 7 Update 7 x86_64
Server and Storage Platform Details
Server Model2 X Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 (4U)
Processors8 X Intel Xeon Processor 8280M,205W 2.7GHz
Memory1TB RAM
OnBoardStorage2 X 480Gb ThinkSystem M.2 5100 SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot-Swap SSD Mirrored M.2
Network/Interconnect1 X Quad SFP+ Ports Intel Corporation X722 10GbE Ethernet Connection
HBA1 X ThinkSystem Emulex LPe32002-M2-L PCIe 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter
Multipathdevice mapper multipath 0.4.9-127.el7.x86_64
Storage ModelLenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array
 
Switch Details
Switch ModelLenovo RackSwitch G8272
Switch Type10 GbE Network switch
Additional Info.None
 
Switch ModelLenovo ThinkSystem DB620S
Switch Type32Gbps FC switch
Additional Info.None
 
Linux Distribution Details
OSOracle Linux 7 Update 7 x86_64
Kernel4.14.35-1902.3.2.el7uek.x86_64 or higher
 
Additional Packages Needed From Distribution
bc-1.06.95-13.el7.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.11.4-9.P2.el7.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.4-72.el7.x86_64.rpm
binutils-2.27-34.base.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
binutils-2.27-41.base.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
compat-libcap1-1.10-7.el7.x86_64.rpm
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-72.el7.i686.rpm
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-72.el7.x86_64.rpm
elfutils-libelf-0.172-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
elfutils-libelf-0.176-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
ethtool-4.8-10.el7.x86_64.rpm
ethtool-4.8-9.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-4.8.5-39.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-c++-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-c++-4.8.5-39.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gdb-7.6.1-114.el7.x86_64.rpm
gdb-7.6.1-115.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-2.17-260.0.9.el7.i686.rpm
glibc-2.17-260.0.9.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-2.17-292.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
glibc-2.17-292.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.17-260.0.9.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.17-291.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-260.0.9.el7.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-260.0.9.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-292.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-292.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.17-260.0.9.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.17-292.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
initscripts-9.49.46-1.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
initscripts-9.49.47-1.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
ksh-20120801-139.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
libICE-1.0.9-9.el7.x86_64.rpm
libSM-1.2.2-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
libXp-1.0.2-2.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
libXt-1.1.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpm
libXtst-1.2.3-1.el7.i686.rpm
libaio-0.3.109-13.el7.i686.rpm
libaio-0.3.109-13.el7.x86_64.rpm
libaio-devel-0.3.109-13.el7.x86_64.rpm
libgcc-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
libgcc-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
libgcc-4.8.5-39.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
libgcc-4.8.5-39.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
libstdc++-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
libstdc++-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
libstdc++-4.8.5-39.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
libstdc++-4.8.5-39.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
libstdc++-devel-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
Oracle Packages
oracle-database-preinstall-18c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64oracle-preinstall installs the packages required for Oracle Database and sets the recommended system parameters. It is available in ULN channels and public-yum.oracle.com
Configuration Files
Conf File Settings Comments
/etc/multipath.conf device {
vendor "LENOVO"
product "DE_Series"
product_blacklist "Universal Xport"
path_grouping_policy group_by_prio
path_checker rdac
features "2 pg_init_retries 50"
prio rdac
failback immediate
rr_weight uniform
no_path_retry 30
retain_attached_hw_handler yes
detect_prio yes
}
Multipath settings recommended by Lenovo
/etc/security/limits.conforacle soft nofile 131072# depending on size of db, these may need to be larger
 oracle hard stack 32768 
 oracle soft stack 10240 
 oracle soft nproc 131072 
 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 hard nofile 131072 
 oracle hard memlock 50000000 
/etc/sysctl.confkernel.shmmax = 4398046511104# For 32bit architecture set (4GB-1) and for 64 bit architecture set 4TB
 kernel.shmall = 1073741824 
 net.core.wmem_max = 3145728 
 net.core.rmem_max = 4194304 
 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500 
 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.msgmnb = 65536 
 kernel.sysrq = 1 
 kernel.msgmax = 65536 
Filesystems Tested
Filesystem Mount Options Details
ASMFDNoneUsing asm filter driver for disk labels on device-mapper devices for OCR,VOTE and datafiles
Driver Modules
Driver ModuleIntel(R) Ethernet XL710 Network Driver
Versionv2.7.6-k
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle Linux 7
 
Driver ModuleEmulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI driver(lpfc)
Version12.0.0.10
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle Linux 7
 
Miscellaneous
Two 10GbE network, 1 for public and 1 private.
The swap partition is 50GB.
Oracle Software Details
ProductOracle Database 18c Release, Single Instance and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) for Linux x86_64
Version18.7.0.0
Patches29708703
 
Configuration Feedback
Bug No30316441
SummaryProbable memory leak error observed during DB stress tests
Affects18cR1
SymptomDuring DB startup memory leak errors are seen in DB trace files. These errors do not have any impact on the functioning of the database
Solution/WorkaroundContact Oracle Support
 
 
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