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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.

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OVM Configuration Summary
Validated Configuration Details
Publication Date 
Version 
Server Platform 
Storage Model 
Guest VMs 
Linux Distribution 
Publication Date18-MAR-14
Version1.0
Server PlatformDell PowerEdge R820
Storage ModelDell Compellent SC8000
Guest VMsOracle Database Single Instance on Oracle Linux 6 Update 4 x86_64 , Oracle Linux 5 Update 9 x86_64
Linux DistributionOracle VM Server 3.2.7 x86_64
Guest VM Configurations
Oracle recommends Paravirtualized guests
Server and Storage Platform Details
Server Model2 X Dell PowerEdge R820
Processors4 X Octo Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4650 2.7GHz
Hardware Virtualization SupportYes
TypeVT-x
Memory64GB RAM
OnBoardStorage2 X 146GB SAS drives 15k RPM with RAID1
RAIDDell PERC H310 Adapter
Network/Interconnect Quad Port Broadcom NetXtream II BCM57800S 10Gigabit Ethernet
HBA2 X Qlogic QLE2662 16 Gbps Dual Port Fibre Channel HBA
MultipathDevice mapper multipath 0.4.9-46.100.5.el5
Storage ModelDell Compellent SC8000 , Dell Compellent SC40
Storage DetailsHBAs per controller:Front Ends: 1 x 16Gbps FC HBAs,Back End: 1 x QP SAS HBA
 
Switch Details
Switch ModelDell PowerConnect 8024F
Switch TypeNetwork Switch(10GbE)
Additional Info.Public network switch. Compatible Network switch - 8024
 
Switch ModelBrocade 6510 16Gbps switch
Switch TypeFC Switch
Additional Info.List of compatible switches:Brocade 6505 16Gbps,Brocade 6520 16Gbps,Brocade 300 8Gbps,Brocade 5300
 
Oracle VM Server Details
OSOracle VM Server 3.2.7 x86_64
Kernelkernel-uek-2.6.39-300.32.6.el5uek or higher
Xen Versionxen-4.1.3-25.el5.88 or higher
Additional InfoNone
 
Driver Modules
Driver ModuleHBA driver module (qla2xxx)
Version8.04.00.08.39.0-k or higher
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle VM Server
 
Driver ModuleNetwork driver module (bnx2x)
Versionv1.72.50 or higher
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 ext3 disk created on the disk using OVM manager.
List of compatible HBA:QLogic QLE256x, QLE2660.
List of compatible NIC:Broadcom: 5720 QP 1GbE rNDC, 57840S QP 10GbE SFP+ rNDC, 57810S DP SFP+ 10GbE Adapter, 57810S DP Base-T 10GbE Adapter, 5719 QP 1GbE Adapter, 5720 DP 1GbE Adapter
 
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