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Validated Configuration Details
Configuration SummaryOracle Linux 7 Update 6 x86_64 on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 (2U) and Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000F All Flash Storage Array with Oracle Database 12c Release 2
Publication Date21-JAN-19
Version1.0
Server PlatformLenovo ThinkSystem SR850 (2U)
Storage ModelLenovo ThinkSystem DM5000F All Flash Storage Array
Oracle SoftwareOracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1) for Linux x86_64
Linux DistributionOracle Linux 7 Update 6 x86_64
Server and Storage Platform Details
Server Model2 X Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 (2U)
Processors4 X 12 Core Intel Xeon - 8158, 125W 3.0GHz
Memory768GB 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 QLE2742 PCIe 32Gb 2-port SFP+ Fibre Channel Adapter
Multipathdevice mapper multipath 0.4.9-123.el7.x86_64
Storage ModelLenovo ThinkSystem DM5000F 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 6 x86_64
Kernel4.1.12-124.22.4.el7uek.x86_64 or higher
 
Additional Packages Needed From Distribution
bc-1.06.95-13.el7.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.4-61.el7.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.4-72.el7.x86_64.rpm
binutils-2.27-27.base.el7.x86_64.rpm
binutils-2.27-34.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-0.170-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
elfutils-libelf-0.172-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
ethtool-4.8-7.el7.x86_64.rpm
ethtool-4.8-9.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-4.8.5-28.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-c++-4.8.5-28.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gcc-c++-4.8.5-36.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
gdb-7.6.1-110.el7.x86_64.rpm
gdb-7.6.1-114.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-2.17-222.el7.i686.rpm
glibc-2.17-222.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-2.17-260.0.9.el7.i686.rpm
glibc-2.17-260.0.9.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.17-222.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.17-260.0.9.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-222.el7.i686.rpm
glibc-devel-2.17-222.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-headers-2.17-222.el7.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.17-260.0.9.el7.x86_64.rpm
initscripts-9.49.41-1.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
initscripts-9.49.46-1.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
ksh-20120801-137.0.1.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-4.8.5-28.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
libgcc-4.8.5-28.0.1.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
libstdc++-4.8.5-28.0.1.el7.i686.rpm
libstdc++-4.8.5-28.0.1.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
Oracle Packages
oracle-database-server-12cR2-preinstall-1.0-3.el7.x86_64.rpmoracle-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
File Name
 Conf File Settings Comments
/etc/multipath.confdevice {
vendor "NETAPP"
product "LUN C-Mode"
path_selector "round-robin 0"
path_grouping_policy group_by_prio
prio "alua"
no_path_retry fail
path_checker "tur"
rr_min_io 1000
rr_weight uniform
failback immediate
dev_loss_tmo 120
}		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 ModuleQLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver(qla2xxx)
Versionv9.00.00.00.40.0-k
SettingsNone
Additional Info.The driver is supplied with Oracle Linux 7
 
Driver ModuleIntel(R) Ethernet XL710 Network Driver(i40e)
Versionv2.1.14-k
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 12c Release 2, Single Instance and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) for Linux x86_64
Version12.2.0.1
Patches28875565
 
Configuration Feedback
Bug No28875565
SummaryDevice mapper with multipath (DMMP) is not compatible with ASMFD
Affects12cR2 ASMFD config with device mapper multipath on Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000F (Storage where DM-Multipath driver sets lower soft limits may result in ASMFD IO failure)
SymptomDuring OUI install, the installation fails at ASM diksgroup creation for disks over device mapper multipath.
Solution/WorkaroundApply Patch 28875565
 
 
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