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Oracle Server X6-2

Oracle Server X6-2 is designed to be the most secure and reliable two-socket
x86 server available in the market today. It is ideal for running Oracle
Database in deployments using SAN/NAS, and for delivering infrastructure as
a service (IaaS) in cloud and virtualized environments that require an optimal
balance between core density, memory footprint, and I/O bandwidth. With
support for up to 12.8 TB of high-bandwidth NVM Express (NVMe) flash
drives, Oracle Database can be accelerated using Database Smart Flash
Cache, a feature of Oracle Database. Each server comes with built-in,
proactive fault detection, and advanced diagnostics, along with firmware that
is already optimized for Oracle operating systems and Oracle platform
software, to deliver extreme reliability for enterprise applications. With a
compute capacity of up to 1,760 cores and 30 TB of memory in a single rack,
this compact 1U server is an ideal building block for standing up densityefficient compute infrastructure without compromising reliability, availability,
and serviceability (RAS).

Product Overview
Oracle Server X6-2 is powered by two Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v4 product
family CPUs, and has 24 memory slots. With up to 22 cores per socket, this server
supports the highest performing Intel Xeon processor and delivers extreme compute
KEY FEATURES

density in a compact 1U enclosure. With more than 20 percent increase in processing

Compact and energy-efficient 1U

enterprise-class server

Highest levels of security enabled out

of the box

Two Intel Xeon processor E52600 v4 product family CPUs

Built for the demands of enterprise and virtualization workloads, this server offers four

Twenty-four dual inline memory

module (DIMM) slots with maximum
memory of 768 GB

10GBase-T ports free up PCIe slots for additional network and storage connectivity.

Four PCIe Gen 3 slots plus four

10GBase-T ports

power versus the previous generation, Oracle Server X6-2 provides the optimal balance
of cores, memory, and I/O throughput, making it the highest performing server in its
class for enterprise applications.

PCIe 3.0 expansion slots (two 16-lane and two 8-lane slots). The four embedded
Each Oracle Server X6-2 includes a SAS-3 (12 Gb/sec) RAID controller (in one of the 8lane PCIe slots) and includes eight small form factor drive bays. The server can be
configured with up to 9.6 TB of hard disk drive (HDD) capacity or up to 3.2 TB of

Four NVM Express SSD-enabled

slots, for high-bandwidth flash

conventional solid state drive (SSD) flash capacity. Four of these drive bays can

Hot-swappable and redundant disks,

cooling fans, and power supply units

bandwidth flash.

Oracle ILOM

storage solutions, customers can reap the benefits of Oracles investments in

accommodate NVMExpress SSDs, each with a capacity of 3.2 TB of low-latency, high-

Designed as an optimal server for running Oracle Database with existing SAN/NAS

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engineering Oracle Server X6-2 with Oracles operating systems and database. Oracle
Server X6-2 systems can be combined with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle
KEY BENEFITS

Accelerate Oracle Database with hotswappable flash using Oracles

unique NVM Express design

Reduce vulnerability to cyberattacks

Improve reliability with built-in

diagnostics and fault detection from
Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris

Maximize I/O bandwidth for VM

consolidation of enterprise
applications

Reduce energy consumption with

Oracle Advanced System Cooling

Maximize IT productivity by running

Oracle software on Oracle hardware

RAC) to enable high availability and scalability. In order to achieve accelerated

performance for Oracle Database, Oracle Server X6-2 uses hot-pluggable, highbandwidth flash that is engineered to work together with Oracles Database Smart Flash
Cache. Using Oracles unique NVM Express design, Oracle Server X6-2 supports up to
four small form factor NVMe drives for a total capacity of 12.8 TB.
With 106 GB/sec of bidirectional I/O bandwidth, combined with the high core and
memory density, Oracle Server X6-2 is an ideal server for standing up enterprise
applications in a virtual environment. With a standard, efficient power profile, Oracle
Server X6-2 can be deployed easily into existing data centers as the building block of a
private cloud or IaaS implementation.
As the industry leader for building secure software and systems, Oracle believes that
security should be built in, not bolted on. In order to build x86 servers with end-to-end
security, Oracle owns 100 percent of the design and controls 100 percent of the supply
chain and firmware source code. Oracles x86 servers enable only secure protocols out
of the box to prevent unauthorized access at point of install. For even greater security,
customers running Oracle Ksplice on Oracles x86 servers can benefit greatly from zero
downtime patching of the Oracle Linux kernel.
Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris running on Oracle Server X6-2 include RAS features
that increase overall server uptime. Real-time monitoring of the health of the CPU,
memory, and I/O subsystems, coupled with off-lining capability of failed components,
increases the system availability. These are driven by firmware-level problem detection
capabilities that are engineered into Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle
ILOM) and the operating systems. In addition, exhaustive system diagnostics and
hardware-assisted error reporting and logging enable identification of failed components
for ease of service.
All Oracle servers ship with full-function server management tools at no additional cost.
Oracle ILOM utilizes industry-standard protocols to provide secure and comprehensive
local and remote management. Oracle ILOM capabilities also include power
management and monitoring, fault detection, and notification. With an advanced cooling
system unique to Oracle, Oracle Server X6-2 achieves system efficiencies that result in
power savings and maximum uptime. Oracle Advanced System Cooling utilizes
temperature sensors for fan speed control, minimizing power consumption while
keeping optimal temperatures inside the server. These temperature sensors are
designed into key areas of this server to ensure efficient fan usage by organizing all
major subsystems into cooling zones. This capability helps reduce energy consumption
in a way that other servers cannot.
Oracle Premier Support customers have access to My Oracle Support and multiserver
management tools in Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center. Oracle Enterprise
Manager Ops Center, a critical component that enables application-to-disk system
management, coordinates servers, storage, and networking for an IaaS solution
complete with monitoring, provisioning, and metering. Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops
Center also features an automated service request capability, whereby potential issues
are detected and reported to Oracles support center without user intervention, assuring
the maximum service levels and simplified support.

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Oracle's x86 systems are the best enterprise x86 platforms for running Oracle software.
They provide optimal performance and reliability based on an integrated and fully
supported Oracle stack, as well as everything needed for a cloud deployment. Every
x86 system from Oracle comes complete with virtualization, choice of operating
systems, cloud provisioning, and Oracle's unique application-to-disk management
environmentall at no extra charge. In addition, Oracle can reduce high capital and
operating expenses of private cloud deployment through hybrid cloud enablement. The
hybrid cloud guarantees infrastructure and software tools commonality between the
private and public cloud patches. This allows the flexibility to overflow workloads to the
secure public cloud. In addition the public cloud domain can be used for software
development and test environments that reduce on-premises capital expenses.
Oracle's x86 systems also serve as a key building block for Oracle's engineered
systems, such as Oracle Exadata, which have achieved a 10x performance gain
Oracle Server X6-2 is the most versatile
two-socket server for the enterprise data
center, packing the optimal balance of
compute power, memory capacity, and
I/O capacity into a compact and energyefficient 1U enclosure.
RELAT ED PRODUCTS

through integration and optimization.

Oracle Server X6-2 System Specifications

ARCHITECTURE
Processor

One or two processors from the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v4 product family (two processors
required for maximum memory and I/O configurations)
Up to 22 cores per processor
E5-2699 v4, 2.2 GHz, 22 cores, 145 watts, 55 MB L3 cache, 9.6 GT/s QPI, DDR4-2400
E5-2690 v4 2.6 GHz, 14 cores, 135 watts, 35 MB L3 cache, 9.6 GT/s QPI, DDR4-2400
E5-2630 v4 2.2 GHz, 10 cores, 85 watts, 25 MB L3 cache, 8.0 GT/s QPI, DDR4-2133
E5 2643 v4 3.4 GHz, 6 cores, 135 watts, 20 MB L3 cache, 9.6 GT/s QPI, DDR4-2400

Oracle Server X6-2L

Oracle Server X5-4

Oracle Server X5-8

RELAT ED SERVICES

The following services support Oracle

Server X6-2:

Cache

Support

Installation

Eco-optimization services

Level 1: 32 KB instruction and 32 KB data L1 cache per core

Level 2: 256 KB shared data and instruction L2 cache per core
Level 3: Up to 55 MB shared inclusive L3 cache per processor

Main Memory

Twenty-four DIMM slots provide up to 768 GB of DDR4 ECC DIMM memory

RDIMM options: 16 GB at DDR4-2400 and 32 GB at DDR4-2400

INTERFACES
Standard I/O

Four onboard auto-sensing 100/1000/10000 M Base-T Ethernet ports

USB: six 2.0 USB ports (two front, two rear, and two internal)
Expansion bus: four PCIe 3.0 slots: two x16 and two x8 (one internal) slots
Supports LP-PCIe cards including Ethernet, InfiniBand, FC, FCoE, and SAS HBAs

Storage

Eight 2.5-inch front hot-swappable disk bays and optional DVD-/+RW drive
All 2.5-inch disk bays can be populated with either HDDs or conventional SSDs
12 Gb/sec RAID HBA supporting levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with 1 GB of DDR3 onboard memory
with flash memory backup via embedded internal SAS-3 HBA PCIe card

High-Bandwidth Flash

Uses Oracle-unique NVM Express (NVMe) design that allows for flash to be front accessible and hot
swappable
Up to four small form factor NVMe drives (12.8 TB total capacity)
Four of the disk drive bays are predesignated as NVMe enabled
NVMe functionality requires an Oracle NVMe-enabling kit that consumes one PCIe slot

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Graphics

VGA 2D graphics controller embedded with 8 MB of dedicated graphics memory

Resolution: 1,600 x 1,200 x 16 bits @ 60 Hz via the rear HD15 VGA port (1,024 x 768 when viewed
remotely via Oracle ILOM)

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Interfaces

Dedicated 10/100/1000 M Base-T network management port

In-band, out-of-band, and side-band network management access
RJ45 serial management port

Service Processor
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) provides:

Remote keyboard, video, and mouse redirection

Full remote management through command-line, IPMI, and browser interfaces
Remote media capability (USB, DVD, CD, and ISO image)
Advanced power management and monitoring
Active Directory, LDAP, and RADIUS support
Dual Oracle ILOM flash
Direct virtual media redirection
FIPS 140-2 mode using OpenSSL FIPS certification (#1747)

Monitoring

Comprehensive fault detection and notification

In-band, out-of-band, and side-band SNMP monitoring v1, v2c, and v4
Syslog and SMTP alerts
Automatic creation of a service request for key hardware faults with Oracle's automated service
request (ASR)

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Deployment and provisioning of server bare metal

Cloud and virtualization management
Inventory control and patch management
OS observability for performance monitoring and tuning
Automated service request (ASR) generation
Single pane of glass for management of all Oracle deployments, whether on premises or in Oracle
Cloud

SOFTWARE
Operating Systems

Oracle Solaris
Oracle Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Microsoft Windows Server

For more information on software, go to: Systems Wiki

Virtualization

Oracle VM
VMware

ENVIRONMENT

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Operating temperature: 5C to 35C (41F to 95F)

Nonoperating temperature: -40C to 70C (-40F to 158F)
Operating relative humidity: 10% to 90%, noncondensing
Nonoperating relative humidity: up to 93%, noncondensing
Operating altitude: up to 9,840 feet (3,000 m*) maximum ambient temperature is derated by 1C per
300 m above 900 m (*except in China where regulations may limit installations to a maximum altitude
of 6,560 feet or 2,000 m)
Nonoperating altitude: up to 39,370 feet (12,000 m)

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Acoustic noise: 7.0 Bels A-weighted operating, 7.0 Bels A-weighted idling

POWER

Two hot-swappable and redundant power supplies, rated 91% efficiency

Rated line voltage: 100 to 240 VAC
Rated input current 100 to 127 VAC 7.2 A and 200 to 240 VAC 3.4 A

For more information on power consumption, go to: Oracle Server X6-2 Power Calculator
REGULATIONS1,2

Product safety: UL/CSA-60950-1, EN60950-1-2006, IEC60950-1 CB scheme with all country

differences
EMC
Emissions: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, ICES-003, EN55022, EN61000-3-2 and EN61000-3-3
Immunity: EM55024
CERTIFICATIONS1,2

North America Safety (NRTL)

European Union (EU)
International CB Scheme
BIS (India)
BSMI (Taiwan)
RCM (Australia)
CCC (PRC)
MSIP (Korea)
VCCI (Japan)

EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVES

2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive

2004/108/EC EMC Directive
2011/65/EU RoHS Directive
2012/19/EU WEEE Directive

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Height: 42.6 mm (1.7 in.)

Width: 436.5 mm (17.2 in.)
Depth: 737.0 mm (29.0 in.)
Weight: 18.1 kg (40.0 lb.) fully populated

INCLUDED INSTALLATION KITS

Tool-less rackmounting slide rail kit

Cable management arm

All standards and certifications referenced are to the latest official version. For additional detail, please contact your sales representative.

Other country regulations/certifications may apply.

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