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Oracle MiniCluster S7-2

Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 is an extremely simple and efficient engineered

system designed to run enterprise databases and applications with
uncompromising security. Its simplicity, out-of-the-box performance and
reliability, and small form factor make it an excellent choice for remote offices,
small offices, and agile software development (DevOps) environments. It is
ideal for highly security-sensitive applications, such as managing patient
medical records, processing financial transactions, handling secure
communications, running mission-critical enterprise resource planning (ERP)
applications, and hosting security-related services.

Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 makes it easy for users to install, configure, patch,
tune, and secure the system with no special training and with minimal effort.
The system integrates and automates hundreds of unique security
technologies and controls such as memory intrusion protection, data
encryption, a software firewall, and read-only virtual machines (VMs). Oracle
MiniCluster S7-2 incorporates fully redundant, high-performance shared flash
storage and active/active electrically isolated compute nodes with redundant
network connectivity for a highly available architecture that is appropriate for
extremely performance-sensitive, mission-critical applications. The system is
powered by Oracles SPARC S7 processor, which delivers higher baseline
per-core performance than x86 processors and features Silicon Secured
Memory, Data Analytics Accelerators (DAX), Cryptographic Acceleration, and
In-Line Memory Decompression for unprecedented levels of security and
analytics performance. The extreme efficiency of the system means
workloads can be run with less hardware and software and with less
administrative time and effort, resulting in lower operational costs, and faster
time to value.
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Simple
KEY FEATURES

Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 Virtual

Assistant The Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 operational suite dramatically reduces risk, required
Thirty-two SPARC S7 processor training, and administrator effort resulting in lower operational costs.
cores
Run virtually any Oracle workload, database, and applications at optimal
Silicon Secured Memory and DAX performance out of the box.
Near-zero-overhead encryption Simplify day-to-day operations with the Virtual Assistant, which abstracts
1 TB of memory, 16.8 TB of raw the hardware and software stack and eliminates the need for specialized OS
flash-based storage, and 48 TB of skills and training.
raw disk-based storage
Deploy turn-key, error-free configurations of Oracle Database. The Virtual
Zero-overhead virtualization and Assistant automates the deployment of an Oracle RAC cluster and provides
automated application VM an easy, error-free approach to implementing highly available Oracle
provisioning Database instances. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 and 12c databases are
Built-in high availability supported. Database instances can be single-instance, Oracle Real
Security and compliance automation Application Clusters (Oracle RAC), or Oracle RAC One Node.
Use the Virtual Tuning Assistant to eliminate effort and guesswork by
Automated installation and
zero-downtime patching automatically implementing, monitoring, and tuning system settings.
Keep your system up to date using a unified full-system update bundle that
Automated Oracle Database and
Oracle RAC deployment can run in an automated, rolling manner.
Performance self-tuning Accelerate application test and development by rapidly bringing up and
resetting the system. Few or no system administration skills are required.
KEY BENEFITS

Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 is a simple,

secure, and efficient machine for
Secure
database and applications. Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 integrates a range of unique technologies and
Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 is a single approaches in order to provide a highly secure infrastructure with minimal effort
preintegrated system, from compute
and risk.
and storage to virtualization,
operating system, and management. Secure your applications with hundreds of security controls that are
The Virtual Assistant makes integrated into the system by default:
installation and deployment of Encrypted data at rest, by default
complex Oracle RAC database
Ready-to-use hardened and minimized VMs and secure access via SSH,
clusters, setting up application VMs,
managing security and compliance, TLS, and IPSec
and deploying full-system patches Secure Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) and verified
push-button simple. boot environment
Hundreds of security technologies Role-based access control with least privileges
and controls are integrated by
Centralized key management with PKCS#11, KMIP, and FIPS support
default, providing ultrastrong PCI-
DSS or CIS-equivalent compliance Comprehensive audit policy with centralized audit logs
through a single menu selection. Easily comply with PCI-DSS or CIS security standards with the push of a
Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 features button.
on-demand or scheduled compliance Verify the compliance of VMs automatically either monthly or on demand
reporting, an encryption status
through the built-in compliance verification tools. This allows security experts
dashboard, and a system health
monitor with self-tuning performance and system administrators to quickly and easily verify that IT systems are
optimizer. secure and compliant with mandated standards and best practices.
Actively protect data in memory from security exploits, such as Heartbleed,
The SPARC S7 processor,
all-flash database storage, and with the SPARC S7 processors Silicon Secured Memory capabilities.
system-wide automation deliver SPARC S7 processors have the unique ability to prevent software programs
outstanding operational, software, from gaining unintended or unauthorized access to physical system memory.
hardware, and data center resource This eliminates the risk that data held in memory can be compromised
efficiency. through well-known exploits, even when software programs have defects that
would be relatively easy to exploit on other platforms.

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Encrypt end-to-end data with near-zero overhead through the SPARC S7

RELAT ED PRODUCTS
processors Cryptographic Acceleration feature. By adding a broad range of
Oracle SuperCluster M7 enhanced cryptographic acceleration capabilities to the design of the SPARC
Oracles SPARC S7-2 server S7 processor, Oracle has made it possible to fully secure data that is stored
Oracle Solaris on disks or transmitted over networks with virtually no perceptible impact on
application or database performance and efficiency.
Oracle Database 11g and 12c
Through read-only VMs, ensure application administrators and
Oracle RAC compromised applications are unable to accidently or deliberately alter the
Oracle Optimized Solutions configuration of VMs in ways that would expose systems to attack.
Determine the root cause of problems and take corrective action
immediately, without lengthy and error-prone forensic analysis, through end-
RELAT ED SERVICES to-end audit trails, which are enabled by default.
Oracle Premier Support for Systems
Oracle Consulting services
Oracle University courses Efficient
Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 is built with Oracles SPARC S7 processor, all-flash
database storage, and virtualization technologies that offer bare-metal
performance and unique capabilities for accelerating in-memory databases and
applications.
Improve efficiency across the board with the SPARC S7 high-performance
microprocessor, which has additional performance enhancements for
cryptographic acceleration and Oracle Database 12c query acceleration
integrated directly into the processor design.
Accelerate Oracle Database 12c performance by storing databases many
times larger than the physical memory in the system, thanks to a highly
compressed format using the SPARC S7 processors In-Line
Decompression.
Dramatically speed up analytics with the SPARC S7 processors SQL in
Silicon, a feature that offloads key parts of SQL operations to Data Analytics
Accelerators. This drives simultaneous real-time analytics and transaction
processing performance to levels that cannot be matched by any standard
x86 or IBM Power system. By offloading these operations, compute cores are
also freed to do other work.
With all-flash storage, achieve high transaction processing and batch
performance on Oracle Database workloads with.
Through subcapacity software licensing, reduce costs by licensing
software on only the specific processors that are actually running the software
at any given time. As your software workload grows, simple configuration tools
make it possible to add more processors to your deployment in a matter of
moments.

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ORACLE MINICLUSTER S7-2 HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS

Component Description

System Architecture Two SPARC S7-2 servers from Oracle with one storage shelf per system

SPARC S7-2 Servers Each SPARC S7-2 server is configured with the following:

Two eight-core SPARC S7 processors (4.27 GHz)

512 GB (16 x 32 GB) of memory
Standard I/O
One quad port 10 Gb Ethernet adapter (Fibre Channel) from Oracle
Four on-board 100/1000/10000 Mb/sec Base-T ports
Two 12 Gb SAS PCIe HBAs from Oracle for external storage connectivity
Storage
Two 2.5-inch 1.2 TB 10K rpm HDDs per server for the OS
Four 2.5-inch 1.2 TB 10K rpm HDDs per server for local storage

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C One Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C. Each is configured with the following:
Fourteen 3.5-inch 1.6 TB SSDs (partitioned as 1.2 TB)
16.8 TB raw; 7.2 TB (double-mirrored) or 4.5 TB (triple-mirrored) usable capacity
Four 2.5-inch (3.5-inch bracket) 200 GB SSDs for database redo logs
Six 3.5-inch 8 TB 7.2K rpm HDDs
External NFS storage support

Systems Management Interfaces Dedicated 10/100/1000Base-T network management port

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

Service Processor Oracle ILOM, which provides the following:

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

ORACLE MINICLUSTER S7-2 SOFTWARE

Component Description

Oracle Software (Included) Oracle Solaris 11.3

Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 Virtual Assistant
Oracle Solaris Zones
Oracle Engineered Systems Health Manager

Oracle Software (Sold Separately) Choice of Oracle Database software, depending on the desired level of availability:
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enterprise Edition or Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition
Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node
Oracle Real Application Clusters

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ORACLE MINICLUSTER S7-2 SUPPORT

Component Description

Oracle Software (Included) Oracle Premier Support for Systems

Essential support services including 24x7 support with two-hour onsite hardware service
response time (subject to proximity to service center), proactive tools, and online
resources
Oracle Auto Service Request

ORACLE MINICLUSTER S7-2 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

Component Description

Dimensions 1.7" H x 17.2" W x 29" D per SPARC S7-2 server

6.89" H x 17.64" W x 21.96" D for Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C

Weight 153 lb.

Power 1,760 VA max; 1,097 VA typical

1,672 W max; 1,042 W typical

Cooling 6,005 BTU/hour max; 3,742 BTU/hour typical

6,330 J/hour max; 3,944 J/hour typical

Airflow 278 CFM max, 173 CFM typical

Operating Temperature/Humidity 5 C to 35 C (41 F to 95 F), 10% to 90% relative humidity, noncondensing

Up to 9,840 feet (3,048 m) 2, maximum ambient temperature is derated by 1 C per 300 m above
Altitude Operation
900 m

Product safety: UL/CSA 60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC 60950-1 CB Scheme with all country
differences
Regulations1,2,3
EMC emissions: FCC 47 CFR 15, ICES-003, EN55022, EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3
EMC immunity: EN55024

NRTL, EU, International CB Scheme, BIS, BSMI, RCM, MSIP, VCCI, Morocco, Republic of Srpska,
Certifications2
Vietnam

Complies with 2014/35/EU Low Voltage Directive, 2014/30/EU EMC Directive, 2011/65/EU RoHS
Other3
Directive, 2012/19/EU WEEE Directive
1
All referenced standards of certification are to the latest official version.
2
Other county regulations/certifications may apply.
3
In some cases, as applicable, regulatory and certification compliance were obtained at the component level.

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