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Oracle Server X6-2L

Oracle Server X6-2L is the ideal 2U platform for databases and enterprise
storage solutions. Supporting the standard and enterprise editions of Oracle
Database, this server delivers best-in-class database reliability in single-node
configurations. With support for up to nine high-bandwidth NVM Express
(NVMe) flash drives, Oracle Database can be accelerated using Database
Smart Flash Cache, a feature of Oracle Database. Optimized for compute,
memory, I/O, and storage density simultaneously, Oracle Server X6-2L
delivers extreme storage capacity at lower cost when combined with Oracle
Solaris and ZFS file system compression. Each server comes with built-in,
proactive fault detection, and advanced diagnostics, along with firmware that
is already optimized for Oracle software, to deliver extreme reliability.

Product Overview
Oracle Server X6-2L is powered by two Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product
family CPUs and 24 memory slots. With up to 22 cores per socket, this server supports
KEY FEATURES the highest performing processor and the most flexible storage options in a 2U
• Energy-efficient and storage-dense enclosure. With more than 20 percent increase in processing power versus the previous
enterprise-class server with flexible generation, Oracle Server X6-2L provides optimal core, memory, and storage density
disk options
combined with matched I/O throughput.
• Highest levels of security enabled out
of the box Built for the demands of enterprise workloads, this server offers six PCIe 3.0 expansion
• Two Intel® Xeon® processor E5- slots (two 16-lane and four 8-lane slots) for maximum I/O card and port density. The four
2600 v4 product family CPUs embedded 10GBase-T ports free up PCIe slots for additional network and storage
• Twenty-four DIMM slots with connectivity. Each Oracle Server X6-2L comes with a choice of either a SAS-3 (12
maximum memory of 768 GB Gb/sec) RAID controller or a SAS-3 host bus adapter. This SAS-3 HBA occupies one of
• Six PCIe Gen 3 slots plus four the 8-lane PCIe slots. With 138 gigabytes per second of bidirectional I/O bandwidth,
10GBase-T ports Oracle Server X6-2L can handle the most demanding enterprise workloads.
• Four NVM Express SSD-enabled
slots, for high-bandwidth flash in Oracle Server X6-2L offers best-in-class reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS)
standard configurations features that increase overall uptime of the server. This extreme reliability makes Oracle
• Nine NVM Express SSD-enabled Server X6-2L the best choice for single-node Oracle Database deployments in remote
slots, for high-bandwidth flash in the or branch office locations. Real-time monitoring of the health of the CPU, memory, and
all-flash configuration
I/O subsystems, coupled with off-lining capability of failed components, increases the
• Hot-swappable and redundant disks,
system availability. Building on the firmware-level problem detection, Oracle Linux and
cooling fans, and power supply units
Oracle Solaris are enhanced to provide fault detection capabilities when running on
• Oracle ILOM
Oracle Server X6-2L. In addition, exhaustive system diagnostics and hardware-assisted
KEY BENEFITS error reporting and logging enable identification of failed components for ease of
• Optimize for either storage capacity service.
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or storage performance with multiple To help users achieve accelerated performance for Oracle Database, Oracle Server X6-
disk-cage and tiered-storage options
2L supports hot-swappable, high-bandwidth flash that combines with Database Smart
• Reduce vulnerability to cyber-attacks
Flash Cache to drive down cost per database transaction. Using Oracle’s unique NVM
• Improve reliability with built-in Express design, Oracle Server X6-2L supports up to nine small form factor NVMe drives
diagnostics and fault detection from
Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris for a total capacity of 28.8 TB in its all-flash configuration.

• Accelerate Oracle Database with hot- The four disk-cage options offer a choice between maximizing storage capacity or
swappable flash using Oracle’s storage IOPS. With the 8-disk and 24-disk configurations, Oracle Server X6-2L allows
unique NVM Express design
for three types of 2.5 inch small form factor devices: 10 K RPM hard drives,
• Satisfy demands of enterprise
conventional solid-state drives (SSDs), and NVMe SSDs (up to four or nine in the all-
applications with extreme I/O card
and port density flash configuration). The SSD and NVMe options allow for tiered storage—ideal for
• Increase storage capacity 15x, accelerating enterprise applications. With the 12-disk configuration, the server
combining extreme compute power maximizes storage capacity using 3.5 inch large form factor disks.
with Oracle Solaris and ZFS
compression With a maximum of 98.4 TB of direct-attached storage, Oracle Server X6-2L is equally
• Maximize system power efficiency ideal as a storage server. The compute power of Oracle Server X6-2L can be used to
with Oracle’s optimized memory extend storage density even further with Oracle Solaris and ZFS file system
implementation compression and achieve up to 15x compression of data without significant
• Maximize IT productivity by running performance impact. The server also is well suited for storage server implementations,
Oracle software on Oracle hardware
such as video compression and transcoding, which require a combination of compute
power and storage capacity at the same time.

All Oracle servers ship with full-function server management tools at no additional cost.
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (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 system cooling unique to Oracle, Oracle Server X6-2L achieves
system efficiencies that result in power savings and maximum uptime. Oracle Advanced
System Cooling utilizes remote temperature sensors for fan speed control, minimizing
power consumption while keeping optimal temperatures inside the server. These remote
temperature sensors are designed into key areas of this server to ensure efficient fan
usage by organizing all major subsystems into cooling zones. This feature 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 a complete cloud
infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center also features
an automated service request capability, whereby potential issues are detected and
reported to Oracle’s support center without user intervention, assuring the maximum
service levels and simplified support.

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. Oracle’s 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 Oracle’s x86 servers will benefit greatly from zero

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downtime patching of the Oracle Linux kernel.

Oracle Server X6-2L is the most Oracle's x86 systems are the best enterprise x86 platforms for running Oracle software.
versatile two-socket server for the They provide optimal performance and reliability based on an integrated and fully-
enterprise data center, packing the supported Oracle stack. Every x86 system from Oracle comes complete with
optimal balance of compute power, virtualization, choice of operating systems, cloud provisioning, and Oracle's unique
memory capacity, and I/O capacity into
application-to-disk management environment—all at no extra charge. Oracle's x86
a compact and energy-efficient 2U
systems also serve as a key building block for Oracle's engineered systems, such as
enclosure.
Oracle Exadata, which have achieved a 10x performance gain through integration and
RELAT ED PRODUCTS optimization.
• Oracle Server X5-2
• Oracle's Sun Server X4-4 Oracle Server X6-2L System Specifications
• Oracle's Sun Server X4-8
ARCHITECTURE
RELAT ED SERVICES
Processor
The following services are available
 One or two processors from the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family (two processors
from Oracle Customer Support:
required for maximum memory and I/O configurations)
• Support  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
• Installation  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
• Eco-optimization services
 E5 2643 v4 3.4 GHz, 6 cores, 135 watts, 20 MB L3 cache, 9.6 GT/s QPI, DDR4-2400

Cache
 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 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: six PCIe 3.0 slots: two x16 and four x8 (one internal) slots
 Supports LP-PCIe cards including Ethernet, InfiniBand, FC, FCoE, and SAS HBAs

Storage
Three disk chassis options:
 Eight-disk chassis: eight 2.5-inch front hot-swappable disk bays and optional DVD-/+RW drive
slot
 Twelve-disk chassis: twelve 3.5-inch front hot-swappable disk bays and an additional two 2.5-
inch rear hot-swappable disk bays
 Twenty-four-disk chassis: twenty-four 2.5-inch front hot-swappable disk bays and an additional
two 2.5-inch rear hot-swappable disk bays

 The 2.5-inch disk bays can be populated with either HDDs, SSDs, or high-bandwidth flash.
 The 3.5-inch disk bays can be populated only with HDDs.
 12 Gb/sec RAID HBA supporting levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 with 1 GB of DDR3 onboard
memory with flash memory backup via embedded internal SAS-3 HBA PCIe card
 12 Gb/sec SAS HBA with direct access to up to eight internal SAS-3 HDDs and SSDs

High-Bandwidth Flash
 Uses Oracle-unique NVM Express (NVMe) design that allows for flash to be front accessible and hot
swappable
 Available up to four (max of 12.8 TB) in the eight-disk and twenty-four disk chassis and up to nine

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(max of 28.8 TB) in the all-flash configuration

 NVMe functionality requires an Oracle NVMe enabling kit that consumes one PCIe slot.
 This is a required option in the 8-disk and 24-disk chassis.
 This NVMe kit is included in the all-flash configuration base chassis.

Graphics
 VGA 2D graphics controller embedded: 8 MB
 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 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 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 deployment 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

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

 Nonoperating temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)
 Operating relative humidity: 10% to 90%, noncondensing
 Nonoperating relative humidity: up to 93%, noncondensing

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 Operating altitude: up to 9,840 feet (3,000 m*) maximum ambient temperature is derated by 1°C 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)
 Acoustic noise: 8.1 Bels A-weighted operating, 5.8 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 12 – 8.5 A and 200 to 240 VAC 5.7 A

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

REGULATIONS

 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

 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: 87.6 mm (3.5 in.)

 Width: 445.0 mm (17.5 in.)
 Depth: 737.0 mm (29.0 in.)
 Weight:
 Eight-disk configuration: 24.5 kg (54 lb.) fully populated
 Twelve-disk configuration: 29.9 kg (66 lb.) fully populated
 Twenty-four-disk configuration: 29.0 kg (64 lb.) fully populated

INCLUDED INSTALLATION KITS

 Tool-less rackmounting slide rail kit

 Cable management arm

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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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