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Oracle’s Sun Server X5-2 system is the most versatile two-socket server for clustered computing and virtualization, packing the optimal balance of compute power, memory capacity, and I/O capability. It is an ideal server for a wide range of mission-critical business applications, such as middleware and enterprise business workloads in virtualized environments. Oracle’s x86 systems are designed and engineered to achieve the highest reliability for maximizing up time.
Oracle Server X5-2 is powered by two Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family CPUs and 24 memory slots. With up to 18 cores per socket, this server supports the highest performing processor and delivers extreme compute density in a compact 1U enclosure.
When compared with the previous-generation server, this system increases memory capacity by 50 percent, to 768 GB, and increases memory bandwidth by 33 percent. With more than 50 percent increase in processing power and 17 percent increase in I/O bandwidth versus the previous generation, Oracle Server X5-2 providesthe optimal balance of cores, memory, and I/O throughput, making it the highest performing server in its class for enterprise applications.
Built for the demands of enterprise and virtualization workloads, this server offers four PCIe 3.0 expansion slots (two 16-lane and two 8-lane). The four embedded 10GBase-T ports free up PCIe slots for additional network and storage connectivity. Each Oracle Server X5-2 includes a SAS3 (12 Gbps) RAID controller in one of the 8-lane PCIe slotsand includes eight small form factor drive bays.
The server can be configured with up to 9.6 TB of hard disk drive capacity or up to 3.2 TB of conventional solid state drive flash capacity.
Designed as an optimal server for running Oracle Database in a clustered configuration, Oracle Server X5-2 can be combined with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) to achieve high availability, performance, and agility. In order to achieve accelerated performance for Oracle Database, Oracle Server X5-2 introduces hotswappable, high-bandwidth flash that is ideal as Database Smart Flash Cache. Using Oracle’s unique NVM Express design, Oracle Server X5 2 supports up to four small form factor NVMe drives for a total capacity of 6.4 TB.
With 106 GB/sec of bidirectional I/O bandwidth, combined with the high core and memory density, Oracle Server X5-2 is an ideal server for consolidating enterprise virtual machines. With a standard, efficient power profile, Oracle Server X5-2 can be deployed easily into existing data centers as the building block of a private cloud or infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) implementation. When combined with Oracle Fabric Interconnect and Oracle SDN, Oracle Server X5-2 server packs in the most VMs per rack while enabling faster live migration and cable consolidation.
Oracle Server X5-2 includes reliability, availability, and serviceability (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. Building on the firmware-level problem detection, Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris have been enhanced to provide fault detection capabilities when running on Oracle Server X5-2.
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 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. The integrated Oracle System Assistant guides system administrators through rapid server deployment, firmware updates, hardware configuration, and operating system installation with hardware drivers certified by Oracle.
With an advanced cooling system unique to Oracle, Oracle Server X5-2 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 have been 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.
