Whats new in Exadata X7

Oracle announced its new Exadata Database Machine X7 during OOW 2017.  Lets walk through quickly about the key features of X7.


Key features

• Up to 912 CPU core and 28.5TB memory per rack
• 2 to 19 DB servers per rack
• 3 to 18 Storage servers per rack
• Maximum of 920TB flash capacity
• 2.1PB of disk capacity
• Delivers 20% faster throughput from earlier models
• 50% more memory capacity from earlier models
• 10TB size disk. (10TB x 12 = 120TB RAW per storage server). The only system in the market today with 10TB disk capacity
• Increased OLTP performance : about 4.8 million reads and about 4.3 million writes per second
• Featuring an Intel Skylake processor with 24 cores 
• Enhanced Ethernet connectivity: supports over 25GbE
• Delivers in-memory performance from Shared Storage 
• OEDA CML interface
• New Exadata Smart Software : Exadata 18c

 

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