| v2 Full Rack | x2-2 Full Rack | x2-8 Full Rack | |
| Database servers | 8 x Sun Fire x4170 1U | 8 x Sun Fire x4170 M2 1U | 2 x Sun Fire x4800 5U |
| Database CPUs | Xeon E5540 quad core 2.53GHz | Xeon X5670 six cores 2.93GHz | Xeon X7560 eight cores 2.26GHz |
| database cores | 64 | 96 | 128 |
| database RAM | 576GB | 768GB | 2TB |
| Storage cells | 14 x SunFire X4275 | 14 x SunFire X4270 M2 | 14 x SunFire X4270 M2 |
| storage cell CPUs | Xeon E5540 quad core 2.53GHz | Xeon L5640 six cores 2.26GHz | Xeon L5640 six cores 2.26GHz |
| storage cells CPU cores | 112 | 168 | 168 |
| IO performance & capacity | 15K RPM 600GB SAS or 2TB SATA 7.2K RPM disks | 15K RPM 600GB SAS (HP model – high performance) or 2TB SAS 7.2K RPM disks (HC model – high capacity) | 15K RPM 600GB SAS (HP model – high performance) or 2TB SAS 7.2K RPM disks (HC model – high capacity) |
| Note that 2TB SAS are the same old 2 TB drives with new SAS electronics. (Thanks Kevin Closson for ref) | Note that 2TB SAS are the same old 2 TB drives with new SAS electronics. (Thanks Kevin Closson for ref) | ||
| Flash Cache | 5.3TB | 5.3TB | 5.3TB |
| Database Servers networking | 4 x 1GbE x 8 servers = 32 x 1GbE | 4 x 1GbE x 8 servers + 2 x 10GbE x 8 servers = 32 x 1Gb + 16 x 10GbEE | 8 x 1GbE x 2 servers + 8 x 10GbE x 2 servers = 16 x 1Gb + 16 x 10GbEE |
| InfiniBand Switches | QDR 40Gbit/s wire | QDR 40Gbit/s wire | QDR 40Gbit/s wire |
| InfiniBand ports on database servers (total) | 2 ports x 8 servers = 16 ports | 2 ports x 8 servers = 16 ports | 8 ports x 2 servers = 16 ports |
| Database Servers OS | Oracle Linux only | Oracle Linux (possible Solaris later, still unclear) | Oracle Linux or Solaris x86 |
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