Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Handbook

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Exalogic Hardware Architecture

hat exactly does Exalogic look like? When it’s delivered to your data center, what should you expect to find? What are the different pieces and how are they connected? This chapter describes the different hardware components of an Exalogic rack and their capabilities. More importantly, this chapter discusses some of the motivations behind the hardware architecture, from processors and memory, to storage and cabling. As you might expect, we’ll pay particular attention to networking, including Exalogic’s InfiniBand ...