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
