Dell PowerEdge with Oracle 10g/11g Database/RAC Standard Edition on

Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition

Updated 06/30/2009

Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements

(For details, see below)
Minimum Single Minimum Oracle
Validated Component(s)
Node DB Config RAC Config
PowerEdge 1950, 2950, 2970, 2900, 1950 III,
PowerEdge™ 2950 III, 2900 III, R610, R710, R805, T610, 1 Only 2
Nodes T710
Memory All valid PowerEdge memory configurations 1 Gig 1Gig (per node)
CX3-10C, N/A (For Internal
Dell | EMC FC CX3-20(c/f), CX3-40(c/f), CX3-80, CX4- Storage) 1
Storage Array 120, CX4-240, CX4-480, CX4-960, AX4-5F 1 (For External Storage)
Dell EqualLogic N/A (For Internal
iSCSI Storage PS 4000X/XV; 5000X/XV; 6000X/XV/S Storage) 1
1 (For External Storage)
Array
N/A (For Internal
Dell PowerVault Dell PowerVault MD3000 (FC) and MD3000i
Storage) 1
Storage Array (iSCSI) w/ M1000 expansion
1 (For External Storage)
Brocade SW200E, SW4100, SW5000, N/A (For Direct Attached)
Fibre Channel SW300, SW5100, SW5300
N/A
2 (8 port switches for 2-4
1 nodes, and 16 port switches
Switch McDATA M4400, M4700
2
Cisco MDS 9124 for 5 or above nodes)
QLA2362(only on PE6850), QLE 2460,
QLE2462, QLE2562
N/A (For Internal Storage)
HBAs3 LPe1150e 2 ports (For External 2 ports (Per Node)
LP10000(except PE 6950), LPe11002, Storage)
LPe12000,LPe12002

4.5
Ethernet Ports Intel or Broadcom Gigabit NICs 1 3 (Per Node)
Ethernet Switches Dell PowerConnect 62xx Gigabit Switches,
for iSCSI Storage Dell PowerConnect 54xx Gigabit Switches 2 2
Area Network
Ethernet Switches
(For Private Gigabit-only Switches N/A 2
Interconnect)
Raid Controllers
PERC 5/i,
(Used for internal PERC 6i, SAS 6/ir
1 1 (Per Node)
storage only)
All valid PowerEdge internal storage
Internal Drive configurations
73 Gig 73 Gig/node
Oracle 10g R2 10.2.0.1 Standard Edition
Single Node RAC (max 2 nodes)
Oracle Software & (Base) + Oracle Patchset 10.2.0.4
Licenses Oracle 11g R1 11.1.0.6 Standard Edition
Single Node RAC (max 2 nodes)
(Base) + Oracle Patchset 11.1.0.7
6
Oracle 10g R2 10.2.0.4 Critical Security Patches and Recommended Patches
Oracle Patch(es) 7
Oracle 11g R1 11.1.0.7 Critical Security Patches and Recommended Patches
 Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Standard x64 Edition
Operating System
Recommended Dell ProSupport
Support Contract

Notes:

1. McDATA M4400 and M4700 are supported only on Oracle Database 10g configurations

2. This assumes you don’t need any other ports for other functions on the switch.

3. PowerEdge 1950 and 1950 III only supports dual port Fibre Channel HBAs. 2 single port Fibre Channel
HBAs are recommended for other servers.
a. Qlogic QLA 2362 is only supported on PowerEdge 6850.
b. PE 1950, PE 1950 III only supports following dual port HBAs: Qlogic QLE 2462, QLE 2562;
Emulex LPe11002 and LPe12002.

4. This assumes one NIC for public network and two teamed NICs for private network

5. The two teamed NIC ports for private network should be on separate PCI buses. For example, one on on-
board NIC, one on addon NIC card. It is recommended that two teamed NIC s are homogenous.

6. Oracle 10g R2 10.2.0.4 Patches:

April 2009 Critical Patch Updates: refer to Metalink note: 786800.1
Oracle Recommended Patches for 10.2.0.4.0 refer to Metalink note:161549.1
7. Oracle 11g R1 11.1.0.7 Patches:
April 2009 Critical Patch updates: 8343070
Oracle Recommended Patches: 11.1.0.7.0 Patch 12: Patch 8508247
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 Validated Servers
Model 1 ESM - BMC NOTES
BIOS
1
Firmware
PE 2970 3.0.3 v2.36
Dell PE 1950, PE 2900, PE 2950, 2.5.0 v2.37
PowerEdge™ PE 1950 III, PE 2900 III, PE
2950 III
Servers PE R805 3.0.2 v2.38
PE R610, PE R710, PE T610 1.1.4 v1.10 (iDRAC6)
T710 1.0.0 1.11 (iDRAC6)
Network Interconnect
Intel NICs
Single/Dual Port Intel Proset Gigabit Family Of Driver version = 9.12.36.0
Adapters

Quad Port Intel Proset Gigabit Family Of Driver version = 10.3.49.6

Adapters
10Gig Intel PCI-E Family of Server Adapters Driver version = 1.6.9.0
Broadcom NICs
Broadcom NetXtreme NDIS Driver = v11.7.2.0
Broadcom NetXtreme II NDIS Driver = v4.8.5.0 VBD Driver = v4.6.110.0
2
NIC Teaming
Intel NIC teaming Driver version = 8.4.2.0
Intel Proset for Windows Device Manager Driver version = 14.0.38.0
Broadcom Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Version = 11.7.5
BASP Teaming driver version = 6.3.11
Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Qlogic HBAs
QLE 2460, QLE2462, QLE2562 Bios = 2.02; Driver version = 9.1.7.16

QLE 2460, QLE2462, QLE2562 Bios = 2.02; Driver version = 9.1.7.46

(R610,R710,T610, T710 only)
Emulex HBAs
LP10000-E (Not supported in PE6950), Bios = 2.11a5; Firmware = 2.80a4; Driver version = 2.10a7
LPe1150-E, LPe11002, LPe12000-E,
LPe12002-E
Microsoft Storport Hotfix for HBAs
KB 943545 storport.sys driver version = 5.2.3790.4173
Fibre Channel Switches
Cisco Fibre Channel Switches
MDS 9124 Firmware version = 3.1.2 or higher
Brocade Fibre Channel Switches
M4400, M4700 Firmware version = 09.07.02 or higher
Brocade Fibre Channel Switches
200E, 4100, 5000, 300, 5100, 5300 Firmware version = 6.2.0c or higher
iSCSI SAN Switches
Dell PowerConnect 54xx Gigabit Switches Firmware = v2.0.0.36

Dell PowerConnect 62xx Gigabit Ethernet Firmware = v2.2.0.3

Switches
iSCSI Storage
Dell EqualLogic iSCSI Storage PS4000X/XV;PS5000X/XV;PS6000X/XV/S; Firmware = v4.1.4
Dell PowerVault iSCSI Storage MD3000i Firmware = v07.35.22.61; MD1000 Firmware = A04
Fibre Channel Storage
CX3-10C;CX3-20 (c/f); CX3-40(c/f), CX3-80 (Release 26 or higher)
Dell | EMC CX4-120; CX4-240; CX4-480; CX4-960 (Release 28 or higher)
AX4-5F (Release 02.23.050.5.004 or higher)
MD3000 Firmware = v07.35.22.61; MD1000 Firmware = A04
Dell PowerVault
Software
Oracle 10g R2 10.2.0.1 Standard Edition for Intel EM64T with Patchset 10.2.0.4
Oracle
Oracle 11g R1 11.1.0.6 Standard Edition for Intel EM64T with Patchset 11.1.0.7
Operating system Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 Standard x64 Edition
For EqualLogic: iSCSI Initiator on Windows Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.0.8
Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tool Kit on 3.2.0
Windows
Power Path for Windows PowerPath 5.3 (www.emc.com)
Dell Systems Management Tools and DVD provided by your Dell PowerEdge Server Bundle (support.dell.com)
Documentation DVD

1
Minimum BIOS and ESM/BMC/iDRAC versions. For latest updates please go to http://support.dell.com
2
Do not remove ‘Dell 2 Port TOE Key (Part number: FG027)’. Use the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite software (BACS) to
disable TOE on the Broadcom LOM. To do this open BACS and navigate to the Resource Configuration screen from the
Resource Allocations tab. Then, uncheck the box for TOE.