What Constitutes an Exalytics Implementation

This is part 2 of a series of articles discussing Exalytics components:

Part I - Exalytics In Memory - Software Features

After defining Exalytics In-Memory Software in a previous post, let's continue the discussion by identifying the Exalytics machine's hardware and software components.

Side-by-Side Comparison of the Various Exalytics Systems (i.e. X2-4, X3-4 and T5-8)?

Feature	Exalytics X2-4	Exalytics X3-4	Exalytics T5-8
Processors	4 Intel XEON E7-4870 40 Cores	4 Intel XEON E7-4800 40 Cores	8 SPARC T5 128 Cores
Dynamic Random-Access Memory	1 TB	2 TB *	4 TB
Hard Disk Drive	3.6 TB	5.4 TB *	7.2 TB
PCI Flash Storage	None	2.4 TB *	3.2 TB
Networking	40 Gbps InfinBand - 2 Ports 10 Gbps Ethernet - 2 Ports 8 GbpsFibre channel - 2 Ports 1 Gbps Ethernet - 4 Ports	40 Gbps InfinBand - 2 Ports 10 Gbps Ethernet - 2 Ports 8 GbpsFibre channel - 2 Ports 1 Gbps Ethernet - 4 Ports	40 Gbps InfinBand - 4 Ports 10 Gbps Ethernet - 4 Ports 8 GbpsFibre channel - 4 Ports

 *upgrade kits available for additional memory and flash storage

Pasted from <Oracle Exalytics BI In-Memory Machine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (Doc ID 1435778.1)> 

Software Certification Matrix: (Certification Matrix)

	Exalytics X2-4 Exalytics X3-4 -OR- Exalytics X3-4 with Upgrade Kits		Exalytics T5-8
Server Operating System	Exalytics Base Image on Linux x86-64 1.0.0.6		Exalytics  -Oracle Solaris 11.1 SRU11.4 (64 bit)
OS Kernel Version	Exalytics  -Oracle Linux 5.8 (UL5)  with UEK Linux Kernel Version Number: 2.6.32-400.11.1.el5uek		N/A
Exalytics Base Image for Oracle VM	2.0.1.3		N/A
Exalytics Base Image Kernel for OVM	Oracle Linux UL5  with UEK - Oracle Linux Server release 5.6 Kernel 2.6.39-300.32.6.el5uek on an x86_64		N/A
Exalytics Oracle VM Template (Guest)	2.0.1.3		N/A
Exalytics Oracle VM Template (Guest) Kernel	Oracle Linux UL5  with UEK - Oracle Linux Server release 5.6 Kernel 2.6.32-200.21.2.el5uek on an x86_64		N/A
BI Foundation	OBIEE 11.1.1.7.x,   TimesTen 11.2.2.5.x, 11.2.2.6.x Essbase 11.1.2.2.200+/11.1.2.3.001+
TimesTen	TimesTen 11.2.2.5.x, 11.2.2.6.x
BI Application	11.1.1.7.1 7.9.6.3 7.9.6.4
EPM	11.1.2.2 or 11.1.2.3 (depends on module/component)
OVM Manager	3.2.4 (X2-4),  3.2..7(X3-4)
EM	Agent - 12.0.1.3+
Endeca	3.0/3.1

Taken from <Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine Certification Matrix (current as of 2/18/14)> 

We can use Exalytics to perform the following:

1.       BI Apps Implementation: The Enterprise Data Warehouse connected to the ERP system in use (PeopleSoft, EBS, JDE, SAP, etc.). Oracle has pre-built analytics comprised of a DW Schema, ETL/ELT for bringing the data from the ERP Database to the Data warehouse, OBIEE Model (RPD), and the Reports and Dashboards.

2.       Custom BI Applications: Many organizations have custom BI implementations over their applications. This is comprised of a Data Warehouse/Data Mart, the ETL/ELT process, the OBIEE Model, and the Reports and Dashboards.

3.       EPM Implementation: Oracle's Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting tool for the enterprise. This includes Essbase, OBIEE, and Hyperian Financials.

4.       Endeca

I will discuss the OBIEE/BI Apps (#1/#2) implementations in the next blog.

Sachin
Architect - Oracle Engineered Systems
Exalytics/Exalogic/Exadata
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