Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack provides additional storage for Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

The additional storage can be used for backups, historical data, and unstructured data. Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Racks can be used to add space to Oracle Exadata Database Machine as follows:

• Add new Oracle Exadata Storage Servers and grid disks to a new Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) disk group.

• Extend existing disk groups by adding grid disks in Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack.

• Split Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack among multiple Oracle Exadata Database Machines.

The following sections describe the components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Racks:

• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X11M
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X10M
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X9M-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X8M-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X8-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X7-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X6-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X5-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X4-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack X3-2
  
• Components of Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack with Exadata Storage Server with Sun Fire X4270 M2 Servers
  
• Spares Kit Components for Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack