1. Oracle Servers X9-2 and X9-2L Installation Guide
  2. Server Components and Features

3 Server Components and Features

This section describes the components, status indicators (LEDs), connectors, ports, and storage drives on the front and back panels of the servers.

Note:

For more information on controls, connectors, LEDs, system components, and replaceable components of the server, refer to:

Server Components

The following tables list system components for Oracle Server X9-2 and Oracle Server X9-2L.

Oracle Server X9-2 Components

Feature Oracle Server X9-2 System Components

System chassis

1U chassis (Oracle Server X9-2)

Processor

One or two processors with eight memory channels per processor, 16 DIMMs per processor.

Processors with the following capabilities are supported (factory installed) in Oracle Server X9-2:

  • Intel Xeon 5318Y, 24 core, 2.0 GHz, 250 W

  • Intel Xeon 8358, 32 core, 2.6 GHz, 165 W

  • Intel Xeon 6354, 18 core, 3.0 GHz, 135 W

  • Intel Xeon 4314, 16 core, 2.3 GHz, 125 W

For the latest information on processor specifications, go to Oracle x86 Servers and navigate to the Oracle Server X9-2 page.

Memory

  • Up to 16 32 GB DDR4 registered DIMMs per processor- speeds up to 3200 @ 1DPC and 2933 @ 2 DPC.

  • Up to 16 64 GB DDR4 registered DIMMs per processor- speeds up to 3200 @ 1DPC and 2933 @ 2 DPC.

Storage Drives

Oracle Server X9-2 storage drive configuration can comprise solid state drives (SSDs). The configuration includes:

  • Up to four 2.5-inch hot-pluggable NVM-Express (NVMe) SSDs

  • Two internal M.2 Gen3 SATA or PCIe Gen3 NVMe flash SSDs

PCI Express (PCIe) slots

  • Three PCIe Gen4 slots that accommodate low-profile PCIe cards.

  • Slots 1, 2 and 3: x16 electrical interface

I/O ports

  • SER MGT: One RJ-45 serial management Ethernet port

  • NET MGT: One 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor (SP) network management Ethernet port

  • NET 0: One 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) port, labeled NET 0

  • QSFP: One 10/25/50/100/200 Gbs OCP V3 Network Interface Card (NIC) with two QSFP ports

USB 3.0 ports

One USB 3.0 port on Oracle Server X9-2 back panel.

See X9-2 Back Panel Features.

Service processor (SP)

Oracle Server X9-2 has an integrated service processor (SP). SP features include:

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

    Refer to the Critical Patch Update Guide for Oracle ILOM release information and server product notes.

  • Local Oracle ILOM command-line access using a serial connection

    See Using Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM).

  • Support for Ethernet access to the SP through a dedicated management port (NET MGT) and optionally through the host NET0 Ethernet port (sideband management)

  • IPMI 2.0-compliant remote management capabilities

  • Support for remote KVMS (keyboard, video, mouse, and storage) over IP

Management software

Power supplies

Two hot-swappable and highly-redundant 1200W A269.2 or 1400W A271 power supplies.

For Oracle Server X9-2 supported power supply information, refer to Oracle Server X9-2 Documentation Product Notes - Supported Power Supplies.

Cooling fans

Four hot-swappable fan modules, each containing two 40x56 mm counter-rotating fans.

Operating systems and virtualization software

For Oracle Server X9-2 supported OS release information, refer to Oracle Server X9-2 Documentation Product Notes - Supported Operating Systems.

Oracle Server X9-2L Components

Feature Oracle Server X9-2L System Components

System chassis

2U chassis (Oracle Server X9-2L)

Processor

One or two processors with eight memory channels per processor, 16 DIMMs per processor.

Processors with the following capabilities are supported (factory installed) in Oracle Server X9-2L:

  • Intel Xeon 5318Y, 24 core, 2.0 GHz, 250 W

  • Intel Xeon 8358, 32 core, 2.6 GHz, 165 W

  • Intel Xeon 6354, 18 core, 3.0 GHz, 135 W

  • Intel Xeon 4314, 16 core, 2.3 GHz, 125 W

For the latest information on processor specifications, go to Oracle x86 Servers and navigate to the Oracle Server X9-2L page.

Memory

  • Up to 16 32 GB DDR4 registered DIMMs per processor- speeds up to 3200 @ 1DPC and 2933 @ 2 DPC.

  • Up to 16 64 GB DDR4 registered DIMMs per processor- speeds up to 3200 @ 1DPC and 2933 @ 2 DPC.

Storage Drives

Oracle Server X9-2L storage drive configuration can comprise both hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid state drives (SSDs). The configuration includes:

  • 1 CPU: Up to four 3.5-inch hot-pluggable PCIe Gen4 NVM-Express (NVMe) SSDs

    2 CPU: Up to twelve 3.5-inch hot-pluggable SAS-3 HDDs, or up to twelve 2.5-inch hot-pluggable PCIe Gen4 NVM-Express (NVMe) SSDs

  • Two hot-pluggable internal M.2 Gen3 SATA or PCIe Gen3 NVMe flash SSDs

An NVM-Express PCIe x16 retimer card is required for storage drive configurations that contain NVMe SSDs in drive bays 8 through 11.

PCI Express (PCIe) slots (Oracle Server X9-2L)

  • Ten PCIe Gen4 slots that accommodate low-profile PCIe cards.

  • Slots 3 and 10: Two x16 electrical interface PCIe Gen4 slots

    Slots 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: Eight x8 electrical interface PCIe Gen4 slots

I/O ports (Oracle Server X9-2L)

  • SER MGT: One RJ-45 serial management Ethernet port

  • NET MGT: One 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor (SP) network management Ethernet port

  • NET 0: One 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) port, labeled NET 0

USB 3.0 ports

One USB 3.0 port on Oracle Server X9-2L back panel.

See X9-2L Back Panel Features.

Service processor (SP)

Oracle Server X9-2L has an integrated service processor (SP). SP features include:

  • Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM)

    Refer to the Critical Patch Update Guide for Oracle ILOM release information and server product notes.

  • Local Oracle ILOM command-line access using a serial connection

    See Using Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM).

  • Support for Ethernet access to the SP through a dedicated management port (NET MGT) and optionally through the host NET0 Ethernet port (sideband management)

  • IPMI 2.0-compliant remote management capabilities

  • Support for remote KVMS (keyboard, video, mouse, and storage) over IP

Management software

Servers Documentation Systems Management.

Power supplies

Two hot-swappable and highly-redundant 1200W A269.2 or 1400W A271 power supplies.

For Oracle Server X9-2L supported power supply information, refer to Oracle Server X9-2L Documentation Product Notes - Supported Power Supplies.

Cooling fans

Four hot-swappable fan modules, each containing an 80x56 mm counter-rotating dual motor fan.

Operating systems and virtualization software

For Oracle Server X9-2L supported OS release information, refer to Oracle Server X9-2L Documentation Product Notes - Supported Operating Systems.

X9-2 Front Panel Features

The following figure shows the status indicators (LEDs), connectors, and storage drives located on the front panel of Oracle Server X9-2 with four 2.5-inch storage drives.

For information about how to interpret the status indicators (LEDs), refer to Oracle Server X9-2 Documentation Oracle Server X9-2 Service Manual - Front and Back Panel Components.


Figure showing the front panel of Oracle Server X9-2, including the status indicators, connectors, and drives.
Call Out Description

1

Product Serial Number (PSN) label and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag

2

Locate LED/button: white

3

Fault - Service Required LED: amber

4

System OK LED: green

5

On/Standby button

6

Service Required LED: Top Fan Module: amber

7

Service Required LED: Back panel Power Supply: amber

8

Service Required LED: Overtemp Icon, System Over Temperature Warning: amber

9

SP OK LED: green

10

Do Not Service Indicator: white

11

Storage drive 0 SSD/NVMe

12

Storage drive 2 SSD/NVMe

13

Storage drive 1 SSD/NVMe

14

Storage drive 3 SSD/NVMe

X9-2 Back Panel Features

The following figure shows the Oracle Server X9-2 back panel and the location of status indicators (LEDs), connectors, and PCIe slots.

For information about how to interpret the status indicators (LEDs), refer to Oracle Server X9-2 Documentation Oracle Server X9-2 Service Manual - Front and Back Panel Components.


Figure showing the back panel of Oracle Server X9-2
Call Out Description

1

PS0 Power Supply (PS) 0

2

PS0 status indicators: Fault-Service Required LED: amber; AC OK LED: green

3

PS0 AC power inlet

4

PS1 Power Supply (PS) 1

5

PS1 status indicators: Fault-Service Required LED: amber; AC OK LED: green

6

PS1 AC power inlet

7

PCIe card slot 1 (nonfunctional in single-processor systems)

8

System status indicators: Locate Button/LED: white; Fault-Service Required LED: amber; System OK LED: green

9

PCIe card slot 2

10

PCIe card slot 3

11

OCPNIC QSPF: Two QSFP 28/56 GbE Ethernet connectors for the Ethernet controller. (Optional) 10/25/50/100/200 Gbs Open Compute Project (OCP) Version 3.0 (V3) Network Interface Card (NIC) with two QSFP ports (PORT 1 and PORT 2)

12

NET MGT: Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor (SP) network management (NET MGT) RJ-45 100/1000BASE-T port

13

NET0: Network (NET) 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) host management port

One 1 Gbps Host Management RJ-45 connector connected to the on-board Ethernet controller

14

SER MGT: Serial management RJ-45 serial Ethernet port (CLI)

15

USB 3.0 connector

16

Not used, blank plate

17

Not used, blank plate

X9-2L Front Panel Features

The following figure shows the status indicators (LEDs), connectors, and drives located on the front panel of Oracle Server X9-2L configured with twelve 3.5-inch storage drives.

For information about how to interpret the status indicators (LEDs), refer to Oracle Server X9-2L Documentation Oracle Server X9-2L Service Manual - Front and Back Panel Components.


Figure showing the front panel of Oracle Server X9-2L with twelve 3.5-inch drives
Call Out Description

1

Product Serial Number (PSN) label and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag

2

Locate LED/button: white

3

Fault - Service Required LED: amber

4

System OK LED: green

5

On/Standby button

6

Service Required LED: Top Fan Module: amber

7

Service Required LED: Back panel Power Supply: amber

8

Service Required LED: Overtemp Icon, System Over Temperature Warning: amber

9

SP OK LED: green

10

Do Not Service Indicator: white

11

Storage drive 0 HDD/SSD/NVMe

12

Storage drive 1 HDD/SSD/NVMe

13

Storage drive 2 HDD/SSD/NVMe

14

Storage drive 3 HDD/SSD/NVMe

15

Storage drive 4 HDD/SSD/NVMe

16

Storage drive 5 HDD/SSD/NVMe

17

Storage drive 6 HDD/SSD/NVMe

18

Storage drive 7 HDD/SSD/NVMe

19

Storage drive 8 HDD/SSD/NVMe

20

Storage drive 9 HDD/SSD/NVMe

21

Storage drive 10 HDD/SSD/NVMe

22

Storage drive 11 HDD/SSD/NVMe

X9-2L Back Panel Features

This section shows Oracle Server X9-2L back panel and the location of status indicators (LEDs), connectors, and PCIe slots.

For information about how to interpret the status indicators (LEDs), refer to Oracle Server X9-2L Documentation Oracle Server X9-2L Service Manual - Front and Back Panel Components.


Figure showing the back panel of Oracle Server X9-2L.
Call Out Description

1

PS0 Power Supply (PS) 0

2

PS0 status indicators: Service Required LED: amber; AC OK LED: green

3

PS0 AC power inlet

4

PS1 Power Supply (PS) 1

5

PS1 status indicators: Service Required LED: amber; AC OK LED: green

6

PS1 AC power inlet

7

PCIe slot 1 (nonfunctional in single-processor systems)

8

PCIe slot 2 (nonfunctional in single-processor systems)

9

PCIe slot 3 (nonfunctional in single-processor systems)

10

PCIe slot 4 (nonfunctional in single-processor systems)

11

PCIe slot 5 (nonfunctional in single-processor systems)

12

Blank

13

SER MGT: Serial management RJ-45 serial Ethernet port

14

NET MGT: Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor (SP) network management RJ-45 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet port

15

NET0: Network (NET) 100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) port

One 1 Gbps Host Management RJ-45 connector connected to the Intel on-board Ethernet controller

16

USB 3.0 connector

17

System status LEDs: Locate/Button: white; Fault - Service Required: amber; System OK: green

18

PCIe slot 6

19

PCIe slot 7

20

PCIe slot 8

21

PCIe slot 9

22

PCIe slot 10