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7Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series FamilyThe Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G series family enables the seamless automation of the data center. It has a broadrange of efficiency technologies that deliver maximum value while making ongoing costs more predictable. You can focuson strategic projects and to consolidate more workloads while using a wide range of media choices.The benefits start with Hitachi Storage Virtualization Operating System RF. This includes an all new enhanced softwarestack that offers up to three times greater performance than our previous midrange models, even as data scales topetabytes.Virtual Storage Platform G series offers support for containers to accelerate cloud-native application development.Provision storage in seconds, and provide persistent data availability, all the while being orchestrated by industry leadingcontainer platforms. Move these workloads into an enterprise production environment seamlessly, saving money whilereducing support and management costs.Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G900, used in this reference architecture, supports Oracle Real Application Clusters.Hitachi Storage Virtualization Operating SystemHitachi Storage Virtualization Operating System (SVOS) spans and integrates multiple platforms. It integrates storagesystem software to provide system element management and advanced storage system functions. Used across multipleplatforms, Storage Virtualization Operating System includes storage virtualization, thin provisioning, storage service levelcontrols, dynamic provisioning, and performance instrumentation.Storage Virtualization Operating System includes standards-based management software on a Hitachi Command Suite(HCS) base. This provides storage configuration and control capabilities for you.Hitachi Advanced Server DS220 ServerHitachi Advanced Server DS220 is a high-performance two-socket rackmount server designed for optimal performanceand power efficiency. This allows owners to upgrade computing performance without overextending power consumptionand offers non-latency support to virtualization environments that require the maximum memory capacity. Hitachi AdvancedServer DS220 provides flexible I/O scalability for today’s diverse data center application requirements. DS220 serverssupport SSD drives with an NVMe interface. These were used in this reference architecture for Database Smart FlashCache.Hitachi Advanced Server DS120 ServerOptimized for performance, high density, and power efficiency in a dual-processor server, Hitachi Advanced Server DS120delivers a balance of compute and storage capacity. This rack mounted server has the flexibility to power a wide range ofsolutions and applications.The highly-scalable memory supports up to 3 TB RAM using 24 slots of 2666 MHz DDR4 RDIMM. DS120 is powered bythe Intel Xeon scalable processor family for complex and demanding workloads. There are flexible OCP and PCIe I/Oexpansion card options available. This server supports up to 12 small form factor storage devices with up to 4 NVMe.7

8The following applications were installed in individual virtual machines in this architecture and would be installed in mostcases. vCenter Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) 13c Hitachi Storage Adapter for Oracle Enterprise Manager Hitachi Server Adapter for Oracle Enterprise Manager Oracle Adapter Manager Hitachi Storage Advisor (HSA) Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor / Hitachi Datacenter Analytics (HIAA/HDCA) HDCA ProbeOther management applications may be installed on additional virtual machines depending on customer needs andrequirements.Oracle LinuxOracle Linux (OL, formerly known as Oracle Enterprise Linux) is a Linux distribution packaged and freely distributed byOracle, available partially under the GNU General Public License. It is compiled from Red Hat Enterprise Linux sourcecode, replacing Red Hat branding with Oracle branding.Oracle Database With the Real Application Clusters OptionOracle Database has a multi-tenant architecture so you can consolidate many databases quickly and manage them as acloud service. Oracle Database also includes in-memory data processing capabilities for analytical performance. Additionaldatabase innovations deliver efficiency, performance, security, and availability. Oracle Database comes in two editions:Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2.Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) is a clustered version of Oracle Database. It is based on a comprehensivehigh-availability stack that can be used as the foundation of a database cloud system, as well as a shared infrastructure.This ensures high availability, scalability, and agility for any application.Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) is a volume manager and a file system for Oracle database files.This supports single-instance Oracle Database and Oracle Real Application Clusters configurations. Oracle ASM is therecommended storage management solution that provides an alternative to conventional volume managers, file systems,and raw devices.Oracle Database Smart Flash CacheOracle Database Smart Flash Cache feature is a transparent extension of the database buffer cache using solid statedevice (SSD) technology. Database Smart Flash Cache can improve the performance of Oracle databases by reducing theamount of disk I/O at a lower cost than adding an equivalent amount of RAM. Database Smart Flash Cache is supported onOracle Linux and Solaris operating systems only.Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics AdvisorWith Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor, you can define and monitor storage service level objectives (SLOs) forresource performance. You can identify and analyze historical performance trends to optimize storage system performanceand plan for capacity growth.8

9Use Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor to register resources (storage systems, hosts, servers, and volumes), and setservice-level thresholds. You are alerted to threshold violations and possible performance problems (bottlenecks). Usinganalytics tools, you find which resource has a problem and analyze the cause to help solve the problem. The InfrastructureAnalytics Advisor software ensures the performance of your storage environment based on real-time SLOs.Hitachi Storage AdvisorHitachi Storage Advisor is an infrastructure management solution that unifies storage management solutions such asstorage provisioning, data protection, and storage management; simplifies the management of large scale data centers byproviding smarter software services; and is extensible to provide better programmability and better control.Oracle Enterprise ManagerOracle Enterprise Manager provides a“single pane of glass”that allows you to manage on-premises and cloud-based ITusing the same familiar interface you know and use every day. Oracle Enterprise Manager is the nerve center of IToperations among thousands of enterprises. Millions of assets in Oracle SaaS and PaaS public cloud operations aremanaged by Enterprise Manager around the clock.Enterprise Manager is the industry’s first complete cloud solution with Cloud Management. This includes self-serviceprovisioning balanced against centralized, policy-based resource management, integrated chargeback and capacityplanning, and complete visibility of the physical and virtual environments from applications to disk.This solution uses Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, version 13c release 2. This allows you to use these cloudmanagement features: Use the Database Cloud Self Service Portal Benefit from the Improved Service Catalog Perform Snap Cloning using ”Test Master Snapshot” Take advantage of the Chargeback and Consolidation Planner pluginsFor more information, see New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13cHitachi Storage Adapter for Oracle Enterprise ManagerHitachi Storage Adapter for Oracle Enterprise Manager presents an integrated, detailed view of the Hitachi storagesupporting your Oracle databases. By gaining visibility into capacity, performance and configuration information,administrators can manage service levels more effectively, and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met to supportbusiness goals.Hitachi Server Adapter for Oracle Enterprise ManagerHitachi Server Adapter for Oracle Enterprise Manager is an Oracle Enterprise Manager plug-in that enables monitoring ofHitachi Advanced servers in Oracle Enterprise Manager.For Hitachi Advanced servers, it provides visibility into the components, including their status, health, and attributes. Inaddition, the adapter supplies information about any Oracle database instances running on the servers. Both RAC and nonRAC databases are supported.VMware ESXiVMware ESXi is the next-generation hypervisor, providing a new foundation for virtual infrastructure. This innovativearchitecture operates independently from any general-purpose operating system, offering improved security, increasedreliability, and simplified management. This refence architecture uses VMware ESXi for the management servers only.9

10VMware vCenter Server ApplianceThe VMware vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux virtual machine, which is optimized for running VMwarevCenter Server and the associated services on Linux.vCenter Server Appliance comes as an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template. The appliance is imported to an ESXihost and configured through the web-based interface. It comes pre-installed with all the components needed to run avCenter Server, including vCenter SSO (Single Sign-on), Inventory Service, vSphere Web Client and the vCenter Serveritself.This reference architecture uses VMware vCenter Server Appliance for the management server cluster only.Brocade SwitchesBrocade and Hitachi Vantara partner to deliver storage networking and data center solutions. These solutions reducecomplexity and cost, as well as enable virtualization and cloud computing to increase business agility.SAN switches are optional and direct connect is also possible under certain circumstances, but customers should checkthe support matrix to ensure support prior to implementation.The

Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX 48 10/25 GbE network ports 6 40/100 Gbps Quad SFP (QSFP28) ports BIOS: version 07.61 NXOS: version 7.0(3)I4(7) 2 Cisco Nexus 3048TP 1 GbE 48-Port Gb Ethernet Switch BIOS: version 4.0.0 NXOS: version 7.0(3)I4(7) 1 TABLE 1. HARDWARE COMPONENT