RAC Technologies Matrix for Linux Platforms 

  • Oracle will support the Oracle software on clusters comprised of RAC compatible technologies and supported software combinations
  • Please consult your hardware and software vendors as not all vendors may choose to support their hardware or software in every possible cluster combination
  • For RAC database and server virtualization (Oracle VM, LPAR, vPAR, LDOM, etc.) support see here.
  • For RAC database and SAP certification information see SAP support note 527843.
  • To use Oracle Clusterware, even in a non-RAC environment, the RAC hardware and software requirements must be met (unless otherwise stated.)
  • Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is supported.   Unified fabric (shared storage, private, and public networks) is supported with Cisco switches.  See MetaLink Note 948372.1.
  • Hitachi Compute Blade logical partitioning feature (also known as BladeSymphony Virtage) are supported with the following configurations: Oracle RAC 10.2.0.5 and 11.2.0.2 or higher with OEL and RHEL 5.x (5.4 or higher); Oracle RAC 11.2.0.3 or higher with OEL and RHEL 6.x (6.1 or higher).
  • EMC VPLEX technology is supported.

NOTE: The information in the following matrix applies to all Linux platforms unless otherwise stated in the platform specific section.

Technology Category Technology Notes
Network Interconnect TechnologiesEthernet
  • 100 Mbps or 1 Gigabit NIC's and Switches
  • 10 Gigabit (see notes)
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution is supported generically.  Cisco 10 Gigabit Ethernet solution is supported
  • Cross over cables are not supported  
  • Use correct type of cable (Cat 5, 5e, or 6)
InfiniBand (IB)
  • RDS over IB is supported 
  • IP over IB is supported
  • Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) is supported with QLogic (SilverStorm) switches on x86 and x86-64 with Oracle 10.2.0.3
  • Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) 1.3.1 and higher (RDS v2 and higher) is supported with Oracle 11.1 and higher with Oracle/Sun, HP, QLogic and Voltaire switches
  • Oracle only supports InfiniBand HCA with Mellanox chip set
  • Storage Technologies
  • All storage products must be supported by the server (host) and storage vendors
  • Fibre Channel (FC)
  • Switch required for greater than two nodes (if the storage system does not have enough FC port for the cluster nodes)
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
  • Cisco FCoE solution is supported
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  • HP FCoE solution is supportd.  See metalink note 1405274.1 for details.
  • SCSI
  • Support for two nodes only 
  • iSCSI
  • Support up to 30 nodes.  Private GigE storage network is required.
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  • The iSCSI accessed storage must be supported by the system and storage vendors.
  • NFS File Server
  • Following NFS storage vendors are supported: EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, NetApp, Pillar Data, Sun, Hitachi.
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NFS file servers do not require RAC certification. The NFS file server must be supported by the system and storage vendors. 

  • Cluster File System/Volume Manager
  • OCFS 2
  • See the Linux support of Oracle Cluster File System version 2 at the Oracle Linux Project web site
  • OCFS2 is not certified with Standard Edition RAC
  • OCFS2 version 1.2 and 1.4 can be used for Oracle RAC 9i, 10gR1, 10gR2, and 11gR1 on the respective OS versions.
    • OCFS2 version 1.4.1 and higher can be used to store Oracle RAC 11.2.0.2 and higher database files, database software and Oracle Clusterware files.
  • OCFS
  • See the Linux support of Oracle Cluster File System at the Oracle Linux Project web site
  • OCFS is not certified with Standard Edition RAC
  • GFS 6.x
  • For Oracle 9.2 to 10.2.  See MetaLink Note 329530.1
  • PolySeve Matrix Server CFS 3.x
  • For Oracle 10.1 and 10.2.  Only certified with IBM xSeries and HP Proliant Servers
  • Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System (SFCFS) for Oracle RAC
  • See Certify for detailed support information
  • Platform
  • Technology Category
  • Technology
  • Notes
  • Linux x86 
  • Server/Processor Architecture
  • 32-bit x86 Architecture
  • Pentium III or IV including Xeon-based systems
  • AMD x86 standard-based systems
  • Linux x86-64 (AMD64/EM64T) 
  • Server/Processor Architecture
  • 64-bit x86 Architecture
  • AMD64/EM64T standard-based systems
  • Linux Itanium (IA64) 
  • Server/Processor Architecture
  • 64-bit IA64 Architecture
  • IA64 standard-based systems
  • Platform
  • Technology Category
  • Technology
  • Notes
  • IBM Power Linux
  • Server/Processor Architecture
  • IBM System p, i, BladeCenter JS20, JS21
  • Advanced Power Virtualization hardware LPAR's are supported including Dynamic LPAR (DLPAR) or shared pool with micro partitions
  • Network Interconnect Technologies
  • Direct Ethernet in partitions between systems
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  • Cluster File System/Volume Manager
  • GPFS 2.3, 3.1 
  • GPFS 3.1 is supported with:
  • - Oracle 10.2.0.3 and higher on Power Linux (SLES9)
  • IBM zSeries Linux
  • Server/Processor Architecture
  • IBM System z
  • Certified and supported on certified distributions of Linux running natively in LPARS's or as a guest OS in z/VM virtual machines, deployed on IBM System z 64-bit servers
  • Network Interconnect Technologies
  • VLAN within one System z Ethernet over Gigabit OSA card for two System z
  • HyperSockets
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  • IBM S/390 Linux
  • Server/Processor Architecture
  • Servers that support the certified Linux/390 releases
  • Includes S/390 and zSeries
  • Network Interconnect Technologies
  • HyperSockets
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  • Platform Specific Information
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