Dell PowerEdge R820 - Manual (Page 3)

Consolidating Oracle Databases on the Dell PowerEdge R820 Server Using Oracle VM
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Contents
Executive summary ..................................................................................................... 5
Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5
Technology overview ................................................................................................... 6
Dell PowerEdge R820 architecture................................................................................ 6
Dell Compellent SC8000 ............................................................................................ 7
Oracle VM ............................................................................................................. 7
Test configuration ...................................................................................................... 9
Performance metrics .............................................................................................. 10
Performance testing utility ...................................................................................... 11
Scale factor ......................................................................................................... 11
Test methodology..................................................................................................... 11
Performance results and analysis .................................................................................. 13
Legacy Power Edge 2950 results ................................................................................ 13
PowerEdge R820 results .......................................................................................... 15
Comparison ......................................................................................................... 17
Consolidation factor ............................................................................................... 19
Summary ............................................................................................................... 20
References ............................................................................................................. 20
Appendix ............................................................................................................... 20
A. Database management software ............................................................................ 20
Tables
Table 1. Hardware and Software configuration details ...................................................... 10
Figures
Figure 1. Oracle VM architecture (Source: Oracle, Oracle VM documentation) ............................ 8
Figure 2. Test environment architectural diagram .............................................................. 9
Figure 3. AQRT of legacy production environment at saturation ........................................... 13
Figure 4. CPU utilization of legacy production environment at saturation ............................... 13
Figure 5. TPS of legacy production environment at saturation ............................................. 14
Figure 6. AQRT of R820 test environment ....................................................................... 15
Figure 7. CPU Utilization of R820 test environment ........................................................... 15
Figure 8. TPS of R820 test environment ......................................................................... 16
Figure 9. Userload supported on R820 at 70% utilization ..................................................... 16
Figure 10. Consolidated userload on R820 at 70% utilization .................................................. 17