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Improving database performance with Dell Fluid Cache for SAN

Figure 1: Dell Fluid Cache for

SAN communication.

Three nodes are required when running Dell Fluid Cache for SAN software in

order to provide resiliency and replicate data in the cache pool. Two nodes must have at

least one PCIe SSD each, and the network is a high-speed RDMA network. The RDMA

network handles the cluster caching communication between the nodes. Creation of the

Fluid Cache cluster on the SAN is accomplished using the Dell Compellent Enterprise

Manager software through automatic cache server discovery through the Fluid Cache

management network.

OUR TEST CONFIGURATION

We first tested our database workload with two servers running Oracle 12c

database Standard Edition in an Oracle RAC configuration (Baseline solution) running on

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3. In this configuration, only Oracle RAC database

software ran on the two nodes. Figure 2 depicts our test setup for the baseline solution.

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