Oracle Server X8-2 X8-2L Technical Introduction Assessment
1. Which command provides a summary of the installed memory types from the X8-2(L) ILOM CLI?
show /System/Dimms
show /System/Memory (*)
show /SP/memory/config
show /FRU/DIMMs
2. The Oracle X8-2 and X8-2L servers both support PCIe hot plug.
True
False (*)
3. Are SAS and NVME drives both supported in the same X8-2L server even though customers can only order all SAS or all NVME configurations?
True
False (*)
4. The Oracle X8-2 Server supports up to two M.2 SATA modules on a carrier board. Where is the carrier board physically located within the system?
On the PCIe 3/4 slot riser (*)
Mounted horizontally on the system board behind PCIe slot 2
On the PCIe 2 slot riser
Mounted vertically to the middle/rear of the system board
5. What is the minimum version of Oracle Linux supported by the Oracle X8-2(L) servers at release?
Oracle Linux 6.9 updated with UEK Release 4 U4
Oracle Linux 7.5 updated with UEK Release 5 U1
Oracle Linux 8.2
Oracle Linux 7.6 (*)
6. How many NVME switch cards are needed in X8-2 with NVME drives installed?
0 switch cards (*)
1 switch card
2 switch cards
3 switch cards
7. How many PCIe switch cards are installed when configured with NVMe storage in an Oracle X8-2L Server?
3
2
none
4 (*)
8. When an Oracle X8-2L Server is configured with the “Vail” MegaRAID SAS HBA, only 1 card is required to support all 12 disk slots because a SAS Expander is built into the disk backplane.
True
False (*)
9. Support for some OS versions/releases on the Oracle X8-2(L) Servers will be planned for post-RR. Which document should be checked to see if an OS is now supported by the platform?
Oracle X8 Series Servers Administration Guide
Oracle Servers X8-2(L) Product Notes (*)
Oracle Servers X8-2(L) Installation Guide
Oracle Servers X8-2(L) Service Manual
10. In the system firmware, a profile will allow the Oracle X8-2(L) servers to “brand” a system so the default BIOS settings can be customized to the server’s use case. Which two profiles are supported on the Oracle X8-2(L) servers? Select two answers. (Choose all correct answers)
Cloud
Exadata (*)
Database
General Purpose Server (*)
11. How many cards are required, and in which slots, when using the Estes-INT HBA in the X8-2L to control internal disks?
2 HBAs in slots 0 and 1
1 HBA in slot 11
2 HBAs in slots 10 and 11 (*)
1 HBA in slot 4
12. Which disk slots support the installation of NVMe storage in an Oracle X8-2 Server?
slots 4,5,6,7
slots 0,1,2,3
slots 2,3,4,5
All slots (*)
13. How many on-board 25GbE SFP ports can be used on an Oracle X8-2L server at the same time?
4
0 (*)
12
2
