Exadata X8 Extended (XT) Storage Server（容量扩展存储服务器）：为冷数据设计的高性价比Exadata专用存储节点

Exadata X8 Extended (XT) Storage Server（容量扩展存储服务器）：为冷数据设计的高性价比Exadata专用存储节点

随着Exadata X8的发布， Exadata X8-2 Extended (XT) Storage Server成为Exadata的第三种存储选择（另外两种分别是HC、EF）。每台 Exadata XT Storage配置了12块14TB SAS HDD硬盘，提供168TB裸容量。出于高性价比和存储用途设计，本节点不配置Flash作为Cache介质，并且对应的存储软件也是可按需选择。

这种存储的设计是考虑到很多客户会保留一些冷数据在数据库中，很少增删改查却又需要保持在线，XT Storage为这种场景提供了存储空间，最终帮助客户节省投入。这种廉价版存储选择为Exadata提供了如下的优势：

• 高效 —— XT Storage提供了和HC Storage一样的高容量存储空间，包括了混合列压缩（HCC）功能。

• 简单 —— XT Storage提供了存储平滑扩容能力，扩容过程对应用程序、SQL完全透明，并且能保持现有存储模式。

• 安全 —— XT Storage作为Exadata原生兼容的存储服务器，提供和Exadata一体机一模一样的安全模式和文件编码模式，当业务在线数据转变成冷数据时，支持用户将数据转移至XT Storage存储。

• 快速、可扩展 —— 和传统存储扩展方案不同，XT Storage通过内部Fabric与Exadata结合，能够快速集成，并且非常方便的进行横向扩展。

• 兼容性 —— XT Storage是Exadata的原生存储节点类型之一，能够轻松添加到Exadata X8-2一体机中，不借助外部设备，即可满足像金融、保险、运营商对于数据长时间保留的合规要求。从而避免冷数据需要单独保存到其他平台，增加额外的操作风险和不必要的工作量。

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Extended Capacity Storage Server: Much Lower Cost Exadata Storage for Low Use Data

New for Exadata X8, a third Exadata storage option has been introduced - the Exadata X8-2 Extended (XT) Storage Server. Each Exadata XT Storage Server includes twelve 14 TB SAS disk drives with 168 TB total raw disk capacity. To achieve a lower cost, Flash is not included, and storage software is optional. This new storage option enables customers to extend the operational and management benefits of Exadata to rarely accessed data that must be kept online. This lower-cost addition to the Exadata Storage Server lineup delivers Exadata class benefits:

• Efficient – The XT server offers the same high capacity as the HC Storage server, including Hybrid Columnar Compression • Simple – The XT server adds capacity to Exadata while remaining transparent to applications, transparent to SQL, and retains the same operational model

• Secure – The XT server enables customers to extend the same security model and encryption used for online data to low-use data, because it is integrated within the same Exadata

• Fast and Scalable – Unlike other low-access data storage solutions, the XT server is integrated to the Exadata fabric, for fast access and easy scale-out

• Compatible – The XT server is just another flavor of Exadata Storage server – you can just add XT servers to any Exadata rack With Exadata X8-2 Extended (XT) Storage Server enterprises particularly in Finance, Insurance, and Telecommunications can meet their long-term data retention compliance requirements with the same trusted and continually validated Exadata solution, avoiding the operational risks and costs of managing information lifecycle on two or more platforms. Accelerating D