This section brings together everything you need to connect Oracle Linux hosts to Everpure FlashArray, covering quick start guides and best practices for iSCSI, NVMe-TCP, NFS, and Fibre Channel.
Why Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux is a RHEL-compatible enterprise distribution built to run Oracle Database, RAC, and other business-critical workloads, offering a choice between the Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) and Oracle's own Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) for extended performance and hardware support. Its Ksplice zero-downtime patching and long enterprise support lifecycle make it a common platform for database and virtualization teams that need to minimize planned downtime while staying current on security fixes.
Why FlashArray
FlashArray gives Oracle Linux hosts a consistent, high-performance storage foundation regardless of which transport you choose. It supports both traditional SAN protocols, file protocols and modern NVMe-based transports, so hosts can connect over Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS or NVMe-oF while using the same simple model for creating volumes or file systems, connecting hosts, and managing access. This flexibility lets you align storage connectivity with your network design and performance goals, and provides a clear modernization path from SCSI-based transports to NVMe as your environment evolves.
Key benefits of running Oracle Linux on FlashArray include:
Low-latency, high-performance block storage for business-critical workloads such as Oracle Database and RAC, virtualized infrastructure, and other latency-sensitive applications.
Multiple connectivity options on one platform — iSCSI, NVMe-TCP, NVMe-FC, NFS and Fibre Channel can all run on the same array, so Oracle Linux hosts can adopt the transport that best fits available networking hardware.
NVMe-TCP performance gains over iSCSI — up to 35% higher IOPS, 25% lower latency, and 20% better throughput, using only standard Ethernet NICs and switches, with no specialized hardware required.
Validated support for Oracle Enterprise Linux 8.0 and higher across both FlashArray and ActiveCluster deployments.
Proven integration for Oracle Database and RAC — documented NVMe/TCP configurations for Oracle Database 19c RAC on Oracle Linux 9, including persistent connections and DM multipath setup.
Integration with core FlashArray data services, including snapshots, replication, and host-based workflows, across every supported protocol.