Deploying the QLogic QME8242-k Converged Network Adapter within Dell PowerEdge M710 blade servers This guide explains how to converge Ethernet and Fibre Channel (FC) networks for data center deployment with both network types flowing through the same physical connection. We describe a simple network configuration containing a LAN connection and a SAN connection to preconfigured storage.
Lenovo ThinkServer TS430: Supporting point-of-sale transaction workloads with room to spare We tested the performance of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 when supporting many point-of-sale transactions in virtualized environment.
Server virtualization using the Dell 2-2-1 solution What advantages does server virtualization using the Dell 2-2-1 solution bring to the growing small business, and how easy is it to set up and to manage? We answer these questions in a series of documents: a benefits study and video, performance report, configuration guide, manageability study, and a TCO study.
Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configurations: High-availability performance with Dell PowerEdge R515 servers We tested the high-availability performance capabilities of Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configuration on a Dell server to see how many users it could support while running three business applications.servers.
Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configurations: High-availability virtualization with Dell PowerEdge R515 servers We show the ease with which you can set up the Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configuration and deploy your virtualized infrastructure.
Performance of four Intel-based SMB servers running Web, email, and database applicationsWe used typical office server applications to compare the performance and performance per watt of the latest Intel Xeon processor E3-1240-based server against that of three older Intel processor-based servers.
Choosing your first server: The Dell PowerEdge T110 We show how a small business benefits by graduating from a desktop functioning as a server to a real server, the Dell PowerEdge T110. Full report and Report summary
Database performance: Dell servers We used the DVD Store Version 2 benchmark to measure the database performance capabilities of the Dell PowerEdge T410, the Dell PowerEdge R510, and the Dell PowerEdge R710 with Dell PowerVault MD1220 storage.
Web server performance: Dell servers We used the WSTest 1.5 Web Services benchmark to measure the Web server performance capabilities of the Dell PowerEdge T110, the Dell PowerEdge T310, and the Dell PowerEdge R310.
The advantages of moving two existing servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R515 We performed this study in our labs and report our findings in four documents: an executive summary, a performance report, a TCO/ROI report, and a migration guide.
Small business servers: database and email performance We compare the database and email performance of one Intel Xeon Processor E5540-based Dell PowerEdge T410 server to that of two legacy Intel Xeon Processor 5130-based HP ProLiant ML150 G3 servers.
Migrating two servers to one Dell PowerEdge T410 running Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 We summarize and detail the tested approach we followed for this migration.
SMB Workload performance testing: PowerEdge T110 vs. an older small business desktop running typical small business server and client applications We compared the SMB workload performance of the current Dell™ PowerEdge™ T110 server and the older HP Compaq dc5700 Microtower PC system.
SMB workload performance comparison: AMD processor-based Dell PowerEdge T105 vs. Intel-based Dell Vostro 220 Mini Tower We measured the small-business workload performance of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ T105 server against that of the Dell™ Vostro™ 220 Mini Tower desktop system.
Performance of three Intel-based SMB servers running Web, email, and database applicationsWe compared the performance on a mixed workload of small- and medium-sized business servers with the following processors: Intel Xeon X3430, Intel Xeon X3450, and Intel Xeon X3470.
Performance of four Intel-based SMB servers running Web, email, and database applications We compared the performance of servers with the following processors: Intel Core 2 Quad Desktop Processor Q8400, Intel Xeon Processor X3220, Intel Xeon Processor X3380, and Intel Xeon Processor X3450. We used WebBench to simulate Web traffic, LoadGen to simulate email activity, and DVD Store to simulate database activity.
SMB workload performance comparison: Dell PowerEdge T410 vs. HP ProLiant ML150 G6 We simultaneously ran three workloads exercising functions that typical small business servers handle. We used WebBench to simulate Web traffic, Microsoft Exchange Load Generator (LoadGen) to simulate email activity, and DVD Store Version 2 (DS2) to simulate database activity. Full reportand Summary.
Dell PowerEdge T605 with AMD Opteron 2384 and HP ProLiant ML370 G5 Server with Intel Xeon E5450 comparison We measured the performance of the following servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Dell PowerEdge T605 with AMD Opteron 2384 and HP ProLiant ML370 G5 Server with Intel Xeon E5450. We ran workloads that exercised three of the functions a typical small business server handles: Web, email, and database services.
Performance of four Intel-and AMD-based servers SMB servers using WebBench, LoadSim, and SysBenchWe measured the performance while running multiple benchmarks simultaneously on small and medium-sized business (SMB) focused servers using the following processors: Intel Pentium® Dual-core processor E2160, Quad-Core Intel Xeon® processor X3220, and Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor X3350.
Migrating Exchange Server 2003 to highly available Exchange Server 2010 on Dell PowerEdge R510 servers with capacity Near Line SAS drives Shows the best practices and benefits of this migration.
Exchange 2010 migration: Legacy HP ProLiant DL385 to Dell PowerEdge R510 We examine the benefits of migrating a legacy Exchange 2003 infrastructure to Exchange 2010.
Database servers: Consolidation via virtualization with four-socket servers We used the DVD Store benchmark to determine how many HP ProLiant DL585 G2 servers with four AMD Opteron 8222 SE processors we could consolidate using VMware vSphere 4 onto a Dell PowerEdge R910 server with four Intel Xeon Processor X7560s.
Rack servers: web server price- performance We compare the WebBench price-performance and expansion options of the Dell PowerEdge R310 and the HP ProLiant DL120 G6 server.
Tower servers: web server price- performance We compare the WebBench price-performance and expansion options of the Dell PowerEdge T310 and the HP ProLiant ML110 G6 server.
Servers: Making the 32-bit to 64-bit transition Using the Microsoft tools and Dell servers that help make the transition to 64-bit computing easy, we performed a hands-on migration of three existing servers: an Active Directory domain controller, a server running Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and a server running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Performance: 32-bit to 64-bit transition We used Microsoft virtualization technologies to consolidate three legacy servers, running Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange, to virtual machines on a single Dell PowerEdge R710. We measured the performance of each workload on the 32-bit servers and then performed a physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration of all three to a single 64-bit Dell PowerEdge R710.
Rack servers: Database price-performance We compare the database price-performance and expansion options of the Dell PowerEdge R310 and the HP ProLiant DL120 G6 server.
Tower servers: Database price-performance We compare the database price-performance and expansion options of the Dell PowerEdge T310 and the HP ProLiant ML110 G6 server.
Planning and migrating from HP-UX 11i v3 to the Oracle Solaris 10 OS on the Dell PowerEdge 11g server platform We migrated from an HP-UX platform (on both PA-RISC and Itanium Server) to the Oracle Solaris 10 OS on the Dell PowerEdge 11G Server platform.
Dell 11th Generation PowerEdge servers We conduct a series of tests of these new Dell servers vs. competing HP servers shipping at the time of the tests.
Intel server processors: Performance-per-watt comparison We used the SPEC CINT2006 benchmark to measure the performance of servers based on the following processors: Intel Xeon Processor X5670 and Intel Xeon Processor X5570.
Consolidating legacy Solaris BIND DNS servers onto DELL PowerEdge Solaris servers We analyzed the consolidation potential for customers migrating their older HP ProLiant BL460c G1 or IBM BladeCenter HS21 Solaris and BIND DNS blade servers to the Dell PowerEdge M610.
Migrating from Solaris 9 Enterprise Edition on Sun Fire V440 with Oracle 9i to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 on Dell PowerEdge R900 with Oracle 11g Complete guideand Summary PT has performed hands-on testing and research and drawing on real-world experiences to document best practices and help systems administrators and database administrators simplify operations and take full advantage of new features in RHEL 5.2 and Oracle 11g.
Migrating from Solaris 9 Enterprise Edition on Sun Fire V440 with Oracle 9i to Solaris 10 Enterprise Edition on Dell PowerEdge R900 with Oracle 10g R2 Summarizes and then details the tested and validated approach that PT and Dell recommend for this database migration. Complete guide and Summary.
We evaluated the performance, power consumption, and out-of-box experience of the Dell PowerEdge 2970 and PowerEdge 2970 Energy Smart servers. We compared them with the HP ProLiant DL380 G5 and the IBM System x3650.
SPEC CPU2006 SPECfp_rate performance on Dell, HP, and IBM serversWe tested three servers: Dell PowerEdge 2970 with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron 2222 SE processors, HP ProLiant DL380 G5 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors, and IBM System x3650 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors.
SPEC CPU2006 SPECfp_rate power consumption on Dell, HP, and IBM servers We tested four systems: Dell PowerEdge 2970 with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron 2222 SE processors, Dell PowerEdge 2970 Energy Smart with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron 2212 HE processors, HP ProLiant DL380 G5 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors, and IBM System x3650 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors.
Out-of-box comparison between Dell, HP, and IBM servers We set up three servers: Dell PowerEdge 2970 Server, HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Storage Server, and IBM System x3650. Due to differences in packaging and design, the times for each step of the setup process for the three systems varied considerably.
64-bit Black-Scholes financial workload performance and power consumption on multiprocessor Intel- and AMD-based servers We measured the 64-bit Black-Scholes financial application-based workload performance and power consumption on servers using the following three processors: AMD Opteron processor 8360 SE, Intel Xeon processor X7350, and Intel Xeon processor X7460.
vConsolidate performance on quad-processor Intel processor-based servers We measured performance and power with Intel’s vConsolidate version 2.0 (Profile 2) workload using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on quad-processor servers using the following processors: Intel Xeon processor X7460 and Intel Xeon processor X7350.
SPECjbb2005 performance and power consumption on Sun Solaris 10 multi-processor AMD-based blade servers from Dell, HP, and IBM We tested the following single blades in their respective enclosures: Dell PowerEdge M905, HP ProLiant BL685c G5, and IBM BladeCenter LS42.
SPECjbb performance and power consumption on multi-processor Intel- and AMD-based blade servers We tested the following single blades in their respective enclosures: Dell PowerEdge M905, HP ProLiant BL680c G5, HP ProLiant BL685c G5, and IBM BladeCenter LS42.
Windows Server 2008 SPECjbb2005 performance and power consumption on Dell, HP, and IBM blade serversWe tested three dual-socket blade servers: Dell PowerEdge M600, HP BladeSystem c-Class, and IBM BladeCenter H Type 8852.
Intel Modular Server performance on simultaneous email, Web server, Java, and database workloads We measured the system performance of the Intel Modular Server built on Intel Multi-Flex Technology to compare the performance of each Server Compute Module in two states: with that one Server Compute Module running alone and with all Server Compute Modules running simultaneously.
BIND DNS performance on Dell and Sun servers running Solaris We measured the DNS performance of the following two servers running the Sun Solaris operating system: Dell PowerEdge R900 running BIND 9.3.5-P1 on Solaris 10 and Sun Fire V440 running BIND 8.3.3 on Solaris 9.
End-to-end solution: Benefits of migrating from an IBM POWER5+ processor-based server to an Intel Xeon processor E7-4870 based server Can industry-standard Intel-powered servers deliver better performance while using fewer resources than your current IBM Power5+ processor-powered servers, while saving you money? To answer this question, we ran a custom workload built on a leading Java-based benchmark, testing the end-to-end performance and energy usage of an Intel processor-based server and an IBM processor-based server.
OLTP and Exchange Server performance summary of Intel Xeon Processor E5506, E5520, E5540, and X5550 on the Dell PowerEdge R710 server We used DVD Store and LoadGen to compare the performance of four Intel Xeon processors, each running on the same Dell PowerEdge R710 server.
Exchange Server 2007 workload performance comparison: Intel Xeon Processor E5506-based Dell PowerEdge R710 server vs. Intel Xeon Processor E5520-based Dell PowerEdge R710 server We used the Microsoft Exchange Load Generator test tool to compare the performance of two Intel Xeon processors, each running on the same server.
Exchange Server 2007 workload performance comparison: Intel Xeon Processor E5540-based Dell PowerEdge R710 server vs. Intel Xeon Processor X5550-based Dell PowerEdge R710 server We used the Microsoft Exchange Load Generator test tool to compare the performance of two Intel Xeon processors, each running on the same server.
Server power calculator analysis: Cisco UCS power calculator and HP Power Advisor We looked at server power estimates provided by Cisco and HP power calculators, and compared the calculated peak power usage to the actual power the servers used.
Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server: uncompromised virtual desktop performance
We tested the number of VMware View 5 virtual desktops that a Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server running VMware vSphere 5 could support.
Desktop virtualization with VMware View 5.0 compared to View 4.6 We compared the desktop virtualization performance of VMware View 5.0 and VMware View 4.6 in restricted bandwidth conditions.
TCO: Savings through desktop virtualization with the Cisco/Intel/Citrix VDI solution We analyze the total cost of ownership of this solution and how long it would take a company to get a return on its investment.
Lenovo ThinkServer RD240: Supporting virtual desktops in an education environment We tested the Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 to see how many virtual desktops it could support while providing good performance in an education environment.
VDI performance comparison: Cisco USC solution vs. HP solution We tested the number of virtual desktops a Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server could support compared to an HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Server. Both servers ran Citrix XenDesktop 4 with Citrix XenServer 5.6.
Cisco UCS VDI solution: Scaling without sacrifice We tested a Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server running Citrix XenDesktop 4 with Citrix XenServer 5.6 to see how many virtual desktops it supported and how well its performance scaled with six additional blades
Multimedia redirection: Effect on server capacity for Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktops We used the Login VSI Beta3 benchmark to determine how enabling multimedia redirection (MMR) improved the capacity of a server to host Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktops.
Multimedia redirection: Effect on server capacity for Microsoft RDS virtual desktops We used the Login VSI Beta3 benchmark to determine how enabling multimedia redirection (MMR) improved the capacity of a server to host Microsoft Remote Desktop Services virtual desktops.
Citrix XenDesktop: User experience across different client architectures We used advanced multimedia workloads to compare the user experience of an Intel Core i5 vPro processor-based PC with representative systems from other client classes when running Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktop sessions.
Remote Desktop Services: User experience across different client architectures We used advanced multimedia workloads to compare the user experience of an Intel Core i5 vPro processor-based PC with representative systems from other client classes when running Microsoft Remote Desktop Services virtual desktop sessions.
Using Dell PowerEdge 11G servers to enable Microsoft collaboration tools We have developed three guides that introduce Microsoft Lync 2010, discuss the enhanced collaboration possible when using Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and show you how to deploy in your business environment. Choose the guide that suits your business size: small, medium-sized, or enterprise.
Migrating Oracle Database from Oracle Solaris 10 on the Sun Fire V440 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on the IBM System x3650 M3 We did this migration from start to finish, and we show you how to do it, too.
ERP Performance: Dell PowerEdge R910 vs. HP ProLiant DL385 G6 We compare the performance of a Dell PowerEdge R910 with an HP ProLiant DL385 G6 using an SAP workload.
ERP Performance: Dell PowerEdge R910 vs. HP ProLiant DL585 G6 We compare the performance of a Dell PowerEdge R910 with an HP ProLiant DL585 G6 using an SAP workload.
ERP Performance and TCO: Dell PowerEdge R910 vs. HP ProLiant DL385 G7 We compare the performance of a Dell PowerEdge R910 with an HP ProLiant DL385 G7 using an SAP workload, and compare the TCO of performance-equivalent configurations of the servers.
ERP Performance and TCO: Dell PowerEdge R910 vs. HP ProLiant DL585 G7 We compare the performance of a Dell PowerEdge R910 with an HP ProLiant DL585 G7 using an SAP workload, and compare the TCO of performance-equivalent configurations of the servers.
Servers: Assessing the value of adding more memory We tested to see how adding Kingston memory to a server affected the number of database virtual machines the server could support. Full report. Four-page summary. One-page summary.
Fault tolerant server: Performance scalability and data loss prevention We tested an NEC/Stratus fault tolerant server and storage solution to gauge performance scaling as we added vCPUs to a VM and to see how well an application maintained performance and data integrity even during a potentially catastrophic event
Migrating to Oracle Solaris with Oracle Database 11g on Intel Xeon processorsfrom IBM AIX with DB2 on an IBM Power system We migrated from IBM AIX on an IBM Power system running DB2 to Oracle Solaris 10 OS with Oracle Database 11g on the Oracle Sunfire/Intel Xeon platform.
OLTP performance comparison: Intel Xeon Processor E5506-based Dell PowerEdge R710 server vs. Intel Xeon Processor E5520-based Dell PowerEdge R710 serverWe used DVD Store test tool to compare the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 performance of two Intel Xeon processors, each running on the same server.
OLTP performance comparison: Intel Xeon Processor E5540-based Dell PowerEdge R710 server vs. Intel Xeon Processor X5550-based Dell PowerEdge R710 server We used DVD Store test tool to compare the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 performance of two Intel Xeon processors, each running on the same server.
Dell manual server installation timeWe measured the manual setup time of preparing a server and installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 and several common server applications.
Out-of-box comparison between Dell, HP, and IBM servers We compared the out-of-box experience of the following three servers: Dell PowerEdge 2970 Server, HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Storage Server, and IBM System x3650. Due to differences in packaging and design, the times for each step of the setup process for the three systems varied considerably.
SR-IOV performance advantage: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 We compared the database performance of PostgreSQL instances on a server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 using Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) connections and normal bridged connections to the iSCSI SAN.
Database scaling using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 We compared the database performance of a server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with multiple PostgreSQL database instances using cgroups to that of the same server with a single PostgreSQL database instance.
Hardware-assisted virtualized-I/O messaging analysis on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 We compared the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) performance of the KVM hypervisor platform with Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with the KVM hypervisor using standard bridged networking.
Migrating SAP ERP 6.0 and IBM DB2 LUW version 9.1 from Solaris 10 Enterprise on Sun Fire T2000 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP applications on IBM System x3650 M2 with Intel® Xeon® processors We summarize and detail the tested approach we followed for this migration.
Exchange comparison: Dell PowerEdge R710 vs. HP ProLiant DL380 G6 We tested nearly identical server configurations with internal storage only, running Microsoft Exchange Load Generator (LoadGen) to determine the average throughput of each system in messages per second.
Database comparison: Dell PowerEdge R710 vs. HP ProLiant DL380 G6 We compared the database performance, hardware cost, and power utilization of two servers in similar common enterprise configurations.
SPECjbb2005 performance and price of the Dell PowerEdge R710 and HP ProLiant DL380 G6 We measured real-world price and performance differences of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 server and HP ProLiant DL380 G6 server using SPECjbb®2005.
Tests of servers using Intel’s new X5570 processorIntel commissioned PT to conduct a series of tests of servers with their Xeon processor X5570 vs. servers with other Intel and AMD processors shipping at the time of the tests.
SQL Server consolidation: Replacing eight legacy servers with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server We determine how many HP ProLiant DL380 G4 legacy servers running SQL Server we could replace with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server using VMware vSphere 4.
SQL Server performance comparison: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server vs. HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade We compare the SQL Server 2008 performance of the following blade servers using VMware vSphere 4: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server and HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade.
SQL Server performance comparison: Cisco UCS B250 M1 Extended Memory Blade Server vs. HP ProLiant BL495c G6 Server Blade and HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade We compare the SQL Server 2008 performance of the following blade servers using VMware vSphere 4: Cisco UCS B250 M1 Extended Memory Blade Server, HP ProLiant BL495c G6 Server Blade, and HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Blade.
Exchange performance comparison: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server vs. HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade We compare the Microsoft Exchange performance of the following two blade servers using VMware vSphere 4: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server and HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blade.
Exchange consolidation: Replacing eight legacy servers with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server We determine how many HP ProLiant DL380 G4 legacy servers running Microsoft Exchange we could replace with one Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server using VMware vSphere™ 4 (vSphere).
Real-world server consolidation: 35 HP ProLiant DL385 servers onto 5 Dell PowerEdge M610 blade servers with VMware vSphere We consolidated 35 4-year-old HP ProLiant DL385 server and storage solutions onto 5 Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610 blade server and storage solutions.
Real-world server consolidation: 35 HP ProLiant DL385 servers onto 5 Dell PowerEdge M610 blade servers running Hyper-V We consolidated 35 4-year-old HP ProLiant DL385 server and storage solutions onto 5 Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610 blade server and storage solutions.
Initial investment payback analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 solution
We estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using VMware ESX. Full report and summary.
Initial investment payback analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution We estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old HP ProLiant DL385 server and storage solutions onto a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 server and storage solution using VMware ESX. Full report and summary.
Dell PowerEdge R710 solution vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solutionWe estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old HP ProLiant DL385 server and storage solutions onto a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 server and storage solution. Full report and summary.
Dell PowerEdge R710 solution vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 solution We estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution. Full report and summary.
Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with Hyper-V vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution We estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old HP ProLiant DL385 server and storage solutions onto a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™ technology (Hyper-V). Full report and summary.
Initial investment payback analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with Hyper-V vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 solution We estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™ technology (Hyper-V). Full report and summary.
M610 vs. HP BL460c: Full enclosure SPECpower_ssj2008 testing We used the SPECpower_ssj2008 test tool to compare the performance per watt per dollar of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610 blade server solution and the HP ProLiant BL460c G6 server solution.
vConsolidate performance and power on Intel- and AMD-based servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 We measured power and performance with Intel’s vConsolidate version 2.0 (Profile 3) workload on quad-processor servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 using the following processors: AMD Opteron processor 8360 S, Intel Xeon processor X7350, and Intel Xeon processor X7460
SPEC CPU2006 SPECint_rate performance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Intel-based serversWe tested two configurations: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 running native on an Intel Xeon® X7460-based (2.66 GHz) server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 running as a guest on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 on the same server.
SPEC CPU2006 SPECfp_rate performance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Intel-based serversWe tested two configurations: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 running native on an Intel Xeon® X7460-based (2.66 GHz) server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 running as a guest on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 on the same server.
SPECjbb2005 performance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Intel-based servers We tested two configurations: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 running native on an Intel Xeon® X7460-based (2.66 GHz) server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 running as a guest on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 on the same server.
Video: Dell PowerEdge R815 servers with the AMD Opteron 6200 Series processors: Data protection with full disk encryption This video discusses the advantages of full disk encryption and the database performance and processor utilization of the Dell-AMD solution while running FDE using AES-NI.
Server performance with full disk encryption: The Dell-AMD advantage We tested the AMD Opteron processor Model 6276-powered Dell PowerEdge R815 server to measure the impact of full disk encryption using AES-NI on both database performance and processor utilization.
UCS Blades Deploy 47% Faster with 67% Fewer Steps vs. HP We compared blade server deployment in one- and two-blade scenarios using Cisco blades with the Cisco UCS automated Service Profile to that using HP blades with the HP manual Virtual Connect Manager.
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Servers: Virtualized database consolidation on a Dell PowerEdge R910 server using Hyper-V In this guide, we show how consolidating multiple older server-storage solutions onto a single Dell PowerEdge R910 server with a Dell PowerVault MD3220 storage array lets enterprises lower costs while improving overall application performance. We also demonstrate the ease of the transition and walk you through all stages of the consolidation process.
Intel Xeon processor-based servers and VMware vSphere 5.0: One server, 4 business-critical database applications Can industry-standard Intel-architecture servers deliver the necessary performance to consolidate your large business-critical database applications via virtualization? To answer this question, we ran four 200GB database applications, each in its own virtual machine created using VMware vSphere 5.0, simultaneously on a four-socket Intel Xeon processor E7-4870-based server.
Intel Xeon processor-based servers and VMware vSphere 5.0: One server, 12 business-critical database applications Can industry-standard Intel-architecture servers deliver the necessary performance to consolidate your business-critical database applications via virtualization? To answer this question, we ran 12 80GB database applications, each in its own virtual machine created using VMware vSphere 5.0, simultaneously on a four-socket Intel Xeon processor E7-4870-based server.
IBM System x server with MAX5: High virtualization density with confidence We tested the performance and reliability of a cluster of two IBM System x3690 X5 servers with high-end Intel Xeon processors and MAX5 memory expansion running large numbers of virtualized applications.
Intel Xeon Processor E7 based servers and VMware vSphere: Isolating the effects of RAM errors on virtualized business-critical applicationsWe loaded a server with 12 virtual machines (VMs). We then injected a memory error that affected one of the VMs and observed what happened to the underlying hypervisor and the remaining VMs.
TCO comparison: Dell PowerEdge R815 vs. two HP ProLiant DL380 G7sWe compare the three-year total cost of ownership and virtualized database performance results of the Dell PowerEdge R815 server with two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers.
Virtualized database performance comparison: Dell PowerEdge R815 vs. two HP ProLiant DL380 G7s We compared the virtualized database performance, price-performance, and power usage of the Dell PowerEdge R815 server and two HP ProLiant DL380 G7 servers.
Virtualized database performance comparison: Dell PowerEdge R815 vs. IBM System x3850 X5 We compared the virtualized database performance, price-performance, and power usage of the Dell PowerEdge R815 server and the IBM System x3850 X5 server.
TCO comparison: Dell PowerEdge R815 vs. IBM System x3850 X5 We compare the three-year total cost of ownership and virtualized database performance results of the Dell PowerEdge R815 server with the IBM System x3850 X5 server.
Virtualized database comparison: Dell PowerEdge R710 vs. HP ProLiant DL380 G6 We compared the database performance and hardware cost of two servers in similar common enterprise configurations running eight virtual machines.
Virtualized Exchange comparison: Dell PowerEdge R710 vs. HP ProLiant DL380 G6 We used LoadGen to compare the virtualized Microsoft Exchange performance two servers in similar common enterprise configurations.
Migrating legacy physical servers to Hyper-V virtual machines on Dell PowerEdge M610 blade servers featuring the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 seriesSummarizes and then details the tested and validated approach that PT recommends for this migration.
Migrating legacy physical servers to VMware vSphere virtual machines on Dell PowerEdge M610 blade servers featuring the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 seriesSummarizes and then details the tested and validated approach that PT recommends for this migration.
Virtualized Exchange workload performance comparison of end-to-end solutions with iSCSI storage connections: Dell PowerEdge R900 with Dell EqualLogic PS5000 vs. HP Proliant DL585 with HP StorageWorks EVA 4400 Each server ran multiple Exchange 2007 workloads, one per virtual machine (VM). Each VM’s workload used the Microsoft Exchange Load Generator. By combining multiple virtual machines with a disk-intensive workload, the test placed a heavy load on both the server and the storage. Thus, it measured the performance of the overall solution--server and storage.
Virtualized Exchange workload performance comparison of end-to-end solutions with iSCSI storage connections: Dell PowerEdge R905 with Dell EqualLogic PS5000 vs. HP ProLiant DL580 with HP StorageWorks EVA 4400We tested the following server-and-storage solutions: Dell PowerEdge R905 server with Dell EqualLogic PS5000 storage array and HP ProLiant DL580 server with HP StorageWorks EVA 4400 storage array.
vConsolidate performance and power on IBM and HP quad-core multiprocessor Intel processor-based servers (full report and one-page summary) We measured power and performance with Intel’s vConsolidate OEM version 1 workload using VMware ESX Server 3.5 on three servers: the four-way HP ProLiant DL580 G5, the four-way IBM System x3850 M2, and the eight-way IBM System x3950 M2.
vConsolidate performance on IBM and HP quad-core multiprocessor Intel processor-based servers (full report and one-page summary) We measured power and performance with Intel’s vConsolidate OEM version 1 workload using VMware ESX Server 3.5 on two servers: HP ProLiant DL580 G5 and IBM System x3850 M2.
vConsolidate performance onMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 using dual-processor Intel-based servers We measured the Hyper-V virtualization performance improvement of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 over that of SP2, and of the Intel Xeon processor X5570 over that of the E5450.
Database servers: Consolidation via virtualization We used the DVD Store benchmark to determine how many legacy servers (with the AMD Opteron 8222 SE Processor and the Intel Xeon Processor 7140M) we could consolidate using Microsoft Hyper-V on one server with the Intel Xeon Processor X7560.
Intel Xeon processor for expandable servers: Database server performance comparison We used the DVD Store benchmark to measure the performance of servers based on the Intel Xeon Processor X7560 and Intel Xeon Processor X7460.
Drive performance comparison: Dell PowerEdge R710 vs. HP ProLiant DL380 G7 We used the Iometer benchmark to compare the performance of the Dell PowerEdge R710 with the PERC H700 controller with that of the HP ProLiant DL380 G7 with the HP Smart Array P410i controller.
Drive performance comparison: Dell PowerEdge R710 drive options We used the Iometer benchmark to compare the performance of three different internal storage solutions for the Dell PowerEdge R710 with the PERC H700 controller.
Servers: database consolidation on Dell PowerEdge R810 servers We determined how many AMD Opteron 254 processor-based HP ProLiant DL385 legacy servers running SQL Server we could replace with one Intel Xeon Processor L7555-based Dell PowerEdge R810 server running SQL Server.
TCO comparison: Four-processor Dell and Sun servers We compare the total cost of ownership and performance results of the Dell PowerEdge R910 server with the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server.
Dell vs. Sun servers: R910 Java performance comparison SPECjbb2005 We compare the Dell PowerEdge R910 server with the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server.
Dell vs. Sun servers: R910 performance comparison SPECint_rate_base2006 We compare the Dell PowerEdge R910 server with the Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 and T5440 servers.
Dell vs. Sun servers: R910 performance comparison SPECfp_rate_base2006 We compare the Dell PowerEdge R910 server with the Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 and T5440 servers.
Dell vs. Sun servers: R910 & R810 Java performance comparison SPECjbb2005 We compare the Dell PowerEdge R910 and R810 servers with the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server.
Dell vs. Sun servers: R910 & R810 performance comparison SPECint_rate_base2006 We compare the Dell PowerEdge R910 and R810 servers with the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and T5240 servers.
Dell vs. Sun servers: R910 & R810 performance comparison SPECfp_rate_base2006 We compare the Dell PowerEdge R910 and R810 servers with the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and T5240 servers.
TCO comparison: Two-processor Dell and Sun servers We compare the total cost of ownership and performance results of the Dell PowerEdge R810 server with the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server.
VIDEO: Planning the move from SPARC Solaris to Dell PowerEdge R910 or R810 with Intel Xeon processors and Red Hat Enterprise Linux This video guide discusses key topics that any migration plan should address. (available in Flash Video and Windows Media Video formats)
Planning to migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 on Dell PowerEdge R910 with Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition from Solaris 10 Enterprise on a SPARC-based server with Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition This guide discusses key topics that any migration plan should address.
VIDEO: Making the move from SPARC Solaris to Dell PowerEdge R910 or R810 with Intel Xeon processors and Red Hat Enterprise Linux This video guide highlights key steps that will help make the migration process go smoothly. (available in Flash video and Windows Media Video formats)
Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 on Dell PowerEdge R910 with Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition from Solaris 10 Enterprise on a SPARC-based server with Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition This guide highlights key steps that will help make the migration process go smoothly.
SQL Server performance comparison: Server consolidation with virtualization on Cisco UCS B200 and B250 platforms for M1 and M2 generations We compared SQL Server performance on the Cisco UCS B200 and B250 M1- and M2-generation platforms with the Intel Xeon Processor X5680 and X5570.
Cisco blade solution vs. HP blade solution: Full enclosure power testing We compared the power per blade and performance per watt of 8 Cisco UCS B-200 M1 blade servers in a Cisco chassis to that of 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G6 servers in an HP enclosure.
System administration tasks: Comparison of Dell Lifecycle Controller 1.4 and HP Smart Update We compare system administration tasks, including disk controller replacement and reporting functions, available with Dell Lifecycle Controller 1.4 and HP Smart Update.
Comparison of operating system deployment preparation with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration vs. HP PXE deployment processes We compared two approaches to OS deployment workflows using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, focusing on the time each solution takes and its simplicity of use.
Comparison of system administration tasks: Dell Unified Server Configurator version 1.3 vs. HP SmartStart version 8.30 x64 We compare eight system management operations on the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 and HP ProLiant DL380 G6.
Time comparison for OS deployment: Dell Unified Server Configurator version 1.1 vs. HP SmartStart version 8.25 x 64 We compared the operating system deployment times of the following system management applications: Dell™ Unified Server Configurator version 1.1 and HP SmartStart version 8.25 x64.
Using the Dell Management Console and additional Symantec solutions to manage servers in Dell-only and heterogemeous environments We examine the capabilities of the Dell™ Management Console version 1.0 and the expanded capabilities of the Dell Management Console in combination with the Altiris™ Management Suite version 7 in a Dell™ PowerEdge™ environment and in a multi-vendor environment.
Database server performance using full disk encryption We used a custom database workload to compare the performance and performance per watt of the latest Intel Xeon processor E7-4870-based server against that of an older Intel Xeon processor-based legacy server, with each server running full disk encryption.
SPECfp_rate performance on Dell, HP, and IBM servers We tested three servers: Dell PowerEdge 2970 with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron 2222 SE processors, HP ProLiant DL380 G5 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors, and IBM System x3650 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors.
SPEC CPU2006 SPECfp_rate power consumption on Dell, HP, and IBM servers We tested four systems: Dell PowerEdge 2970 with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron 2222 SE processors, Dell PowerEdge 2970 Energy Smart with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron 2212 HE processors, HP ProLiant DL380 G5 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors, and IBM System x3650 with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5160 processors.
SPEC CPU2006 SPECfp_rate_base performance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 and 3 AS Intel-based servers We tested three servers: a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 server on a Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7140M-based (3.4 GHz) server, a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 guest on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 server on a Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor X7350-based (2.93 GHz) server, and a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 server on a Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor X7350-based (2.93 GHz) server.
SPEC CPU2006 SPECint_rate_base performance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 and 3 AS Intel-based servers We tested three servers: a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 server on a Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7140M-based (3.4 GHz) server, a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 guest on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 server on a Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E7340-based (2.93 GHz) server, and a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 server on a Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E7340-based (2.93 GHz) server.
Linpack performance on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 and 3 AS Intel-based servers We tested three servers: a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 server on a Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7140M-based (3.4 GHz) server, a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 guest on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 server on a Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E7340-based (2.93 GHz) server, and a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 server on a Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E7340-based (2.93 GHz) server.