Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010: Source deduplication advantages in a mail server scenario We measured the source deduplication capabilities of the Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 when backing up a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 mail server.
Symantec Backup Exec 2010: Source deduplication advantages in database server, file server, and mail server scenarios We measured the source deduplication capabilities of Symantec Backup Exec 2010 when backing up a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database server, a Microsoft Windows-based file server, and a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 mail server.
Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010: Source deduplication advantages in database server, file server, and mail server scenarios We measured the source deduplication capabilities of the Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 when backing up a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database server, a Microsoft Windows-based file server, and a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 mail server.
Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010: Source deduplication advantages in a file server scenario We measured the source deduplication capabilities of the Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 when backing up a Microsoft Windows-based file server solution.
Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010: Source deduplication advantages in database and file server scenarios We measured the source deduplication capabilities of the Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 when backing up a SQL Server database and a Microsoft Windows-based file server solution.
Dell PowerVault DL2100 and Dell EqualLogic PS Series remote office/branch office data replication with Blue Coat ProxySG WAN Optimization We used the Blue Coat WAN Optimization solution to increase the efficiency of remote data replication and backups across a WAN when using the Dell PowerVault DL2100 and the Dell EqualLogic SAN.
Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010: Source deduplication advantages in a database scenario We measured the source deduplication capabilities of the Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 when backing up a SQL Server database. Summary and Full Report
Cost savings of disk-based backup using the Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 vs. tape-based backup We discuss how this solution lets IT administrators leverage powerful new deduplication features, shorten recovery times, and realize immediate cost savings.
Dell PowerVault DL2100 with CommVault Simpana 8.0 remote office/branch office data replication and deduplication analysis We tested remote office/branch office data protection schemes using the Dell PowerVault DL2100 powered by the CommVault backup appliance.
SAS storage arrays: Email performance We used the Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress tool to compare the performance of the Dell PowerVault MD3220 serial-attached SCSI storage array and the older Dell PowerVault MD3000 array while supporting a heavy Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 workload.
Dell 6Gbps vs. HP 6Gbps RAID controller performance comparisonWe compared the performance of the 6Gbps Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H800 and H700 against the 6Gbps HP Smart Array Controller P411 and P410i using both external drive arrays and internal hard disk drives.
Dell 6Gbps vs. 3Gbps RAID controller performance comparisonWe compared the performance of the 6Gbps Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H800 and H700 against the 3Gbps Dell PERC 6/E and 6/i using internal hard disk drives, internal solid state drives, and Dell PowerVault MD1120 and MD1220 external drive arrays.
File server performance comparison of three Dell PowerVault NX3000 configurations using Microsoft’s File Server Capacity Tool We compared the performance and the maximum number of supported users of three Dell PowerVault NX3000 unified network storage solution configurations providing file services.
Performance and power comparison of 12 3.5-inch desktop-class hard disk drives We tested four groups of hard disk drives: 500GB drives, 1TB green or low-power drives, 2TB green or low-power drives, and 2TB high-performance drives.
iSCSI storage arrays: Email, database, and file service mixed performance We used the Iometer benchmarking tool to compare the performance of the Dell PowerVault MD3220i iSCSI SAN array and the older Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN array on a mixed workload.
iSCSI storage arrays: Email and database performance We used the Iometer benchmarking tool to compare the performance of the Dell PowerVault MD3220i iSCSI SAN array and the older Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN array running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft SQL Server Decision Support Systems (DSS) workloads.
Dell PowerVault MD3000i high-availability testing on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V We tested whether the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i iSCSI storage array in a high-availability configuration could support small (200-user) and medium (500-user) organizations running virtualized workloads while in both an optimized and degraded system state.
Dell EqualLogic PS4000XV performance with varying user counts running a combined database, email, and file server workload We determined how many users a Dell EqualLogic PS4000XV storage array can support for small- and medium-business activity involving multiple simultaneous common workloads.
iSCSI 10Gb Software Initiator performance analysisWe compare the CPU usage and throughput results of two sets of 10Gb iSCSI initiators in large and small block tests: those of a 10Gb Broadcom HBA vs. those of a 10Gb Intel Software Initiator with I/OAT enabled, and those of a 10Gb Broadcom iSCSI HBA vs. those of a 4Gb QLogic FC HBA.
iSCSI 1Gb Software Initiator performance analysis We compare the CPU usage and throughput results of software-based iSCSI initiators, TCP offload engines (TOE), and hardware-based adapters in large and small block tests on the 1Gb Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE network card.
OLTP performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array We compared performance for online transaction processing (OLTP) of two entry-level storage area network (SAN) solutions. We tested both solutions with iSCSI.
Exchange 2007 performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i SAN Array with Dell PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosure to HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array with an HP StorageWorks 2000sa Modular Smart Array expansion enclosure.We compared the Exchange 2007 performance of two entry-level storage area network solutions. We tested the both products using iSCSI interconnects.
Exchange 2007 performance test comparing Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN with two PS5000XV arrays to HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array with two shelves. We compared the Exchange 2007 performance of two mid-range storage area network solutions. We tested the Dell EqualLogic SAN with iSCSI and the HP StorageWorks 4400 using Fibre Channel.
We conducted a series of studies comparing two types of drives:
OLTP performance comparison: Solid-state drives vs. hard disk drives To compare performance and power for online transaction processing (OLTP), we focused on a single scenario: a user needing additional server performance and wanting to know whether six SSDs installed in server drive slots would provide better performance and lower power consumption than a full external 24-disk enclosure of HDDs.
Windows Media Load Simulator performance comparison: Solid-state drives vs. hard disk drives To compare the performance and power when streaming Windows Media, we used the Windows Media Load Simulator, which tests a server’s ability to accommodate a large number of streaming connections from Microsoft’s Windows Media Server.
Photoshop CS4 performance comparison: Solid-state drives vs. hard disk drives To compare performance on visualization tasks, we used a custom test that included four tasks in Adobe Photoshop CS4: opening the Photoshop application, opening an image, rotating the image, and saving the modified image as a PSD file. We ran these tests in both single- and multi-tasking configurations.
Exchange performance comparison: Solid-state drives vs. hard disk drives To compare the performance and power for Microsoft Exchange 2007 storage, we used the Primary Storage performance tests from the Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) test framework. These tests employ the Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress tool.
