We have produced the following currently publicly available reports for Dell Inc.
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 (Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor 8354 [2.20 GHz, 75W]), HP ProLiant BL680c G5 (Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E7310 [1.60 GHz, 80W]), HP ProLiant BL685c G5 (Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor 8354 [2.20 GHz, 75W]), and IBM BladeCenter LS42 (Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor 8356 [2.30 GHz, 75W]).
Oracle database performance on Sun and Dell servers running Solaris We measured the Oracle database performance of the following two servers running Solaris: Dell PowerEdge R900 running Oracle 10g R2 Enterprise Edition on Solaris 10 and Sun Fire V440 running Oracle 9i Enterprise Edition on Solaris 9. We compared a typical existing installation with a typical new purchase configuration, to analyze the experience of staying with Solaris and Oracle but migrating from RISC to x86.
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.
Dell ImageDirect time savings evaluation (complete report and summary) We evaluated the savings an IT organization might realize by using Dell’s Online ImageDirect image creation process instead of traditional imaging tools. We measured the time savings on three different system configurations: Dell Latitude D630 notebook, Dell OptiPlex 755 desktop, and Dell Precision M2300 notebook.
Total cost of ownership (TCO) of Dell, HP, and IBM blade solutions This white paper compares the TCO of the following blade solutions at acquisition and at 1, 3, and 5 years: Dell PowerEdge M1000e, HP BladeSystem c-Class, and IBM BladeCenter H Type 8852. TCO includes hardware, support, management software, IO virtualization, power, cooling, network ports, and data center space.
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 guide and 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.
Performance comparison of five notebook systems in their out-of-box configurations We evaluated five notebook systems—the Acer TravelMate 4720, Dell Latitude D630, Dell Latitude E6400, HP Compaq HP 6910p, and Lenovo ThinkPad T61—on their wireless connectivity options, download and upload performance, and hardware upgrade times.
PT is working with Dell to create a series of Deployment Guides outlining our recommended approach for implementing a tested and validated solution for SQL Server in a variety of environments. PT is performing 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 the software’s features.
Migrating SQL Server 2000 Databases to SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise on Dell PowerEdge R900
Deployment Guide: SQL Server 2005 x64 on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 on Dell PowerEdge 2970
Deployment Guide: SQL Server 2008 x64 on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 on Dell PowerEdge 2950Consolidating SQL Server databases from Dell PowerEdge 2650 servers to a Dell PowerEdge 2950 server
Consolidating SQL Server databases from Dell PowerEdge 2650 servers to a Dell PowerEdge R805 server
Consolidating SQL Server databases from Dell PowerEdge 6650 servers to a Dell PowerEdge R900 server
Consolidating SQL Server databases from HP ProLiant DL585 with MSA30 arrays to a Dell PowerEdge R905 server with PowerVault MD1000Consolidating SQL Server databases from Dell PowerEdge 6650 servers to a Dell PowerEdge R905 server
Windows Server 2008 SPECjbb2005 performance and power consumption on Dell, HP, and IBM blade servers We tested the following dual-socket blade servers: Dell PowerEdge M600, HP BladeSystem c-Class, and IBM BladeCenter H Type 8852.
We evaluated the performance, power consumption, and out-of-box setup experience of the following dual-socket blade servers: Dell PowerEdge M600 Blade System, HP BladeSystem c-Class, and IBM BladeCenter H Type 8852.
Out-of-box comparison between Dell, HP, and IBM blade servers We set up three dual-socket blade servers: Dell PowerEdge M600 Blade System, HP BladeSystem c-Class, and IBM BladeCenter H Type 8852.
SPECjbb2005 performance and power consumption on Dell, HP, and IBM blade servers We tested three dual-socket blade servers: Dell PowerEdge M600 Blade System, HP BladeSystem c-Class, and IBM BladeCenter H Type 8852.
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.
SPECfp_rate performance on Dell, HP, and IBM servers We measured the SPEC CPU2006 SPECfp_rate2006 performance of the following 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 systems varied considerably.
Performance/watt of three dual-core processors servers Using SPECjbb2005, we measure performance and power consumption of three Intel Woodcrest processor-based servers on three different platforms.
Out-of-box comparison between Dell and HP blade servers We compared the out-of-box experience of a Dell PowerEdge 1955 Blade System with that of an HP BladeSystem c-Class. We received each chassis and set of blades in the manufacturer's original packaging. We then compared the amount of time it took us to set up each system. Due to differences in packaging and design, there was a considerable difference in setup times for the two systems.
SPECjbb2005 performance and power consumption on Dell and HP blade servers We tested two dual-processor blade servers: Dell PowerEdge 1955 Blade System and HP BladeSystem c-Class.
Performance/watt of three dual-core processors servers We tested three Intel Woodcrest processor-based servers on three different platforms.
