Table Of Contents - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Appendix A
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.5 | Server Sizing Guide
Document Organization..................................................................................................................... 1
Notice Icons ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Contacting Support ............................................................................................................................ 2
Selecting Your Hardware Components ........................................................................... 3
CPU, Memory, and Storage Matrix.................................................................................................. 3
Choosing Your CPU ............................................................................................................................ 4
Choosing Your Memory ..................................................................................................................... 4
Choosing Your RAID Controller ........................................................................................................ 5
RAID Configuration Information............................................................................................... 5
200 Devices and Below ..................................................................................................... 5
500 Devices ......................................................................................................................... 5
1,000 Devices ...................................................................................................................... 5
1,750 Devices ...................................................................................................................... 5
2,500 Devices ...................................................................................................................... 5
5,000 Devices - Non-SSD Drives...................................................................................... 5
5,000 Devices - SSD Drives............................................................................................... 6
Choosing Your Hard Drives............................................................................................................... 6
SSDs vs 15K SAS ........................................................................................................................ 6
Configuring Your Hardware ............................................................................................... 7
CPU Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 7
Disk Partitioning.................................................................................................................................. 7
Filesystem Configuration................................................................................................................... 7
Virtualization and Scalability ............................................................................................. 9
Virtualization........................................................................................................................................ 9
Scalability Assumptions .................................................................................................................... 9
Sizing a Master Console and Failover Server .............................................................. 11
Master Console................................................................................................................................. 11
Failover Server.................................................................................................................................. 11
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