Appendix B - Test Storage Information - Dell POWEREDGE DL385 User Manual

Appendix B – Test storage information
Figure 9 presents detailed information for the test storage we used in this report.
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General dimension information
Height (inches)
Width (inches)
Depth (inches)
U size in server rack
Power supplies
Total number
Wattage of each
Cooling fans
Total number
Dimensions (H x W) of each
Voltage (V)
Amps (A)
Hard disk
Vendor and model number
Number of disks in system
Size (GB)
Buffer Size (MB)
RPM
Type
Storage connectivity (Fibre Channel,
SAS, SATA, iSCSI, SCSI)
Firmware revision
Storage cache (GB)
Number of storage controllers
Number of storage ports
Maximum Network bandwidth of
storage connectivity to host
Switch type/model/firmware revision
Figure 9: Detailed system configuration information for the test storage.
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Dell EqualLogic PS6000XV
5.25
19.0
21.5
3
2
450
4
4" x 4"
12
1.8
Seagate ST3450856SS
16
450
16
15,000
SAS
iSCSI
v4.1.1
1
2 (1 active)
4 per controller
1 Gb x 4
Dell PowerConnect 6248
v2.2.0.3
HP StorageWorks MSA30
5.20
19.0
20.5
3
2
499
2
4" X 4"
12.5
2
HP BD1468856B, BD14686225,
BD146863B3
12 x BD1468856B, 1 x
BD14686225, 1 x BD146863B3
146
8
10,000
SCSI U320
SCSI U320
Model/ N/A
N/A
1
1
N/A
N/A
25