Table Of Contents - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

About this Guide .......................................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Appendix A
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | VisualRF User Guide
Document Organization..................................................................................................................... 3
Note, Caution, and Warning Icons .................................................................................................. 3
Contacting Support ........................................................................................................................... 4
Sizing Overview....................................................................................................................5
CPU and Memory Matrix................................................................................................................... 5
Storage Matrix .................................................................................................................................... 6
CPU, BIOS, Operating Systems, and Storage .................................................................7
CPU and BIOS ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Intel Nehalem and Westmere Architecture Information..................................................... 7
AMD Information ........................................................................................................................ 7
Operating System ............................................................................................................................... 7
Storage................................................................................................................................................. 8
RAID Configuration Information............................................................................................... 8
200 Devices and Below ..................................................................................................... 8
500 - 1,000 Devices............................................................................................................. 8
1,000 - 2,500 Devices.......................................................................................................... 8
2,500 - 5,000 Devices Non-SSD Drives............................................................................ 8
2,500 - 5,000 Devices SSD Drives..................................................................................... 8
Disk Partitioning.......................................................................................................................... 9
Storage System Tuning ............................................................................................................. 9
Virtualization and Scalability ...........................................................................................11
Virtualization...................................................................................................................................... 11
Scalability Assumptions .................................................................................................................. 12
Miscellaneous Sizing Information ..................................................................................15
AMD Hardware................................................................................................................................. 15
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