About This Guide; Document Organization; Note, Caution, And Warning Icons - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

This preface provides an overview of this guide and contact information for Dell, and includes the following
sections:
"Document Organization" on page 3
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"Note, Caution, and Warning Icons" on page 3
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"Contacting Support" on page 4
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Document Organization

This document provides guidelines for purchasing new hardware which hosts the Dell PowerConnect W
AirWave Wireless Management System (AWMS).
Table 1 Chapter Organization and Purposes
Chapter
Chapter 1, "Sizing Overview" on
page 5
Chapter 2, "CPU, BIOS, Operating
Systems, and Storage" on page 7
Chapter 3, "Virtualization and
Scalability" on page 11
Appendix A, "Miscellaneous Sizing
Information" on page 15

Note, Caution, and Warning Icons

This document uses the following icons to emphasize advisories for certain actions, configurations, or concepts:
NOTE: Indicates helpful suggestions, pertinent information, and important things to remember.
CAUTION: Indicates a risk of damage to your hardware or loss of data.
WARNING: Indicates a risk of personal injury or death.
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Sizing Guide

About this Guide

Description
Provides an overview of the sizing information.
Details information about the CPU, BIOS, Operating systems, and storage systems of
AWMS.
Discusses virtual machines and scaling of AWMS.
Includes specifications on AMD Hardware.
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