Table Of Contents - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Manual

Preface.......................................................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Appendix A
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave | Server Sizing Guide
Document Organization..................................................................................................................... 5
Note, Caution, and Warning Icons .................................................................................................. 5
Contacting Support ............................................................................................................................ 6
Selecting Your Hardware Components............................................................................7
CPU, Memory, and Storage Matrix.................................................................................................. 7
Choosing Your CPU ............................................................................................................................ 8
Choosing Your Memory ..................................................................................................................... 9
Choosing Your RAID Controller ........................................................................................................ 9
RAID Configuration Information............................................................................................... 9
200 Devices and Below ..................................................................................................... 9
500 Devices ......................................................................................................................... 9
1,000 Devices ...................................................................................................................... 9
1,750 Devices ...................................................................................................................... 9
2,500 Devices ...................................................................................................................... 9
5,000 Devices - Non-SSD Drives...................................................................................... 9
5,000 Devices - SSD Drives............................................................................................. 10
Choosing Your Hard Drives............................................................................................................. 10
SSDs vs 15K SAS ...................................................................................................................... 10
Configuring Your Hardware .............................................................................................11
CPU Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 11
Disk Partitioning................................................................................................................................ 11
Filesystem Configuration................................................................................................................. 11
Virtualization and Scalability ...........................................................................................13
Virtualization...................................................................................................................................... 13
Scalability Assumptions .................................................................................................................. 13
Sizing a Master Console And Failover ...........................................................................15
Master Console................................................................................................................................. 15
Failover Server.................................................................................................................................. 15
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