Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave 7.2 Sizing Guide
Dell PowerConnect W
AirWave 7.2
Sizing Guide
Copyright
© 2011 Dell PowerConnect W Networks, Inc. Dell PowerConnect W Networks trademarks include , Dell PowerConnect
W Networks®, Dell PowerConnect W Wireless Networks®, the registered Dell PowerConnect W the Mobile Edge Company logo, Dell
PowerConnect W Mobility Management System®, Mobile Edge Architecture®, People Move. Networks Must Follow®, RFProtect®, Green
Island®. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Dell™, the Dell™ logo, and PowerConnect™ are
trademarks of Dell Inc.
Open Source Code
Certain Dell PowerConnect W products include Open Source software code developed by third parties, including software code subject to the
GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), or other Open Source Licenses. The Open Source code used
can be found at this site:
www.arubanetworks.com/open_source
Legal Notice
The use of Dell PowerConnect W Networks, Inc. switching platforms and software, by all individuals or corporations, to terminate other vendors’
VPN client devices constitutes complete acceptance of liability by that individual or corporation for this action and indemnifies, in full, Dell
PowerConnect W Networks, Inc. from any and all legal actions that might be taken against it with respect to infringement of copyright on behalf
of those vendors.
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Sizing Guide 0510830-01 | April 2011
Contents
About this Guide .......................................................................................................................................................3
Document Organization..................................................................................................................... 3
Note, Caution, and Warning Icons ..................................................................................................3
Contacting Support ...........................................................................................................................4
Chapter 1 Sizing Overview....................................................................................................................5
CPU and Memory Matrix...................................................................................................................5
Storage Matrix .................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 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
Chapter 3 Virtualization and Scalability ...........................................................................................11
Virtualization...................................................................................................................................... 11
Scalability Assumptions .................................................................................................................. 12
Appendix A Miscellaneous Sizing Information ..................................................................................15
AMD Hardware.................................................................................................................................15
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | VisualRF User Guide | 1
2 | Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | VisualRF User Guide
About this Guide
This preface provides an overview of this guide and contact information for Dell, and includes the following
sections:
“Document Organization” on page3
“Note, Caution, and Warning Icons” on page3
“Contacting Support” on page4
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 Description
Chapter 1, “Sizing Overview” on
page5
Chapter 2, “CPU, BIOS, Operating
Systems, and Storage” on page7
Chapter 3, “Virtualization and
Scalability” on page11
Appendix A, “Miscellaneous Sizing
Information” on page15
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.
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 | 3
Contacting Support
Table 2 Website contact
Web Site
Main Website dell.com
Support Website support.dell.com
Documentation Website support.dell.com/manuals
4 | About this Guide Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Sizing Guide
Loading...