Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave 8.0 Sizing Guide

Dell Networking

W-AirWave 8.0

Server Sizing Guide

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Contents

Identifying Hardware Requirements 5

Tested Hardware Platforms 5
Testing Environment Parameters 5

Test Values 6

Conditions that Impact Hardware Sizing 7
Choosing Your RAID Controller 9

RAID Configuration Information 9

Choosing Your Hard Drives 9

SSDs vs 15K SAS 9

Configuring Your Hardware 10

CPU Configuration 10
Disk Partitioning 10
Filesystem Configuration 10

Virtualization 11

Virtualization 11

Sizing a Master Console and Failover Server 12

Master Console 12
Failover Server 12
Contacting Dell 13

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