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A Principled Technologies test report 10
The datacenter in a box performance test: Comparing Dell and HP
blade solutions
IN CONCLUSION
Throughout our testing, the Dell datacenter in a box solution based on Dell EqualLogic
PS-M4110 Blade Arrays had the advantage over the HP solution based on HP StorageWorks
D2200sb storage blades. Not only did the Dell solution deliver 40.2 percent better performance,
it required 55.6 percent fewer major steps to set up, supported 42.7 percent more users per
watt, and took one-fifth of the time to configure. Choosing such a complete datacenter in a box
solution can simplify infrastructure setup and configuration, boost performance, and save your
organization in data center costs over the life of the hardware.
Figure 11. The Dell solution had greater
usable capacity than the HP solution.
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Dell solution
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