Specifications

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The datacenter in a box performance test: Comparing Dell and HP
blade solutions
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 solution
HP D2200sb + VSA solution
unconfigured, and click Yes to configure the RAID.
4. At the General Settings screen, leave the default
name and storage pool assignment, and click Next.
5. At the RAID configuration screen, select RAID 50,
and click Next.
6. At the Summary screen, click Finish.
7. Select the second member (array), which will show
as unconfigured, and click Yes to configure the
RAID.
8. At the General Settings screen, leave the default
name and storage pool assignment, and click Next.
9. At the RAID configuration screen, select RAID 50,
and click Next.
10. At the Summary screen, click Finish.
Creating a volume
1. In the left pane, click Volumes, and, in the adjacent
pane, click Create volume.
2. Name the first volume, and click Next.
3. Enter the appropriate volume size, and click Next.
4. On the Step 3 – iSCSI Access screen, check the
Limit access to iSCSI initiator name checkbox, and
enter the appropriate iSCSI initiator name.
5. Click Finish.
Installing Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools
1. Insert the disk, and click Setup64.exe.
2. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
3. At the License Agreement screen, click Next.
4. At the Installation Type screen, select Typical
(Requires reboot on Windows Server platforms),
and click Next.
5. In the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator service is not
running pop-up, click Yes to start the service and
enable iSCSI traffic through the firewall.
6. In the Microsoft iSCSI service pop-up, click Yes.
7. When the iSCSI Initiator Properties window pops
up, accept the defaults, and click OK.
8. If a Windows Firewall Detected pop-up appears,
click Yes to enable echo requests.
16. Click the Power icon at the upper right, and click
Reboot.
17. Connect a keyboard, monitor, mouse, and DVD
ROM using the adapter, and press the power
button on the second partner blade.
18. When prompted, press F5 to access the Array
Configuration Utility.
19. At the Array Configuration Utility menu, under the
Configuration tab, select the HP Smart Array P220i
from the drop-down menu.
20. Select the RAID controller under Systems and
Devices, and click Create Array in the right pane.
21. Select both physical drives, and click OK.
22. Select the array under Systems and Devices, and
click Create Logical Drive.
23. Select RAID 1 under Fault Tolerance, leave the
other settings at default, and click Save.
24. Change to the HP Smart Array P410i in the drop-
down menu.
25. Select the RAID controller under Systems and
Devices, and click Create Array in the right pane.
26. Select the first 11 physical drives, and click OK.
27. Select the array under Systems and Devices, and
click Create Logical Drive.
28. Select RAID 5 under Fault Tolerance, leave the
other settings at default, and click Save.
29. Select the logical drive under Systems and Devices,
and click Spare Management.
30. Select the remaining physical drive, and click Save.
31. Click Exit ACU.
32. Click the Power icon at the upper right, and click
Reboot.
Installing ESXi
1. Attach an external DVD drive to the first partner
blade, insert your ESXi 5.0 installation media, and
reboot the blade.
2. Select ESXi installer from the boot menu, and
press Enter. Allow a few minutes to load.
3. At the Welcome screen, press Enter.