Specifications

A Principled Technologies test report 38
The datacenter in a box performance test: Comparing Dell and HP
blade solutions
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 solution
HP D2200sb + VSA solution
19. Select Back, and then select Log Out.
20. Log into the second partner blade using vSphere
client.
21. Right-click the VSA VM, and select PowerShut
Down Guest.
22. Click Yes to confirm shutdown.
23. Once the VM has shut down, right-click the VSA
VM, and select Edit Settings…
24. Under Memory, set the memory size to 2 GB.
25. Under CPUs, set the number of cores per socket to
four.
26. Click the Resources tab and set the CPU
reservation to 2,000 MHz.
27. Set the memory reservation to 2,048 MB RAM.
28. Click OK.
29. Right-click the VSA VM, and select PowerPower
On.
30. Once the VM has booted, launch the virtual
machine console window.
31. Type start, and press Enter.
32. Press Enter to log in.
33. Highlight Network TCP/IP Settings, and press
Enter.
34. Highlight eth0, and press Enter.
35. Enter an appropriate hostname, select Use the
following IP address, enter the appropriate
network information, and select OK.
36. Press Enter to confirm when the dialog box pops
up.
37. Press Enter to close the pop-up showing that the
network was successfully configured.
38. Select Back, and then select Log Out.
Configuring the FOM networking
1. Launch the virtual machine console window.
2. Type start, and press Enter.
3. Press Enter to log in.
4. Highlight Network TCP/IP Settings, and press
Enter.
5. Highlight eth0, and press Enter.