Deployment 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