Administrator Guide

Contents
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
High Level Sizing Information ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Storage Matrix.................................................................................................................................................................... 5
CPU & BIOS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Intel Nehalem and Westmere Architecture Information .......................................................................................... 5
AMD Information ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Operating System ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Storage ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
RAID Configuration Information ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Disk Partitioning ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Storage System Tuning .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Virtualization ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Virtualized Processing and Disk IOPS Matrix.............................................................................................................. 8
Scalability Assumptions ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Wireless ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Wired .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
VisualRF ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Appendix ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
AWMS Appliance ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
AWMS Server Reference Sell ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Super AMP (2,500 + Devices) BOM ............................................................................................................................. 11
AMD Hardware Matrix ................................................................................................................................................... 12