Dell POWEREDGE DL385 User Manual
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Principled Technologies, Inc.: Initial investment payback analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710
solution with VMware ESX vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution
Servers
Dell PowerEdge R710
HP ProLiant DL385 G1
Type PC3-8500
DDR3
PC-3200
DDR
Speed (MHz)
1,066
400
Speed in the system currently
running @ (MHz)
800 400
Timing/latency (tCL-tRCD-iRP-
tRASmin)
6-6-6-18 3-3-3-8
Size (GB)
96
4
Number of RAM modules
12 x 8 GB
4 x 1 GB
Chip organization
Double-sided Double-sided
Hard disk
Vendor and model number
Seagate ST973451SS
HP BD07285A25
Number of disks in system
4
4
Size (GB)
73
72.8
Buffer size (MB)
16
8
RPM 15,000
15,000
Type SAS
SCSI
Operating system
Name
ESX Build 148592
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise
Build number
148592
3790
File system
VMFS3
NTFS
Language English
English
Network card/subsystem
Vendor and model number
Broadcom 5709c NetXtreme II
Broadcom BCM5704 NetXtreme
Gigabit Ethernet
Type Integrated Integrated
Optical drive
Vendor and model number
TEAC DV-28S-VDB
Compaq SN-124
USB ports
Number 4
3
Type 2.0
1.1
Figure 8: Detailed system configuration information for the two test servers.