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Appendix b – test storage information – Dell POWEREDGE DL385 User Manual

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Appendix B – Test storage information

Figure 9 presents detailed information for the test storage we used in this report.

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Dell EqualLogic PS6000XV

HP StorageWorks MSA30

General dimension information
Height (inches)

5.25

5.20

Width (inches)

19.0

19.0

Depth (inches)

21.5

20.5

U size in server rack

3

3

Power supplies
Total number

2

2

Wattage of each

450

499

Cooling fans
Total number

4

2

Dimensions (H x W) of each

4” x 4”

4” X 4”

Voltage (V)

12

12.5

Amps (A)

1.8

2

Hard disk

Vendor and model number

Seagate ST3450856SS

HP BD1468856B, BD14686225,
BD146863B3

Number of disks in system

16

12 x BD1468856B, 1 x
BD14686225, 1 x BD146863B3

Size (GB)

450

146

Buffer Size (MB)

16

8

RPM 15,000

10,000

Type SAS

SCSI

U320

Storage connectivity (Fibre Channel,
SAS, SATA, iSCSI, SCSI)

iSCSI SCSI

U320

Firmware revision

v4.1.1

Model/ N/A

Storage cache (GB)

1

N/A

Number of storage controllers

2 (1 active)

1

Number of storage ports

4 per controller

1

Maximum Network bandwidth of
storage connectivity to host

1 Gb x 4

N/A

Switch type/model/firmware revision

Dell PowerConnect 6248
v2.2.0.3

N/A

Figure 9: Detailed system configuration information for the test storage.