Dell POWEREDGE DL385 - Manual (Page 3)

3 Principled Technologies, Inc.: Initial investment payback analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710
solution with VMware ESX vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution
Seven HP ProLiant
DL385 solutions
Dell PowerEdge R710
solution with VMware
ESX
Server and storage hardware $0 $43,652
Software licenses $0 $2,993
Migration costs $0 $905
Management costs $39,200 $5,300
Energy costs $13,608 $1,894
Facility costs $4,046 $450
Hardware support agreements $11,452 $2,466
Software support agreements $13,622 $8,000
Total $81,928 $65,660
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Estimated year-one and -two costs for the Dell
PowerEdge R710 solution and the HP ProLiant DL385
solutions
Figure 3: Estimated year-one and -two costs for the seven HP ProLiant DL385 solutions and the single Dell PowerEdge R710
solution with VMware ESX. Lower costs are better.