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
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
$81,928
$65,660
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
Cos
t
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.
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