Strategies for Deploying Blade Servers in Existing Data
[ Source: APC ]
October 2011-
When blade servers are densely packed, they can exceed the power and cooling capacities of almost all traditional data centers. This paper explains how to evaluate the options and select the best power and cooling approach for a successful and predictable blade deployment.
Understanding Structured and Unstructured Data in Real Time
[ Source: Autonomy ]
February 2012-
The information powering today's organizations exists in two forms: structured and unstructured. When computers were first used, the focus was on structured data, which required humans to adapt the information to fit machines. Manual classification augmented structured information with the nuances and complexity that computers could not grasp, because people do not speak in zeroes and ones.
The nature of human communication is complex, using language and idioms, photographs and videos, recordings and ...
Integrating the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP c-Class BladeSystem Into the Cisco Data Center Network Architecture
[ Source: Cisco ]
January 2008-
The HP c-Class BladeSystem Enclosure symbolizes the next generation of Blade Server and Blade Switch integration. This white paper presents best design practices for deploying the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for the HP c-Class BladeSystem Enclosure within the Cisco Data Center Networking Architecture and the internal components of the blade server enclosure and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 and explores different techniques of deployment.
Intel's Vision of the Ongoing Shift to Cloud Computing
[ Source: Dell & Intel ]
May 2011-
Cloud computing is an important transition and a paradigm shift in IT services delivery - one that promises large gains in efficientcy and flexibility at a time when demands on data centers are growing exponentially.
The tools, building blocks, solutions, and best practices for cloud computing are evolving and challenges to deploying cloud solutions need to be considered.
Virtualization Infrastructure Reference Guide
[ Source: Dell & Intel ]
January 2010-
This handy white paper provides an overview of the recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.
Server Consolidation Payback Analysis
[ Source: Dell & Intel ]
April 2010-
Get an independent assessment on initial investment costs for three of the market leading blade servers. Identify your fiscally shrewdest server investment in this whitepaper.
Dell Dukes it out with IBM and HP Blade Solutions: The Winner Is…
[ Source: Dell & Intel ]
January 2010-
This report reveals the total cost of ownership for three blade solutions by Dell, IBM and HP. Get comprehensive costs on hardware, support, management, software, IO virtualization, power, cooling, network ports, and data center space.
VMware VMotion Performance on the Dell PowerEdge 1955 Blade Server
[ Source: Dell - Migration Expert Zone ]
January 2008-
The purpose of this paper is to quantify the impact on typical VMware operations of having just two network connections available for each ESX Server host running on a set of PowerEdge 1955 blades. ESX was configured on each blade so that the ESX Service Console and the VMotion traffic use one NIC and the second NIC is used for the network traffic of the VMs running on the blades.
Deployment of VMware Infrastructure 3 on Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers
[ Source: Dell - Migration Expert Zone ]
January 2008-
This paper from Dell provides best practices for deploying VMware Infrastructure 3.x on Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers. The paper describes various possible configurations when installing VMware Infrastructure 3.x along with the advantages and disadvantages for each configuration. Various configurations that are possible when installing VMware Infrastructure 3 on Dell PowerEdge 1855 and 1955 Blade Servers are discussed and also the advantages and disadvantages for each configuration along with the steps to install are detailed.
VMware VMotion Performance on the Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Server
[ Source: Dell - Migration Expert Zone ]
January 2008-
To exhibit the power of running VMware?s ESX Server on Dell poweredge1855 blade servers, including use of the VMotion live Virtual machine migration facility, a test was run to measure the impact of sharing the production and VMotion networks on Virtual machine performance. It was found that even very frequent VMotion usage, far beyond what would be expected in typical VMotion scenarios (such as load balancing, fault tolerance or routine maintenance), has negligible impact ...