Dell EqualLogic FS7500- User Manual

Dell EqualLogic FS7500

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Page 1; Contents; Figures
  • Page 4 – Page 2; Introduction
  • Page 6 – Page 4
  • Page 7 – Page 5
  • Page 8 – Page 6; The Dell EqualLogic FS7500 storage solution for VMware
  • Page 9 – Page 7; Unified Scale-out Dell EqualLogic FS7500 Storage System
  • Page 10 – Page 8; Storage Performance Metrics; There are two primary metrics of storage performance:
  • Page 11 – Page 9; Test Methodology
  • Page 12 – Test Hardware Configurations
  • Page 13 – Test Network Configuration; Logical Network Connectivity Diagram of the Test Environment
  • Page 14 – Virtual Workload Description; Mail server operations using Microsoft Exchange
  • Page 15 – Virtual Workload Configurations Tested on FS7500 over NFS; Virtual Workload Configurations Tested on FS7500 NFS; Test Results; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
  • Page 16 – Conclusion; Array; Number of EqualLogic PS Series Arrays; ApplicationThroughput in VMware with
  • Page 17 – Appendix A; Test System Components
  • Page 18 – There were 8 1 Gbit NICs in each ESXi host server as outlined below:
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ABSTRACT:

This white paper examines the common storage challenges faced by IT for virtualized application
workloads and describes why the Dell™ EqualLogic™ FS7500 unified block and file storage is an ideal
solution for hosting a VMware environment with virtual workloads. Using results from testing conducted
at Dell Labs, this white paper also provides a performance-based proof point for hosting multiple
virtual workloads on EqualLogic FS7500 over NFS.

Dell EqualLogic FS7500 –

Unified block and file storage

for virtual workloads

A Dell Technical White Paper

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Summary

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Dell EqualLogic FS7500 – Unified block and file storage for virtual workloads Page 1 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................. 2 Audience ...........................................................................

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Dell EqualLogic FS7500 – Unified block and file storage for virtual workloads Page 2 Introduction Today datacenter administrators in businesses of all sizes are facing an efficiency challenge. Due to the rapid growth of collaboration and e-business applications and regulatory compliance requirements...

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Dell EqualLogic FS7500 – Unified block and file storage for virtual workloads Page 4 Both NAS and SAN infrastructures offer viable alternatives for network storage that may be appropriate for hosting multiple virtual workloads in VMware environments. So how do you know which consolidated storage sol...

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