Specifications

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Dell PowerEdge 2950 HP ProLiant DL385
Speed in the system currently running
@ (MHz)
667 667
Timing/Latency (tCL-tRCD-iRP-
tRASmin)
5-5-5-15 5-5-5-15
Size 32 GB (8 x 4 GB) 32 GB (8 x 4 GB)
Number of RAM modules 8 8
Chip organization Dual-sided Dual-sided
Hard disk
Vendor and model number Seagate ST973451SS HP DH072BB978
Number of disks in system 2 2
Size 73 GB 72 GB
Buffer size 16 MB 16 MB
RPM 15,000 15,000
Type SAS SAS
Controller LSI SAS 1068E HP Smart Array P400 Controller
Controller driver mptscsi_2xx cciss
Operating system
Name VMware ESX Server 3i v3.5 VMware ESX Server 3i v3.5
Build number 82664 82664
File system
ext3 (server)
Vmfs3 (virtual machines)
ext3 (server)
Vmfs3 (virtual machines)
Kernel 2.4.2147.0.1.ELvmnix 2.4.2147.0.1.ELvmnix
Language English English
Graphics
Vendor and model number ATI ES1000 ATI ES1000
Chipset ATI ES1000 ATI ES1000
Type Integrated Integrated
Memory size 32 MB 32 MB
Resolution 1,024 x 768 1,024 x 768
Network card/subsystem
Vendor and model number
Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet
Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet
Type Integrated Integrated
Driver bnx2 bnx2
Optical drive
Vendor and model number
TEAC CD-224E CD-ROM
HP DVD-ROM
USB ports
Number 5 (1 internal) 5 (1 internal)
Type USB 2.0 USB 2.0
Figure 6: Detailed system configuration information for the two test servers.