Specifications

A Principled Technologies test report 15
The datacenter in a box performance test: Comparing Dell and HP
blade solutions
 TEST STORAGE INFORMATION
Figures 14 and 15 provide detailed information for the test storage. We used two of each of the storage arrays
for each test configuration.
Storage array
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110
Number of storage controllers per array
2
RAID level
50
Number of drives per array
14 (10 active data drives, 2 parity, 2 spares)
Drive vendor and model number
Dell MK3001GRRB
Drive size (GB)
300
Drive buffer size (MB)
32
Drive RPM
15,000
Drive type
6Gb SAS
Figure 14. Detailed configuration information for the two Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 storage arrays.
Storage array
HP StorageWorks D2200sb
Number of storage controllers per array
1
RAID level
Disk RAID 5; Network RAID 10
Number of drives per array
12 (10 active data drives, 1 parity, 1 spare)
Drive vendor and model number
HP EH300FBQDD
Drive size (GB)
300
Drive buffer size (MB)
64
Drive RPM
15,000
Drive type
6Gb SAS
Figure 15. Detailed configuration information for the two HP StorageWorks D2200sb storage arrays.