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Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
4. Begin initialization on the newly created virtual disk, and reboot the server.
5. Repeat this steps 1 through 4 for the HP ProLiant ML310 G5, using all four installed hard drives.
Installing the operating systems on the legacy systems
1. Insert installation DVD for Windows Server 2012 Enterprise into the HP ProLiant ML370 G5.
2. Power on the system.
3. At the Language Selection Screen, click Next.
4. Click Install Now.
5. Select Windows Server 2012 Enterprise (Full Installation), and click Next.
6. Click the I accept the license terms checkbox, and click Next.
7. Click Custom.
8. Click Next.
9. At the User’s password must be changed before logging on warning screen, click OK.
10. Enter the desired password for the administrator in both fields, and click the arrow to continue.
11. At the Your password has been changed screen, click OK.
12. Connect the machine to the Internet, and install all available Windows updates. Restart as necessary.
13. Enable remote desktop access.
14. Change the hostname and reboot when prompted.
15. Create a shared folder to store test script files. Set permissions as needed.
16. Click StartControl Panel, right-click Network Connections, and choose Open.
17. Right-click the testing network NIC, and choose Properties.
18. Select TCP/IP (v4), and choose Properties.
19. Set the IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS server for the NIC, which will handle outgoing testing traffic.
Click OK, and click Close.
20. Right-click the iSCSI network NIC, and choose Properties.
21. Select TCP/IP (v4), and choose Properties.
22. Set the IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS server for the NIC, which will handle iSCSI traffic. Click OK, and
click Close.
23. Repeat steps 1 through 22 for the ML310 G5 and the ML110 G6.
Setting up the HP P2000 G3 storage array
1. Connect network cable from Service port on rear of storage array to an unused port on a NETGEAR ProSAFE
GS716T to be used for test traffic.
2. Connect the power cables to the storage array.
3. Open a Web browser, and enter the IP address for the array management module.
4. Log in with appropriate credentials.
5. In the left pane, select HP P2000 G3.
6. In the right pane select ConfigurationConfiguration Wizard
7. Click Next.
8. Assign manage and monitor passwords. Click Next.
9. Modify the network configuration:
a. In the drop-down menu for IP address source, select Manual.
b. Set a static IP address to an address on the iSCSI network.