System information

A Principled Technologies test report 26
Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
Installing and configuring Microsoft Exchange Server
We installed Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP3 on a VM residing on the first Dell PowerEdge M620 and on the HP
ProLiant ML370 G5.
Configuring the Exchange 2010 VM (VRTX only)
After cloning, modify the Exchange 2010 VM to contain the following settings:
 Memory: 16GB
 Virtual Processors: 8
 Additional virtual disks:
o 1 x 750 GB virtual disk for mailbox storage and logs (Thick-provisioned, eager-zeroed)
Configuring the legacy machine (legacy only)
1. Log into Windows using the appropriate credentials.
2. Select StartControl PanelNetwork ConnectionsEthernet 2.
3. Click Properties.
4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties.
5. Select the Use the following IP address radio button, and enter the desired IP for your iSCSI network.
6. Click OK.
7. Open the start menu, type iSCSI Initiator and select the displayed tile.
8. If the installation asks you to start the service, click OK.
9. In the Quick Connect Target field, enter the IP assigned to the HP RAID Controller, and click Quick Connect…
10. Select the desired target, and click Connect.
11. Select the Volumes and Devices tab.
12. Click the Auto Configure button.
13. Click OK.
14. Open the start menu, type Hard Disk Partitions, from the right side, select Settings, and click the
displayed tile.
15. Right-click the disk sized 698.49 GB, and select Online.
16. Right-click the disk, select Initialize Disk, and click OK.
17. Right-click the volume space, and select Create Simple Volume.
18. Click Next four times to accept all defaults, and click Finish.
Joining the domain (both legacy and VRTX)
1. Power on the machine.
2. Select StartControl PanelNetwork ConnectionsEthernet.
3. Click Properties.
4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties.
5. Select the Use the following IP address radio button, and enter the desired IP for your testing network.
6. Select the Use the following DNS server addresses radio button, and enter the IP of the AD server in the
Preferred DNS server field. Click OK.
7. Right-click My Computer, and select Properties.
8. Under the Computer Name tab, click Change.