System information
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Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
8. To accept defaults for Advanced recipient settings, click Continue.
9. In the Specify test user groups screen, select the plus sign to add a user group.
10. Change the Client Type to Outlook 2007 Cached, the Action Profile to Exchange_200, and the Mailbox size to
250 MB.
11. In Remote configurations, click Continue.
12. Click Save the configuration file as, and name it testcfg.xml
13. After saving the configuration file, click Start the initialization phase (recommended before running the test).
Installing and configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2012
We installed Microsoft SQL Server 2012 on a VM residing on the second Dell PowerEdge M620 and on the HP
ProLiant ML310 G5.
Configuring the SQL Server VM (VRTX only)
1. After cloning, modify the SQL VM to contain the following settings:
o Memory: 16GB
o Virtual Processors: 8
o Additional virtual disks:
1 x 100GB virtual disks for SQL database and log data (Thick provisioned, eager-zeroed)
2. In the VM, configure the VM storage:
a. In the taskbar, click the Server Manager icon.
b. In the left pane, expand Storage, and click Disk Management.
c. Right-click the first volume, and choose Initialize Disk.
d. In the right pane, right-click the volume, and choose New Simple VoIume…
e. At the welcome window, click Next.
f. At the Specify Volume Size window, leave the default selection, and click Next.
g. At the Assign Drive Letter or Path window, choose a drive letter, and click Next.
h. At the Format Partition window, choose NTFS, and click Next.
i. At the Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard window, click Finish.
Configuring the legacy machine (legacy only)
1. Log into Windows using the appropriate credentials.
2. Select StartControl PanelNetwork ConnectionsEthernet 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 it 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.