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Related Publications
The following Dell publications are referenced in this document or are recommended sources for
additional information.
 Dell EqualLogic PS Series Network Performance Guidelines
http://www.equallogic.com/resourcecenter/assetview.aspx?id=5229
 10 Steps to Deploying a High-Performance Fault-Tolerant SAN Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series
Storage and Cisco Catalyst Network Infrastructure:
http://www.equallogic.com/resourcecenter/assetview.aspx?id=8299
 Monitoring your PS Series SAN with SAN HeadQuarters:
http://www.equallogic.com/resourcecenter/assetview.aspx?id=8749
SAN Headquarters software download and documentation:
https://www.equallogic.com/support/download.aspx?id=8923
(Dell EqualLogic Support ID
required)
 Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Toolkit (HIT Kit):
https://www.equallogic.com/support/download.aspx?id=9049
(Dell EqualLogic Support ID
required)
 Dell SQL Server Advisor tool:
http://www.dell.com/sql
 Exploring the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Network Fabric Architecture
http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/business~solutions~whitepapers~en/Documents~
exploring-the-dell-poweredge.pdf.aspx
 Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Guidebook:
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/server-poweredge-m710-tech-
guidebook.pdf
 Broadcom NetXtreme II 57710 Dual Port 10Gb Ethernet Mezzanine Card with TOE and iSCSI
Offload for M-Series Blades:
http://www.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/networking/nic-broadcom-57710-
blade/pd.aspx?refid=nic-broadcom-57710-blade&cs=555&s=biz
The following Microsoft® publications are referenced in this document or are recommended sources
for additional information.
 Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd758814.aspx
 Information about the TCP Chimney Offload, Receive Side Scaling, and Network Direct
Memory Access features in Windows Server 2008: