Storage Infrastructure and Solutions Team Publications

Storage Infrastructure and Solutions Team Publications

Reference (regularly updated)

• EqualLogic Configuration Guide (current: v14.3)
• EqualLogic Compatibility Matrix
• Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal
• Switch Configuration Guides

2013

• DisasterRecoveryBestPracticesforMicrosoftSQLServer2012withDellEqualLogicAuto-ReplicationandVMwarevCenterSiteRecoveryManager
• Sizing and Best Practices for Online Transaction Processing Applications with Oracle 11g R2 using Dell EqualLogic PS6110XS Hybrid Arrays
• Best Practices for Deploying Dell EqualLogic Synchronous Replication 
• Best Practices for Configuring DCB with VMware ESXi 5.1 and Dell EqualLogic Storage
• Dell EqualLogic Storage with Heterogeneous Virtualized Workloads on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V
• Windows Server 2008 R2 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SAN
• Configuring iSCSI Boot for EqualLogic SAN with Dell PowerEdge Servers and VMware ESXi 5.1
• Desktop Virtualization with VMware Horizon View 5.2 on Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110XS Hybrid Blade Storage Arrays
• Best Practices for a DCB-enabled Dell M-Series Blade Solution with EqualLogic PS-M4110
• Best Practices for Decision Support Systems with Microsoft SQL 2012 using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays
• Configuring Windows Server 2012 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage
• EqualLogic FluidFS NAS Replication Technical Concepts and Best Practices
• Windows Server 2012 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SAN
• NDMP Backup on Dell EqualLogic FS Series NAS using CommVault Simpana (revised)
• Best Practices for Mixed Speed Devices within a 10 Gb EqualLogic SAN Using Force10 S4820T Switches
• Creating a DCB Compliant EqualLogic iSCSI SAN with Mixed Traffic (revised)
• EqualLogic Best Practices for using Dell Force10 Leaf-Spine Architecture
• Best Practices and Sizing Guidelines for Transaction Processing Applications with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 using EqualLogic PS Series Storage
• Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage
• OLTP I/O Profile Study with Microsoft SQL 2012 using EqualLogic PS Series Storage
• Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure and EqualLogic PS Series SAN Design Best Practices Using Force10 Switches
• EqualLogic DCB Configuration Best Practices
• Best Practices and Guidelines for Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7600 and FS7610 into an Existing SAN
• Microsoft Exchange 2010 on a Hyper-V Virtual Infrastructure Supported by Dell EqualLogic SANs
• Best Practices for Mixed Speed Devices within a 10Gb EqualLogic SAN using PowerConnect 8100 Series Switches
• Data Center Bridging: Standards, Behavioral Requirements, and Configuration Guidelines

2012

• Dell EqualLogic – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Boot from SAN
• Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 5.1 on VMware vSphere 5.0 U1 with Dell EqualLogic Storage
• Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade and EqualLogic PS Series 10 GbE SAN Design Best Practices
• Best Practices for Dell EqualLogic SANs Using Cisco Nexus 2248TP 1Gb Fabric Extender
• Reference Architecture for a Virtualized SharePoint 2010 Document Management Solution
• SAN Design Best Practices for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure and EqualLogic PS Series Storage (1GbE)
• Performance Baseline for Deploying Oracle 11g Release 2 Based Decision Support Systems with Dell EqualLogic PS6110XV Arrays (Addendum)
• Sizing MS Exchange 2010 on EqualLogic PS4100-6100 Series Arrays with VMware vSphere 5
• Scaling and Best Practices for Virtual Workload Environments with the FS7500
• Dell EqualLogic Virtual Desktop Deployment Utility – Sizing and Best Practices
• EqualLogic Snapshots and Clones: Best Practices and Sizing Guidelines
• Best Practices for Dell EqualLogic SANs Utilizing Cisco Nexus
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Backup and Restore using Dell EqualLogic and PowerVault DL2200 with CommVault Simpana
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Backup and Restore using Dell EqualLogic
• Deploying Oracle Decision Support Systems with EqualLogic 10GbE iSCSI SAN
• EqualLogic iSCSI Volume Connection Count Maximum Characterization
• Transition to the Data Center Bridging Era with EqualLogic PS Series Storage Solutions
• Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Citrix XenDesktop on VMware vSphere with Dell EqualLogic Storage

2011

• EqualLogic iSCSI SAN Concepts for the Experienced Fibre Channel Professional
• Enhancing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Data Protection and Availability using EqualLogic Snapshots
• Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 into an existing SAN
• Enhancing SQL Server Protection using EqualLogic Smart Copy Snapshots
• EqualLogic FS7500 NAS Scalability And Deployment
• Best Practices for Oracle 11g Backup and Recovery using Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and Dell EqualLogic Snapshots
• Dell EqualLogic Auto-Replication Best Practices and Sizing Guide
• Best Practices for Deploying a Mixed 1 Gb/10 Gb Ethernet SAN using Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays
• Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Oracle 11g Transaction Processing Databases on Dell EqualLogic Storage

Archived Documents

• Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2008 based Decision Support Systems using Dell EqualLogic 10GbE iSCSI Storage
• Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Oracle 11g Transaction Processing Databases on Dell EqualLogic Storage - Supplemental Implementation Guide
• Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 on VMware vSphere and Dell EqualLogic Storage
  • Supplemental Implementation Guide
• Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 4.5 on VMware vSphere 4.1 with Dell EqualLogic Storage

• Archived Switch Reference Architectures

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