Dell POWEREDGE DL385 User Manual
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Principled Technologies, Inc.: Initial investment payback analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710
solution with VMware ESX vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution
Dell PowerEdge R710
solution
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
VM 1 OPM
16,218.6
16,233.8
15,036.6
VM 2 OPM
17,261.6
17,146.0
16,496.1
VM 3 OPM
17,012.3
16,887.3
16,289.6
VM 4 OPM
17,335.5
17,040.7
16,471.6
VM 5 OPM
17,537.8
16,795.8
15,901.0
VM 6 OPM
17,093.4
17,324.7
16,325.2
VM 7 OPM
16,029.3
15,360.9
15,697.6
Minimum OPM
16,029.3
15,360.9
15,036.6
Figure 6: Individual VM scores and the minimum VM score for the Dell PowerEdge R710 solution. Higher OPM numbers are better.
Figure 7 shows the specific power results during the median run of the Dell PowerEdge R710 server with the Dell
EqualLogic PS6000 storage array and the HP ProLiant DL385 server with the HP StorageWorks MSA30 storage
array. Lower numbers are better.
To calculate the power, we average the power we recorded during our workload measurement period, minutes 24
through 29 of the test, for both server and storage, with total power the sum of both. For the idle power, we
averaged the server and storage power and then took the sum as total. For the idle power, we allowed the system
to sit for 10 minutes after booting to the desktop and then started 2 minutes of idle power capture.
Power (median results)
Workload
Idle
Server
Storage
Total
Server
Storage
Total
HP ProLiant DL385 solution
314
257
571
287
254
541
Dell PowerEdge R710 solution
374
496
869
223
475
698
Figure 7: Median power results, in watts, for the Dell PowerEdge R710 solution and the HP ProLiant DL385 solution while running
the DVD Store workload and while idle. Results shown are from the runs that produced the OPM scores in Figure 5. Lower numbers
are better.