arrays
RSS arraysUnderstanding RAID
White Paper This paper described various types of disk arrays, referred to by the acronym RAID. The basic idea of RAID was to combine multiple small, inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives which yields performance exceeding that of a Single Large... [02 Sep 2008]
Hardware RAID vs. Software RAID
White Paper Software-based arrays are typically the least expensive to implement. To make informed disk array purchase decisions, it is important to look beyond a discussion of the different RAID levels and also understand the differences between software and... [02 Sep 2008]
DON'T USE: Inside the EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI Storage Arrays
White Paper The EqualLogic PS Series of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage arrays offers a fundamental change in the way enterprises think about purchasing and managing storage. Storage management is at the center of an increasingly complex IT problem. [12 Aug 2008]
Does fragmentation affect SANs, NAS, and RAID?
White Paper Disk arrays improve I/O performance, but they aren't invulnerable to fragmentation. This white paper explains the relationship between the logical disk with which the operating system interacts and the physical drive array, and shows why arrays are... [11 Aug 2008]
PS Series Groups: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server in an iSCSI SAN
White Paper This Technical Report describes how to deploy SQL Server in an iSCSI SAN with Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays. It provides configuration and management recommendations for SQL Server and the PS Series storage. [07 Aug 2008]
Prescription for Growth: Dell storage helps Navicure reduce disaster recovery site deployment time by 75 percent
White Paper Learn how Navicure implemented a scalable, in-house storage area network (SAN) using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site... [05 Aug 2008]
Canada Web Hosting Counts on Dell Products and Services to Help Drive Its Success in the Highly Complex and Competitive World of Managed Hosting
White Paper Canada Web Hosting deployed more than 700 Dell servers, including PowerEdge and PowerEdge SC; over 35 Dell PowerConnect Gigabit Ethernet switches for LAN switching; and storage solutions based on both Dell PowerVault tape libraries and Dell/EMC... [04 Aug 2008]
Dell Helps the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) by Providing the Hardware Infrastructure to Support a New Payroll Application to Ensure That Payroll Is Processed Accurately and on Time
White Paper They implemented this application on Dell PowerEdge servers; used improved processing power to add desired features to the payroll application; implemented Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions using Dell/EMC CX700 arrays with EMC MirrorView software. [04 Aug 2008]
Inside the Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI Storage Arrays
White Paper Built on a patented peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage arrays offer high performance, reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of a single pool of storage to enable... [04 Aug 2008]
Edison Group TCO White Paper: EMC, NetApp, and HP Midrange Storage Arrays
White Paper Edison Group analysts put the management software of an HP Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) system through a series of typical day-to-day storage management tasks. The same tasks were also evaluated on similar systems from NetApp and EMC. [01 Aug 2008]
Light-Trail Testbed for Metro Optical Networks
White Paper As an initial step towards solving this problem, the paper demonstrates a streaming media application implemented utilizing Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) on a 3 Gbps optical fiber network employing light-trail technology. [18 Jul 2008]
High Availability Server Clustering Solutions
White Paper By using high availability server clustering in storage environments, organizations can intelligently combine servers and RAID arrays with the purpose of simultaneously increasing the security and the computing power of the whole system. [18 Jul 2008]
Multi-Deck Structure WDM Devices for Optical Networks
White Paper By using multi-deck fiber arrays one device can function as both multiplexers and demultiplexers simultaneously. Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and Demultiplexing (WDDM) devices are considered to be one of the key elements in optical networks. [18 Jul 2008]
Sun's Interest in Working Closely with University Personnel Makes Aachen a Center of HPC Excellence
White Paper Sun delivered the first installment of Aachen's massive system in spring of 2001 - a cluster of eight Sun Fire 6800 servers connected by two 16-port FC-AL switches, along with two Sun Enterprise 450 file servers and four Sun StorEdge T3 RAID disk... [03 Jul 2008]
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.5: Advanced Backup to Disk - Performance White Paper
White Paper This white paper covers HP ProLiant Windows 2003 server connected to HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) disk arrays and different tape drive technologies (LTO and SDLT). This white paper provides performance-related information for HP... [03 Jul 2008]
