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Dell Microsoft WS08 Hyper-V Reference Architecture

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This Dell Virtualization Reference Architecture (RA) white paper describes Dell validated architectures for Windows Server 2008® Hyperâ€V. The Virtualization RA is intended to provide customers with example virtualization solution configurations that can be used to consider, evaluate, and select the Dell virtualization solution components that best fit their requirements.



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Dell Windows Server
Published:  Jan 16, 2009
Type:  White Paper
Length:  19 pages

DELL
DellT | Microsoft Windows ® TM Server 2008 Hyper-V
Reference Architecture


VIRTUALIZATION SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING
September 2008 1  










 
 
 
 
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2  Table of Contents
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 4 
Introduction and Scope ................................................................................................................................. 5 
Dell Virtualization Advisor Tool ................................................................................................................. 5 
Hyper-V Solutions Overview ......................................................................................................................... 6 
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 ........................................................................................ 6 
Dell Reference Architecture for Hyper-V ...................................................................................................... 8 
Small Configuration ................................................................................................................................. 10 
Medium Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 11 
Large Configuration ................................................................................................................................. 12 
Business Continuity Options ....................................................................................................................... 14 
Symantec Backup Exec ............................................................................................................................ 14 
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 ..................................................................... 14 
EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition ......................................................................... 15 
Hardware Considerations for Hyper-V Environments ................................................................................ 16 
CPU Subsystem ....................................................................................................................................... 16 
Memory Subsystem ................................................................................................................................ 16 
Disk Subsystem ....................................................................................................................................... 17 
Network Subsystem ................................................................................................................................ 18 
Additional Information................................................................................................................................ 19 
 
 
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