Dell PowerEdge R720xd - Figure 1. Proposed Dell Fast Track Reference Architecture; Hardware Component Architecture; Table 2. Tested Dell Fast Track Reference Architecture Component Details

Dell SMB Reference Configuration for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse on
PowerEdge R720xd
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Hardware Component Architecture
Redundant and robust tests have been conducted on Dell’s PowerEdge servers to determine best
practices and guidelines for building a balanced FTDW system.
Figure 1. Proposed Dell Fast Track Reference Architecture
Table 2. Tested Dell Fast Track Reference Architecture Component Details
Component
Details
Server
PowerEdge R720xd
CPU
(1) Intel® Xeon® E5-2643 CPU @3.3GHz (HT Enabled)
Number of sockets used
1
Total Number of CPU Cores
4
Memory
96GB RAM (4 X 16GB DDR3 DIMMs @1333MHz
4 X 8GB DDR3 DIMMs @1333MHz)
Internal Hard Drives
22x 300GB 10K 2.5” SAS (18 Data, 4 Logs)
2x 600GB 10K 2.5” SAS (2 Hot Spares)
2x 600GB 10K 2.5” SAS (2 drives OS) Rear Bay
Operating System
Microsoft Windows® 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise Edition
Database Software
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition