The Linux DCB stack – A brief overview
Blog post written by Shyam Iyer and Ahmad Ali.The present Linux DCB stack is a result of various vendors independently pushing code into the Linux kernel. This code is aligned with each vendor’s...
View ArticleComparison between NPAR and SR-IOV in VMware ESXi
What is NPAR?NPAR (NIC Partitioning) provides the capability to create multiple native Ethernet interfaces that share a single physical port.What is SR-IOV?SR-IOV (Single Root – IO Virtualization) is a...
View ArticleDELL Server DRAC Card Soft Reset With Racadmin
The following blog post is from Didier Van Hoye, a Technical Architect, Dell TechCenter Rockstar and avid blogger.Sometimes a DRAC goes BOINKSometimes a DRAC (Dell Remote Access Card) can give you...
View ArticleFollow-up: Ubuntu on the Precision M3800
In my previous post about the Precision M3800, I noted that there are still a couple of pieces that do not fully work on Linux. Those were the touchscreen, which requires a "quirk" to fix, and the SD...
View ArticleBuilding a Private Cloud File Solution Using Owncloud
Editor’s Note:Dell Solution Centers in conjunction with Intel have established a Cloud and Big Data program to deliver briefings, workshops and Proofs of Concept focused on hyper-scale programs such as...
View ArticleHotpluggable PCIe SSD support from VMware ESXi 5.5
This blog post was written by Avinash Bendigeri and Krishnaprasad K from Dell Hypervisor Engineering teamVMware announced hot pluggable PCIe SSD storage support from ESXi 5.5 onwards. Dell announced...
View ArticleDell Management Packs now support Microsoft System Center 2012 R2!
You can now use the Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager. We have qualified all the Management Pack suites listed below...
View ArticleMicrosoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) – Best Posts of the Week around...
"The Elway Gazette"Hi Community, here is my compilation of the most interesting technical blog posts written by members of the Microsoft MVP Community. The number of MVPs is growing well, I hope you...
View ArticleSetting iDRAC OS Information with IPMI on Ubuntu Server
A few weeks ago the Dell Linux Engineering team published a TechCenter article on how to set and retrieve Linux operating system information in iDRAC using the latest ipmitool utility in Fedora 18 and...
View ArticleHadoop Performance Optimization: Join our Chat on Tuesday, Dec 3 and Webinar...
Please join our Chat and Webinar on:Hadoop Performance, Tuning, and OptimizationIntel Apache Hadoop Running VMware Big Data Extensionswith Armando Acosta, Big Data Product Manager at DellChat: Tuesday,...
View ArticleImplementing Compellent and EqualLogic Storage as Pooled Resources in the...
As an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution, Dell Active Infrastructure is a family of converged infrastructure solutions that combine servers, storage, networking, and infrastructure management...
View ArticleMicrosoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) – Best Posts of the Week around...
"The Elway Gazette"Hi Community, here is my compilation of the most interesting technical blog posts written by members of the Microsoft MVP Community. The number of MVPs is growing well, I hope you...
View ArticleSuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 is available for Factory Install now!
This blog is written by Kannan K from Hypervisor Engineering and Venkat K from Linux Engineering team.Dell has announced the availability of SLES 11 SP3 for factory install today.What’s new?So far,...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis PCIe Management using Windows PowerShell
This blog post was originally written by Syama Poluri and Aditi Satam. Send your suggestions or comments to WinServerBlogs@dell.com.The Dell VRTX Chassis is a converged infrastructure solution that...
View ArticleHow to Extend C Drive (OS partition) in Dell Factory Installed Microsoft...
When you order a Microsoft Windows Server from Dell with a Microsoft Server OS factory installed in it, the order page gives you the option to select from three partitioning options as 40GB, 80GB and...
View ArticleHadoop Performance Optimization on Dell PowerEdge Servers
Dell PowerEdge customers wanting detailed Hadoop tuning information, look no further! TheTuning Hadoop on Dell PowerEdge Server whitepaper has just been released, and contains a wealth of information...
View ArticleSave up to 88% in storage requirements and address a broad set of VDI use...
By Senthil Baladhandayutham, Solutions Development Manager, Desktop Virtualization Solutions Group, Dell.The introduction of Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 has brought several important improvements...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge Servers and Windows Server 2012R2 - Hyper-V Storage Quality of...
This blog post was originally written by Michael Schroeder, Thomas Cantwell and Aditi Satam. Microsoft has added a number of new features and capabilities to Windows Server 2012R2, as well as updated...
View ArticleMicrosoft® Clustered Storage Spaces on Dell PowerEdge VRTX™ Support and...
This blog post was originally written by Paul MarquardtCurrently the Dell PowerEdge VRTX™ platform does not support Microsoft Storage Spaces. As discussed here, Storage Spaces is not supported using...
View ArticleWe Need Your Feedback Regarding A Brand New Dell Online Support Experience
We areexcited to announce the release of a brand new Dell Online Support Experience. Dell’s customers in all English speaking countries are the first to enjoy this brand new online support...
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