
A Principled Technologies test report 4
Web server performance: Dell servers
HOW WE TESTED
Setting up the servers
We installed a fresh copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition on the Dell PowerEdge T110,
and installed a fresh copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition on both the Dell PowerEdge T310 and
Dell PowerEdge R310.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition on the Dell PowerEdge T110 server
1. Boot the server, and insert the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.
2. At the Language Selection Screen, click Next.
3. Click Install Now.
4. Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation (Full Installation), and click Next. The installation
requires no further user input.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition on the Dell PowerEdge T310 and R310 servers
1. Boot the server, and insert the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.
2. At the Language Selection Screen, click Next.
3. Click Install Now.
4. Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (Full Installation), and click Next.
5. Click the I accept the license terms check box, and click Next.
6. Click Custom.
7. Click Drive options (advanced).
8. Ensure you select the proper drive, and click New.
9. Click Apply.
10. Click Next.
11. At the User’s password must be changed before logging on warning screen, click OK.
12. Type Password1 as the new password in both fields, and click the arrow to continue.
13. At the Your password has been changed screen, click OK.
Setting up network configuration on the server
1. Click StartControl PanelNetwork and InternetNetwork Connections, and double-click the
Local Area Connection assigned to client/server network traffic.
2. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and click Properties.
3. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties screen, select the Use the following IP
address radio button.
4. Enter a valid static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
5. Click OK, and click Close to exit.
Installing system updates in Windows Server 2008 R2
The updates between systems differed slightly, because the Dell PowerEdge T110 used Windows
Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition, and the Dell PowerEdge T310 and R310 ran Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard Edition. We applied all critical Windows updates available for each server as of September 28, 2010.
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