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Table 1 lists the solution hardware requirements.
Table 1. Hardware requirements
Component |
Specifications |
Servers |
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 |
Switches |
|
Network Daughter Card |
Dell Quad Port Broadcom 57412 (2 x 10 Gb SFP+ + 5720, 2 x 1 Gb Base-T, rNDC) |
SAN storage |
Dell EMC Unity 400 Hybrid Flash |
Table 2 lists the solution software requirements.
Table 2. Software requirements
Component |
Specifications |
Hypervisor |
Microsoft Hyper-V on Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Guest OS |
Microsoft Windows 2016 Datacenter Edition |
Database |
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP 1 |
Table 3 and Table 4 list the firmware that we used to deploy and validate the solution.
Table 3. Firmware for PowerEdge R740 server
Component |
Version |
BIOS |
1.0.7 |
CPLD |
1.0.1 |
iDRAC9 Enterprise |
3.00.00.00 |
Lifecycle Controller |
3.00.00.00 |
PERC H330 Mini |
25.3.0.0016 |
Network Controller Dell Quad Port Broadcom |
7.10.0 |
Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D 2-port 16 Gb Fibre Channel |
02.01.01 |
Network drivers |
Dell Quad Port Broadcom 57412 network drivers: 20.06.02.08 (downloaded from Dell.com/support/drivers) |
Table 4. Firmware for switches and Unity 400 Hybrid Flash storage
Component |
Version |
Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON |
9.8 or later |
Brocade 6505 |
7.3.0 or later |
Dell EMC Unity 400 Hybrid Flash |
OE v4.2.0.9433914 or later |