In the tests we did with NetIQ's Chariot, the DL580 G2 competed well, and in our Web Avalanche test, the DL580 G2 outperformed the competing machines, though by an insignificant margin.
The ProLiant DL580 G2 was also the loudest machine we tested. HP responded that the server meets "all national and international standards for noise emissions." We don't doubt that, but the machine still howls.
The DL580 G2 comes with a three-year warranty, with next day, on-site response. You can purchase extended warranties up to four-hour response time for critical applications.
HP ProLiant DL580 G2, $37,747, Hewlett-Packard, (650) 857-1501, (800) 282-6672. http://www.hp.com
Steven J. Schuchart Jr. covers storage and servers for Network Computing. Previously he worked as a network architect for a general retail firm, a PC and electronics technician, a computer retail store manager and a freelance disc jockey. Send your comments on this article to him at [email protected].
We performed several system tests to analyze the servers' disk I/O, Ethernet performance and Web performance (see test results). Intel's Iometer tests provide a performance validation of the hard disk subsystems by generating I/O workload and performing a variety of simulated tasks. NetIQ Corp.'s Chariot tests Ethernet NIC performance, both in send and receive mode. Caw Networks' Web Avalanche tests provide raw Web performance numbers under an untuned copy of Microsoft IIS.
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