This white paper includes information useful both before and after the purchase of a business ready configuration that includes Dell PowerEdge™ R710 servers, Dell MD3000i iSCSI storage, and Microsoft® Hyper-V technologies. Prior to purchase, this information can aid with the sizing of the solution, licensing selection, and preparation of the deployment environment of the solution. Post-purchase, this guide can aid with the setup, configuration, and deployment of the reference configuration. The solution will help customers achieve the full benefits of Microsoft Virtualization, Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, and Dell MD3000i storage.