Enterprise Products Power Edge 6400 Power Edge 6450

Enterprise Products Power. Edge 6400 Power. Edge 6450 PERC 2/DC Greg Bennett (PE 6 XX 0) Eric Cannell (PE 8450/LCM) Kris Meier (RAID) Kevin Noreen (Clustering) Jeremy Ramsey (Racks) ESP Product Marketing

Agenda u Server Product Portfolio u Gartner. Group Magic Quadrant u Roadmap Update u Power. Edge 6400/6450 Positioning u Power. Edge 6400/6450 Overview u 4 -way vs. 2 -way Architecture u RAID Update u Conclusion Dell Confidential Page 2

Server Product Portfolio w Ne Operating Systems: Data Center Power. Edge 6450 w Power. Edge 6350 e Enterprise N Power. Edge 8450 Power. Edge 6400 Power. Edge 6300 w Ne N w Ne Low Cost Workgroup Featured Workgroup w Ne ew Rack Dense Power. Edge 4350 Power. Edge 2450 Department Power. Edge 4400 Power. Edge 4300 Power. Edge 2400 Power. Edge 2300 Power. Edge 1300 File & print Web Servers Small Business/Office File & print Groupware Point of Sale Small Business Servers Clustering Dell Confidential Web Servers & ISP Web Caching Firewall Groupware E-mail Clustering File & print Groupware E-mail Web Servers Database Clustering E-Commerce Database apps ERP Applications Clustering OLTP Decision Support Data Warehouse Page 3 Database apps ERP Applications OLTP Decision Support Data Warehouse Clustering E-Commerce

Gartner Group Rates Dell 8/96 9/97 Challengers 3/98 8/98 9/97 HP Ability to Execute 4/97 Gateway Micron NEC Amdahl/ Fujitsu 8/96 NCR Intergraph 9/97 Compaq 3/98 IBM Unisys DEC prior CPQ DG Sequent Acer Niche Players Visionaries Completeness of Vision Source: Gartner Group, 8/96, 9/97, 3/98, 8/98, 3/99 Dell Confidential 3/99 Compaq w/o Leaders DEC 3/98 8/96 Dell Page 4 US “Wintel” Server Vendors

Product Roadmap DATA CENTER PE 8450 ENTERPRISE PE 6350 PE 6450 Slimnapa PE 6300 PE 6400 Napa DEPARTMENTAL Migration options include 2 U Slimfast 2450 or 4 U Slim. Napa 6450 PE 4350 WORK GROUP PE 4300 ENTRY PE 2300 Opal PE 4400 Slimfast PE 2450 Iguana PE 2400 PE 1300 Current Products Dell Confidential Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Page 5 Feb Mar Apr

Power. Edge 64 X 0 Positioning u Feature-rich replacements for the Power. Edge 6300 and 6350 n 4 -way Xeon 550 MHz processors (and future generation Intel processors) with up to 2 MB of L 2 cache allows for greater scalability/performance n Up to 8 GB of SDRAM for better application performance n 64 bit/66 MHz PCI support for increased throughput/higher performance n Hot-plug PCI for the highest levels of availability (W 2 K and Net. Ware support) n Split backplanes (2 x 4 and 2 x 2) for greater performance/deployment flexibility n Embedded NIC frees up a PCI slot u Better value for the customer: better performance, scalability, and availability than the Power. Edge 63 X 0 at an equivalent price u Positioning relative to Power. Edge 4400 (Opal) n Better application server performance - Higher L 2 cache levels (i. e. , 1 MB/2 MB) for increased performance under certain applications (e. g. , database, messaging) n Better availability - All slots HP PCI capable for highest levels of availability n Better expandability and scalability l 4 -way vs. 2 -way allows room for growth l Up to 8 GB of memory vs. 4 GB equates to better performance under certain applications (e. g. , database, OLTP, data warehouse/mining) u Positioning relative to Power. Edge 8450 (Diamond) n Position Power. Edge 8450 when customers require transaction performance >25, 000 tpm, headroom above 4 -way, and more I/O expandability Dell Confidential Page 6

Future Power. Edge Enterprise Server Power. Edge 6400 (Napa) Enterprise Server • Quad Pentium III XEON 550 MHz processors w/ 512 KB, 1 MB, or 2 MB L 2 cache (support for future generation processors) • 8 GB SDRAM Supported • 66 MHz PCI support • New 2 x 4 Splittable Backplane for HDs • Integrated dual channel Ultra 160/m SCSI controller • 7 hot-pluggable PCI slots (2 x 64/66, 4 x 64/33, 1 x 32/33) • Integrated Intel Pro 100+ Network Interface Card • USB support • Similar Physical Features to PE 6300 Server (7 U) • Improved mechanical features (labels, fans, PCI retention tabs, “push button” HPPCI) • Up to 252 GB internal hot-plug hard drive • RCC HE Chipset • Scheduled Launch Date: Q 1 (February)/availability: Feb/Mar Dell Confidential Page 7

Differences from PE 6300 Performance PE 6300 4 P Pentium III Xeon 4 P Xeon (+ Cascades) 512 K/1 M/2 M L 2 cache 4 GB memory 8 GB memory Ultra 2 LVD SCSI U 160/m SCSI 64 -bit/33 MHz PCIAvailability 64 -bit/66 MHz PCI HP HDs (6 x 1. 6”/8 x 1”) HP/Red. Power Std. HP/Red. I/O Power Std. HP/Red. Fans Std. HPPCI “Push Button” HPPCI Dell Confidential 7 Total 4 x 64 -bit/33 MHz PCI bit/66 MHz PCI 2 x 64 Page 8 PE 6400

Future Power. Edge Enterprise Server Power. Edge 6450 (Slimnapa) Enterprise Server • Quad Pentium III XEON 550 MHz processors w/ 512 KB, 1 MB, or 2 MB L 2 cache (support for future generation processors) • 8 GB SDRAM Supported • 66 MHz PCI support • 4 x 1” HDs • New 2 x 2 Splittable Backplane for HDs • 7 hot-pluggable PCI slots (2 x 64/66, 4 x 64/33, 1 x 32/33) • Integrated dual channel Ultra 160/m SCSI controller • Integrated Intel Pro 100+ Network Interface Card • USB support • Similar Physical Features to PE 6350 Server (4 U) • Improved mechanical features (labels, fans, PCI retention tabs, “push button” HPPCI) • RCC HE Chipset • Scheduled Launch Date: Q 1 (February)/availability: March Dell Confidential Page 9

Differences from PE 6350 Performance PE 6350 4 P Pentium III Xeon 4 P Xeon (+ Cascades) 512 K/1 M/2 M L 2 cache 4 GB memory 8 GB memory Ultra 2 LVD SCSI U 160/m SCSI 64 -bit/33 MHz PCIAvailability 64 -bit/66 MHz PCI HP HDs (3 x 1”) HP HDs (4 x 1”) HP/Red. Power Std. I/O HP/Red. Fans Std. HPPCI “Push Button” HPPCI Dell Confidential 7 Total 4 x 64 -bit/33 MHz PCI bit/66 MHz PCI 3 x 32 -bit/33 MHz PCI 2 x 644 x 64 Page 10 PE 6450

4 -way vs. 2 -way Architecture Cascades 2 MB 1 MB Cascades 512 K RCC HE North Bridge (Mem Cntr) RCC LE Dual North Bridge (Mem Cntr) 4 GB total RAM 8 GB total RAM Cache 133 MHz FSB DIMM slot Memory Card 16 DIMM slots 100 MHz FSB 256 K Other stuff • Boosts performance for applications (e. g. , database, Messaging, OLTP) • Reduces trips to memory Front Side Bus (FSB) – processor to memory • Important for small cache systems Physics limits bus speed for 4 -ways Dell Confidential Page 11 DIMM slot Cascades

RAID Update Dell Confidential Page 12

PERC 2/DC u PERC 2/DC is a natural follow-on to PERC 2/SC n PERC 2/DC and PERC 2/SC have a common driver, common firmware, common management utilities u PERC 2/DC offers substantial performance benefits n 3 -4 x RAID 5 write performance over PERC 2/SC n Write-back caching enabled through support of on-board battery n Multiple channels doubles available adapter bandwidth over PERC 2/SC n Faster processor increases number of transactions on a single adapter n Larger cache enables greater read and write performance u PERC 2/DC enables multi-channel clustering n Leverages PERC 2/SC cluster code to enable multi-channel clustering across product line u PERC 2/DC offers broadest support of O/S’s in a multi-channel RAID adapter n PERC 2/DC enables support for Windows 2000, NT 4, NW 5, Linux, Open. Server, Unixware, BSD, OS/2 u PERC 2/DC optimizes I/O slot usage n Multiple channels better match PCI bandwidth and minimize number of I/O slots required per customer configuration u PERC 2/DC complements ROMB platforms by offering a full featured add-in RAID solution at a price $100’s less than the competition Dell Confidential Page 13

Product Comparison Dell Confidential Page 14

Conclusion u Power. Edge 6400 and 6450 are feature-rich replacements for the Power. Edge 6300 and 6350 n Support for next generation Intel processors (Cascades) n 8 GB of SDRAM and 66 MHz PCI n Improved mechanical features u Three C’s of performance n Cache n See http: //inside. us. dell. com/pg/spa/servers/ under “Technical Papers” Heading – “L 2 Cache on 6300/50” u Positioning Relative to Power. Edge 4400 n Support for 4 processors and larger L 2 cache n Ideal for applications with large footprints, including database (SQL, Oracle), Messaging (Exchange, Notes), OLTP (e-commerce) n Better expandability (up to 4 processors) and scalability (up to 8 GB of RAM) for future growth u PERC 2/DC n Substantial performance benefits (write-back cache/battery backup, larger cache, 64 -bit, faster processor) n Multi-channel cluster support n Compliments ROMB by offering full-featured add-in solution $100 s less than competition Dell Confidential Page 15

Backup Dell Confidential Page 16

Departmental/Enterprise Landscape Dell Red= Dell Competitive Disadvantage Black= Dell Competitive Advantage Compaq IBM Pro. Liant 7000 U/W SCSI 218 GB storage 14 U Power. Edge 8 GB EDO RAM 6300 9 PCI slots Pro. Liant 6500 Avg price= 1. 71 U/W SCSI Netfinity 7000 M 10 144 GB storage U/W SCSI 8 GB EDO RAM 12 PCI slots Pro. Liant 6000 U/W SCSI 6350 Dell Confidential 36 GB storage 8 GB EDO RAM 10 PCI slots Netfinity 5500 M 20 Net. Server LH 4 2 -64 Bit PCI 218 GB storage 108 GB storage 8 GB EDO RAM U/W SCSI Embedded RAID 9 PCI slots 5 PCI (32 -bit only) 12 X 1” drives Avg price= 1. 46 Int. Dual U/W RAID Avg price= 1. 27 Pro. Liant 5500 Power. Edge Net. Server LXr 8000 Avg price= 1. 41 Avg price= 1. 48 14 U HP 4 Hot Plug (hot-add) PCI U/W SCSI 108 GB storage No 64 -bit PCI Avg. price= 1. 28 Pro. Liant 6400 R 72 GB storage 6 PCI slots 2 power cords Avg. price=1. 46 No 4 -way Rack Dense Offering, but issued press release about 6” server Page 17 No 4 -way Rack Dense Offering; no announced plans

PERC 2/DC Features Dell Confidential Page 18

Compatibility u Management n All RAID products are supported under Open. Manage Array Manager n Vendor unique utilities will be delivered with RAID products as well l FAST for ROMB, PERC 2 l Power. Console for PERC 2/DC Open. Manage Array Manager ROMB PERC 2/SC PERC 2/DC PERC 2 u Coexistence n PERC 2/DC coexists with ROMB, PERC 2/SC, and PERC 2 u Migration n PERC 2/DC is based on AMI’s data format n ROMB and PERC 2 are based on Adaptec’s data format Dell Confidential Page 19

u PERC 2/DC increases performance of our low end add-in RAID solution n u u PE 8450 PE 6400 PE 4400 PE 2450 PE 2400 BBU enables write back caching H/W XOR increases RAID 5 write performance Multiple Channels enables greater per adapter bandwidth RAID Price Comparison PERC 2/DC is Dell’s multi-channel SCSI based clustering solution across all new platforms $2, 500 PERC 2/DC complements ROMB platforms by offering a full featured add-in RAID solution at a price $100’s less than the competition $1, 000 $2, 000 $1, 500 $0 1 2 3 RAID Channels Dell Add-in RAID Compaq Add-in RAID HP Add-in RAID Dell Confidential PERC 2/DC is Dell’s add-in RAID solution across all new platforms where moderate storage expandability is required ROMB u PERC 2/DC Product Position Dell ROMB IBM Add-in RAID Page 20 4

PERC 2/DC u u Two Ultra 2 SCSI Channels 64 bit/33 MHz PCI 64 MB or 128 MB SDRAM Cache On Board Battery Back Up n u u u Up to 48 hrs Cache retention on power failure I 960 RN 100 MHz Processor Hardware XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 Unified RAID and Cluster Firmware Power. Vault 20 x and 21 x support n Up to 2*8*36=576 GB per controller u Marble and Power. Console configuration utilities u Windows 2000, NT 4, NW 5, Linux u MSCS Cluster Support u Available beginning December 1999 on 8450, 4400, 2400 Dell Confidential Page 21

Platform Support 8450 PERC 2/SC PERC 2/DC PERC 2 6450 PERC 2/DC 6400 PERC 2/DC 4400 ROMB PERC 2/DC 2450 ROMB PERC 2/DC 2400 = Platform RTS Dell Confidential ROMB PERC 2/DC Phase I PERC 2 Phase II Vail Page 22