jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat Feb 7 08:04:19 CST 2009
I was just reading last night that the average DATABASE VM slows down the database engine by about 30%. In my case, the VMs I can use cannot use more than 2 cores, whereas SQL Server will use all 4 cores if used on bare metal. I am using VMs, but not for the database. OTOH, I do not have the budget for a server with a hundred gigabytes of RAM either. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Steve Erbach wrote: > Rocky, > > Our network admin relies on VMWare for all sorts of stuff. He set up > a monster server or two with 24 GB of RAM and 8 processors. VMWare > machines have been set up to run SQL Server, Exchange Server, web > servers, etc., etc., ... > > It's to the point now where he doesn't even consider setting up a > system to just run an OS by itself. Now, it's set up to act as a > VMWare host to run multiple servers. > > Interestingly enough, he doesn't use the latest VMWare 2 stuff, he's a > believer in 1.4 or whatever the newest-but-one version is. I trust > his judgement because he is the absolute hugest uber-geek I've ever > met, bar none. > > Steve Erbach > Neenah, WI > http://www.NeenahPolitics.com > http://www.TheTownCrank.com > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software > <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: >> FYI: articles on VM in the San Diego ComputorEdge >> >> http://webserver.computoredge.com/online.mvc?article=cover&issue=2706&zone=S >> D&src=1 >> >> http://webserver.computoredge.com/online.mvc?article=in1&issue=2706&zone=SD& >> src=1 >> >> >> Rocky Smolin