[AccessD] [dba-SQLServer] Hyper-V vs VMWare

Martin Reid mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk
Sun Apr 25 13:20:28 CDT 2010


John

We are running a lot of stuff on Hyper V with no problems at all. 

Mostly Windows 2003 servers and some SQL stuff. Long as you have tons of RAM your Ok.

Martin


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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby [jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
Sent: 25 April 2010 18:35
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] [dba-SQLServer] Hyper-V vs VMWare

I run the free VMWare server on Windows 2003 and three VMs running 2003.  It works well except that
the software I run in the VMs somehow starts slowing down the VMs and eventually that slows down the
VMWare server as well.  It has gotten to the point where rebooting the server was the only way to
get it back.

All in all it has been just fine though.

Does the Windows VM allow seeing a disk volume on the server?  I use a SSD on the server, split it
into volumes and assign one volume to each VM.  This is used to hold a read-only database of postal
information.  Using the SSD makes the software running in the VM about 3 times faster than trying to
do the same with the postal database contained directly in the VM's drive.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Mark Breen wrote:
> Hello john,
>
> Using HyperV for a year now and not a single complaint,
>
> I have to say that trying to run Win7 and run VS2008 does not get a bare
> metal experience, but it is absolutely for running servers, and I even use
> it running Win7 and with PhotoShop.
>
> Never managed to get VM ware installed or running, but they only say good
> things about it
>
> HTH
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> On 25 April 2010 00:32, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
>
>> Is anyone using Hyper-V?  Comments, performance, comparisons?
>>
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