Storage vMotion of a Virtualized SQL Server Database - White Paper: VMware, Inc

Storage vMotion of a Virtualized SQL Server Database: A Performance Study

Executive Summary This paper provides a deep look at the performance implications of the live storage migration of a VM running a large SQL Server database workload. Performance of the workload when migrating different components of the database (data, index, and log) was measured and compared against the steady state performance (when there was no migration). Experiments discussed in this pape...

VMware vSphere 5.5 vMotion on EMC VPLEX Metro - White Paper: VMware, Inc

Microsoft® SQL Server® in a VMware® Environment on DellTM PowerEdgeTM R810 Servers and Dell EqualLogicTM Storage

This white paper describes the benefits and performance of the latest Dell™ PowerEdge™ R810 running Microsoft® SQL Server® in VMware® vSphere™ 4.0 Update 1 (U1) and EqualLogic™ PS6000XV iSCSI storage arrays. The Dell PowerEdge R810 offers an ideal platform to consolidate demanding virtual database workloads in space conscious datacenters. The R810 also offers energy efficiency features in a den...

Virtualized Hadoop Performance with VMware vSphere® 6 on HighPerformance Servers - White Paper: VMware, Inc

Employing Virtualization for Information Technology Education

This manuscript presents teaching and curriculum design for Information Technology classes. Today, students demand hands-on activities for the newest technologies. It is feasible to satisfy this appetite for exciting education by employing server virtualization technologies to teach advanced concepts with extensive hands-on assignments. Through utilization of virtualized servers, students are a...