Provisioning SQL Server 2019

  • I'm provisioning a SQL Server 2019 build and have been allocated a virtual server running Windows Server 2016. It has 4 virtual processors and I have 410Gb of drive space to work with.

    My build has to run two versions of the same 35Gb database.

    My intention is to split the 410Gb drive on the new box up as follows:

    L:\ to hold log files. Based on a rule of 25% of the size of the database = 9Gb per DB = 18Gb). T:\ to hold tempdb files. 4 data files (one per logical processor) at 1.5Gb each with a log file of 3Gb and a further 2Gb per DB for auto growth = 11Gb. D:\ drive of 190Gb for data and an E:\ drive of 190Gb for all backups.

    Does that sound like a sensible split?

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by  tommcmaster.
  • Thanks for posting your issue and hopefully someone will answer soon.

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  • In VMWare, you have multiple different SCSI adapters, and you can create a total of 4 for a given VM

    I suggest you create 4, 3 of them as "VMware paravirtual", and create drives on those three for the data, logs, and tempdb.

    The 4th "regular" VM SCSI adapter can be used for your OS, backups, and any other drives you need to create.

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