SQL Server on a Virtual Machine (VM) issues

  • [font="Verdana"]Actually for test environment we have set up SQL Server on a VM.

    Memory is proved to be a problem! Otherwise low I/O extensive queries/processes are much efficient than the previous infrastructure.

    1. How to make memory extensive operations more smooth or even able to function. (Only single Fixed HD is installed on server).

    2. Physical De-fragmentation reported by OS on Data Base drive! How much DISK De-fragmentation and DB performance are correlated.

    3. Default OS option for fixed disks "Allow indexing service to index this disk for fast file searching." impacts performance?

    Thank you!

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  • [font="Verdana"]Some sign of relief @

    http://scottf.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/sql-server-on-vmware-server/

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  • Abrar Ahmad_ (4/11/2011)


    [font="Verdana"]Some sign of relief @

    http://scottf.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/sql-server-on-vmware-server/

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    That link covers VMWare Server which although very good is not a patch on it's big brother ESX server. The two are vastly different as ESX server does not have the overhead of a full blown OS to contend with.

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    "Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉

  • Perry Whittle (4/11/2011)


    Abrar Ahmad_ (4/11/2011)


    [font="Verdana"]Some sign of relief @

    http://scottf.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/sql-server-on-vmware-server/

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    That link covers VMWare Server which although very good is not a patch on it's big brother ESX server. The two are vastly different as ESX server does not have the overhead of a full blown OS to contend with.

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    But if any special work around of actual problem, in smart? that was I/O intensive operations on Rich Memory (RAM) and Processors Cores Virtual Machines!

    :doze:

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  • Abrar Ahmad_ (4/11/2011)


    Perry Whittle (4/11/2011)


    That link covers VMWare Server which although very good is not a patch on it's big brother ESX server. The two are vastly different as ESX server does not have the overhead of a full blown OS to contend with.

    [font="Verdana"]

    But if any special work around of actual problem, in smart? that was I/O intensive operations on Rich Memory (RAM) and Processors Cores Virtual Machines!

    :doze:

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    If also interested in the following information "sys.dm_os_sys_info"

    cpu_ticks180323062759541

    ms_ticks67646342

    cpu_count4

    hyperthread_ratio1

    physical_memory_in_bytes8588349440

    virtual_memory_in_bytes2147352576

    bpool_committed204776

    bpool_commit_target204776

    bpool_visible204776

    stack_size_in_bytes520192

    os_quantum4

    os_error_mode5

    os_priority_class32

    max_workers_count256

    scheduler_count4

    scheduler_total_count7

    deadlock_monitor_serial_number13517

    sqlserver_start_time_ms_ticks55640

    sqlserver_start_time2011-04-11 14:50:29.030

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