Server virtualization technology offers lots of benefits for administrators looking to consolidate to make more efficient use of resources, improve management, and save on power, cooling and floorspace. However, deploying server virtualization technology may lead to a few surprises. Let’s walk through a very typical scenario on the storage side. After reviewing resource utilization and performance data on the relevant physical servers, you’re planning on consolidating between eight and 10 physical servers onto each virtual host.
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Tackling the VM I/O Blender Problem
Posted by: Eric Burgener February 8, 2011 05:00 AMServer virtualization technology offers lots of benefits for administrators looking to consolidate to make more efficient use of resources, improve management, and save on power, cooling and floorspace. However, deploying server virtualization technology may lead to a few surprises. Let’s walk through a very typical scenario on the storage side. After reviewing resource utilization and performance data on the relevant physical servers, you’re planning on consolidating between eight and 10 physical servers onto each virtual host.