While most companies big and small are starting to take Virtualization seriously and implement virtual solutions, I still hear admins and managers talk about how they would never consider putting their larger/higher IO apps on ESX.
Large is a relative term and I think it leads to part of the no perf apps on ESX misconception. For example, Manager A (500 user environment) discusses large apps with Manager B (1500 user environment). Manager B says he would never consider putting their Exchange 2003 environment on ESX because ESX can't handle high IO apps. While I don't necessarily agree with B, I think there are lots of A's deciding not move forward and start to put their bigger apps on ESX because of such discussions, even though the A's may be good candidates based upon the number of users in their environment and the utilization of the physical server (based upon current CPU and Disk IO)
From reading these forums, I know people are pushing the envelope and getting good results.
So I wanted to ask:
\- What is the biggest/highest IO app that you are running in production on an ESX VM?
\- How many users of the app?
\- Underlying ESX setup. For example, DL-585 Quad DC, 32GB, EMC SAN.
\- Overall performance of app
I'll start:
\- Exchange 2003
\- 500 users
\- DL-585, 32GB, HDS 9500 SAN
\- Runs well.
-MattG
-MattG
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