At what point should one condider installing a separate stand alone SQL database host server for the virtual center database ? Is there a best practice for this ?
Use the vVenter sizing calculator:
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_4x_db_calculator.xls
-MattG
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Use the vVenter sizing calculator:
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_4x_db_calculator.xls
-MattG
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Unable to download calculator from site
Hello.
If scalability is your concern - "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express is intended to be used for small deployments of up to 5 hosts and/or 50 virtual machines." - from kb 1009080
Beyond scalability, there are other factors to think about as well. There are Backup/Recovery/DR, performance, dedicated DBA availability, licensing, politics and many many other things I am probably omitting here.
Good Luck!