Virtualization

TH10 Smart Server Hardware Configurations for ESX and Hyper-V

March 17th, 2011

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Level: Intermediate

Alan Sugano

Alan Sugano

President

ADS Consulting Group

This session will discuss the server hardware configuration for ESX and Hyper-V hosts. We will also cover memory, CPUs, CPU Cores, hard drive type, RAID configuration, and network cards in the server host to ensure an appropriate and stable platform for your virtual machines. Learn how to properly configure a server host for your environment for stability and future growth. It will cover server host hardware in the virtual server host context including, memory overcommit, thin versus thick disk provisioning and VM snapshots.