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sorry to tell you this but....virtualization is here and now.<br />
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i run a virtual file cluster and a virtual sql cluster in a hyper-v environment on a SAN<br />
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you can move the virtual machines around in a virtual environment, spin up new virtual machines to add to the cluster<br />
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you can run other servers on the physical hosts too - reducing hardware and costs for the various platforms you need.<br />
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sorry to tell you this but....virtualization is here and now.

i run a virtual file cluster and a virtual sql cluster in a hyper-v environment on a SAN

you can move the virtual machines around in a virtual environment, spin up new virtual machines to add to the cluster

you can run other servers on the physical hosts too - reducing hardware and costs for the various platforms you need.





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The solution was limited only to a Cluster technology(SQL)and i was especting to read more about best practices for all MS cluster technologies in general
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The solution was limited only to a Cluster technology(SQL)and i was especting to read more about best practices for all MS cluster technologies in general

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Hi Experts,<br />
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I need to prepare an assestment and justification of why is always better to setup a Microsoft Windows 2008 cluster on a physical server instead of VMware or any other virtualization software.<br />
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Can anyone please provide me with a MS link that explain in details the best practices of deploying MS cluster in a phyisical box?
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Hi Experts,

I need to prepare an assestment and justification of why is always better to setup a Microsoft Windows 2008 cluster on a physical server instead of VMware or any other virtualization software.

Can anyone please provide me with a MS link that explain in details the best practices of deploying MS cluster in a phyisical box?

KB or technet article of best practices to deploy a MS cluster

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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