I need help configuring a VMware server for 100 VMs
I work in an education environment, and need a new VMware server that will support up to 100 VMs.
Each VM needs to be able to perform a minimum of cpu-intensive activity. Basically, I'm asking for "minimum reasonable requirements" for a server with 100 VMs.
I have compiled a little document concluding that I need 32 physical cores, 300 GB of RAM, and 8 TB of storage. It's based on a document I found from VMware, "VMware Server and Storage Sizing Guide", at https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/technicalnote/view/server-storage-sizing-guide-windows-7-technical-note.pdf
Feedback?
(I'm familiar with VMware, but I'm not an expert. This will be the first VMware server I've purchased.)
The next request will be suggestions for vendors, i.e. what will this cost me.
Thanks so much.
Building-a-VMware-server-for-100-VMs.pdf
Each VM needs to be able to perform a minimum of cpu-intensive activity. Basically, I'm asking for "minimum reasonable requirements" for a server with 100 VMs.
I have compiled a little document concluding that I need 32 physical cores, 300 GB of RAM, and 8 TB of storage. It's based on a document I found from VMware, "VMware Server and Storage Sizing Guide", at https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/technicalnote/view/server-storage-sizing-guide-windows-7-technical-note.pdf
Feedback?
(I'm familiar with VMware, but I'm not an expert. This will be the first VMware server I've purchased.)
The next request will be suggestions for vendors, i.e. what will this cost me.
Thanks so much.
Building-a-VMware-server-for-100-VMs.pdf
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Bad news: This is a remote community in Northern Manitoba (Canada). Internet access is via satellite. At midnight I can get up to 500 Mbps, but during the day that shrinks to about 190 Mbps or worse (i.e. zero). I've ordered a new satellite dish to serve the school exclusively, but a cloud solution is out of the question.
I hear you about multiple servers and HA.
I hear you about multiple servers and HA.
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SORRY - I meant to say, 500 Kbps - kilobits, not megabits.
I would be buying two servers for this
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Thanks so much.
I didn't comment on the VMware licensing in my summary, because I don't understand that part as well. I'll get help from sales. I think I'm committed to VMware, my information is that Hyper-V isn't all that less expensive at the end of the day.
I didn't comment on the VMware licensing in my summary, because I don't understand that part as well. I'll get help from sales. I think I'm committed to VMware, my information is that Hyper-V isn't all that less expensive at the end of the day.
Depends really on what your VMs are ?
and how much memory is going to be assigned to them .....
3 Hosts you may want to consider VMware vSAN
and how much memory is going to be assigned to them .....
3 Hosts you may want to consider VMware vSAN
hyperV is free, included in the windows datacentre licenses you have to buy anyway.
but if you want to manage them centrally, you would want to buy ssms with the vjrtualization manager (which manages both hyperv and esxi).
the cheap version od vsphere has no distributed switches, for such a small environment you could get away wirh that.
but if you want to manage them centrally, you would want to buy ssms with the vjrtualization manager (which manages both hyperv and esxi).
the cheap version od vsphere has no distributed switches, for such a small environment you could get away wirh that.
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I have someone building me a quote. I'll ask about no distributed switches, thanks.
No problem, have a good one
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At the moment, we're still on Windows 7 for a desktop OS. But no, although that source document I found was all about VDI, we have no plans to use the VMware machines as production desktops.
Thank you, Andrew.
I'll wait a few hours before I close this, in case any other helpful information is volunteered. But I think you've given me what I need for now.