VM Rule of Thumb?
ssnyderu2
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I was just curious what is the rule of thumb for how any VM's could be on one host/server.
Example: I have a server with 8 quad core CPU's (32 cores) and 64 GB of RAM. Would you want a max of 32 VM's with 2 GB of RAM per VM?
Example: I have a server with 8 quad core CPU's (32 cores) and 64 GB of RAM. Would you want a max of 32 VM's with 2 GB of RAM per VM?
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scott28tt
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How will the apps inside the VMs consume the various resources?
Don't forget resources needed by the hypervisor itself.
It's rare to plan to fully utilise a host - maybe 70% CPU and 90% RAM...
What about failover of VMs from other hosts? (Assuming you'll have more than 1 host)
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