> I've noticed that Microsoft mentions a few requirements for the processor
> i.e. Intel VT, DEP, XD Bit.
>
> I want to set up a server that will host two virtual machines -- one SQL
> Server 2008 and the second machine will host Windows 2008 server for web
> hosting purposes. I'll use this set up for two primary purposes i.e. host
> my
> own intranet application which is not a high traffic site and a test web
> site. So it's not a demanding scenario at all.
>
> I was thinking about getting an inexpensive Dell server with about 16GB of
> memory but this processor requirement concernec me a little. Are these
> requirements fairly common? I was thinking about getting a Dell PowerEdge
> T300 with Intel® Core 2 Duo®E6305, 1.86GHz, 2MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB. Would
> this do the trick?
>
> Secondly, would Quad core make a big difference? Even though this won't be
> a
> demanding set up, it's always nice to have horse power. For instance, I
> may
> want to create more virtual machines on this server.
>
> I would appreciate your responses. Thanks.
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Sam

> There's no magic with Virtualization. Your requirements for hardware are
> essentially the same as in the physical world. If an application would
> require 2 cores and 8 GB of RAM to run well in a physical machine, it will
> require 2 cores and 8 GB to run well in a virtual machine. What
> virtualization lets you do is take multiple workloads that would otherwise
> be on separate (and under utilized) physical machines and combine them on a
> single, more fully utilized, machine as VMs.
>
> If you're unsure of exactly what the requirements would be for your SQL
> application, the best place to get into that is on one of the SQL newsgroups
> where there's specific expertise.
>
> When specifying hardware for virtualization, I tend to err on the side of
> overspecifying somewhat, knowing that I'll inevitably find other VMs I'd
> like to run on the server, if only as temporary workloads. And I've
> generally found that the limiting factor for my types of workloads is RAM,
> not CPU. But that's not the same, necessarily, as your workloads and you'd
> be the best judge of those.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
> "Sam" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > I've noticed that Microsoft mentions a few requirements for the processor
> > i.e. Intel VT, DEP, XD Bit.
> >
> > I want to set up a server that will host two virtual machines -- one SQL
> > Server 2008 and the second machine will host Windows 2008 server for web
> > hosting purposes. I'll use this set up for two primary purposes i.e. host
> > my
> > own intranet application which is not a high traffic site and a test web
> > site. So it's not a demanding scenario at all.
> >
> > I was thinking about getting an inexpensive Dell server with about 16GB of
> > memory but this processor requirement concernec me a little. Are these
> > requirements fairly common? I was thinking about getting a Dell PowerEdge
> > T300 with Intel® Core 2 Duo®E6305, 1.86GHz, 2MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB. Would
> > this do the trick?
> >
> > Secondly, would Quad core make a big difference? Even though this won't be
> > a
> > demanding set up, it's always nice to have horse power. For instance, I
> > may
> > want to create more virtual machines on this server.
> >
> > I would appreciate your responses. Thanks.
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sam
>
>

>Charlie,
>
>Thank you very much for your response. Is Intel VT, DEP, etc. something I
>need to worry about? I thought I could set up any machine as a host. Are
>these specific requirements Microsoft mentions for the processor i.e. Intel
>VT, DEP, XD bit, "nice to have" or are they "must have" requirements?

> Charlie,
>
> Thank you very much for your response. Is Intel VT, DEP, etc. something I
> need to worry about? I thought I could set up any machine as a host. Are
> these specific requirements Microsoft mentions for the processor i.e.
> Intel
> VT, DEP, XD bit, "nice to have" or are they "must have" requirements?
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> There's no magic with Virtualization. Your requirements for hardware are
>> essentially the same as in the physical world. If an application would
>> require 2 cores and 8 GB of RAM to run well in a physical machine, it
>> will
>> require 2 cores and 8 GB to run well in a virtual machine. What
>> virtualization lets you do is take multiple workloads that would
>> otherwise
>> be on separate (and under utilized) physical machines and combine them on
>> a
>> single, more fully utilized, machine as VMs.
>>
>> If you're unsure of exactly what the requirements would be for your SQL
>> application, the best place to get into that is on one of the SQL
>> newsgroups
>> where there's specific expertise.
>>
>> When specifying hardware for virtualization, I tend to err on the side of
>> overspecifying somewhat, knowing that I'll inevitably find other VMs I'd
>> like to run on the server, if only as temporary workloads. And I've
>> generally found that the limiting factor for my types of workloads is
>> RAM,
>> not CPU. But that's not the same, necessarily, as your workloads and
>> you'd
>> be the best judge of those.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>> "Sam" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > I've noticed that Microsoft mentions a few requirements for the
>> > processor
>> > i.e. Intel VT, DEP, XD Bit.
>> >
>> > I want to set up a server that will host two virtual machines -- one
>> > SQL
>> > Server 2008 and the second machine will host Windows 2008 server for
>> > web
>> > hosting purposes. I'll use this set up for two primary purposes i.e.
>> > host
>> > my
>> > own intranet application which is not a high traffic site and a test
>> > web
>> > site. So it's not a demanding scenario at all.
>> >
>> > I was thinking about getting an inexpensive Dell server with about 16GB
>> > of
>> > memory but this processor requirement concernec me a little. Are these
>> > requirements fairly common? I was thinking about getting a Dell
>> > PowerEdge
>> > T300 with Intel® Core 2 Duo®E6305, 1.86GHz, 2MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB.
>> > Would
>> > this do the trick?
>> >
>> > Secondly, would Quad core make a big difference? Even though this won't
>> > be
>> > a
>> > demanding set up, it's always nice to have horse power. For instance, I
>> > may
>> > want to create more virtual machines on this server.
>> >
>> > I would appreciate your responses. Thanks.
>> > --
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Sam
>>
>>

> Charlie,
>
> Thank you very much for your response. Is Intel VT, DEP, etc. something I
> need to worry about? I thought I could set up any machine as a host. Are
> these specific requirements Microsoft mentions for the processor i.e.
> Intel
> VT, DEP, XD bit, "nice to have" or are they "must have" requirements?
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
>
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> There's no magic with Virtualization. Your requirements for hardware are
>> essentially the same as in the physical world. If an application would
>> require 2 cores and 8 GB of RAM to run well in a physical machine, it
>> will
>> require 2 cores and 8 GB to run well in a virtual machine. What
>> virtualization lets you do is take multiple workloads that would
>> otherwise
>> be on separate (and under utilized) physical machines and combine them on
>> a
>> single, more fully utilized, machine as VMs.
>>
>> If you're unsure of exactly what the requirements would be for your SQL
>> application, the best place to get into that is on one of the SQL
>> newsgroups
>> where there's specific expertise.
>>
>> When specifying hardware for virtualization, I tend to err on the side of
>> overspecifying somewhat, knowing that I'll inevitably find other VMs I'd
>> like to run on the server, if only as temporary workloads. And I've
>> generally found that the limiting factor for my types of workloads is
>> RAM,
>> not CPU. But that's not the same, necessarily, as your workloads and
>> you'd
>> be the best judge of those.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>> "Sam" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > I've noticed that Microsoft mentions a few requirements for the
>> > processor
>> > i.e. Intel VT, DEP, XD Bit.
>> >
>> > I want to set up a server that will host two virtual machines -- one
>> > SQL
>> > Server 2008 and the second machine will host Windows 2008 server for
>> > web
>> > hosting purposes. I'll use this set up for two primary purposes i.e.
>> > host
>> > my
>> > own intranet application which is not a high traffic site and a test
>> > web
>> > site. So it's not a demanding scenario at all.
>> >
>> > I was thinking about getting an inexpensive Dell server with about 16GB
>> > of
>> > memory but this processor requirement concernec me a little. Are these
>> > requirements fairly common? I was thinking about getting a Dell
>> > PowerEdge
>> > T300 with Intel® Core 2 Duo®E6305, 1.86GHz, 2MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB.
>> > Would
>> > this do the trick?
>> >
>> > Secondly, would Quad core make a big difference? Even though this won't
>> > be
>> > a
>> > demanding set up, it's always nice to have horse power. For instance, I
>> > may
>> > want to create more virtual machines on this server.
>> >
>> > I would appreciate your responses. Thanks.
>> > --
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Sam
>>
>>