I was recently looking for best practices for Hyper-V and SQL Server and I ended up whitepaper which was published in July earlier this year. I really wish I had come across this whitepaper earlier but any way still it is better to be late then never.
Download Running SQL Server with Hyper-V Dynamic Memory – Best Practices and Considerations
Memory is a critical resource to Microsoft SQL Server workloads, especially in a virtualized environment where resources are shared and contention for shared resources can lead to negative impact on the workload. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 introduced Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, which enables virtual machines to make more efficient use of physical memory resources. Hyper-V Dynamic Memory treats memory as a shared resource that can be reallocated automatically among running virtual machines. There are unique considerations that apply to virtual machines that run SQL Server workloads in such environments. This document provides insight into considerations and best practices for running SQL Server 2008 R2 in Hyper-V Dynamic Memory configurations on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
Download Consolidating Databases Using Virtualization Planning Guide
he purpose of this guide is to provide a description of the technologies and best practices utilized to design a database consolidation solution; guidance will be appropriately defined throughout to prescribe configurations and considerations to implement for best results. Documentation of specific tasks will be very limited.
This white paper consider the following three potential strategies:
- Using a single physical machine to host multiple virtual machines running the Microsoft SQL Server database software
- Using a single machine to host multiple SQL Server instances
- Using a single instance of SQL Server to host multiple databases
Note: Above abstract is from Microsoft Official documentation.
Reference:Â Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)
