Virtualized SQL Server: Why not?

Question

The IT department where I work is trying to move to 100% virtualized servers, with all the data stored on a SAN. They haven\'t done it yet, but the plan eventually calls for mo

Answer 1

I wanted to add this series of articles by Brent Ozar:

• Why Your Sysadmin Wants to Virtualize Your Servers
• Why Would You Virtualize SQL Server?
• Reasons Why You Shouldn't Virtualize SQL Server

It's not exactly authoritative in the sense I was hoping for (coming from the team that builds the server, or an official manual of some kind), but Brent Ozar is pretty well respected and I think he does a great job covering all the issues here.