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

No, I can't point to any specific tests or anything like that, but I can say from experience that putting your production database server on a virtual machine is a bad idea, especially if it has a large load.

It's fine for development. Possibly even testing (on the theory that if it runs fine under load on virtual box, it's going to run fine on prodcution) but not in production.

It's common sense really. Do you want your hardware running two operating systems and your sql server or one operating system and sql server?

Edit: My experience biased my response. I have worked with large databases under heavy constant load. If you have a smaller database under light load, virtualization may work fine for you.