Is running SQL on VMWare supported by MS ?

I know virtualization helps when ones cutting costs so that multiple
dev/test environments can be hosted on one single server
But is it supported when used in production ? Will MS support it ?I would think that poor performance would be enough to deter anyone
from using VMWare or VirtualPC for anything but demos or dev
environments. From what I remember, MS will support the individual
products, but not the system as a whole - not much different from their
regular support IMO.
To really run well made virtual environment, you'll spend as much as
you would on separete servers and get about 1/3 of the performance.
Hassan wrote:
> I know virtualization helps when ones cutting costs so that multiple
> dev/test environments can be hosted on one single server
> But is it supported when used in production ? Will MS support it ?|||Hassan wrote:
> I know virtualization helps when ones cutting costs so that multiple
> dev/test environments can be hosted on one single server
> But is it supported when used in production ? Will MS support it ?
Yes. Your virtual servers must be properly licensed of course. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtob...ualization.mspx
David Portas, SQL Server MVP
Whenever possible please post enough code to reproduce your problem.
Including CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements usually helps.
State what version of SQL Server you are using and specify the content
of any error messages.
SQL Server Books Online:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ms130214(en-US,SQL.90).aspx
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Fully supported by Microsoft
:
VMWare, No.
Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server, Yes.
http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897615/
http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897613
http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897614
Mike
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"David Portas" <REMOVE_BEFORE_REPLYING_dportas@.acm.org> wrote in message
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> Hassan wrote:
> Yes. Your virtual servers must be properly licensed of course. See:
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtob...ualization.mspx
> --
> David Portas, SQL Server MVP
> Whenever possible please post enough code to reproduce your problem.
> Including CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements usually helps.
> State what version of SQL Server you are using and specify the content
> of any error messages.
> SQL Server Books Online:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ms130214(en-US,SQL.90).aspx
> --
>|||Michael Epprecht [MSFT] wrote:
> Hi
> Fully supported by Microsoft
> :
> VMWare, No.
> Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server, Yes.
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897615/
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897613
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/kb/897614
> --
> Mike
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
.
>
Thanks for the clarification. I hadn't seen that before.
David Portas, SQL Server MVP
Whenever possible please post enough code to reproduce your problem.
Including CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements usually helps.
State what version of SQL Server you are using and specify the content
of any error messages.
SQL Server Books Online:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ms130214(en-US,SQL.90).aspx
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