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Reference Architecture Guide—Ready Solutions for Microsoft SQL: Design for Dell EMC XtremIO
Executive summary Physical architecture Logical architecture Hardware and software components Design considerations Validation and use cases Conclusion
Consolidation benefits
Consulting and support
References Appendix A: Best practice guidance Appendix B: Configuring vSphere Appendix C: Creating and mapping storage to the VM

Consolidation benefits

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Consolidation benefits

  • The benefits of virtualization combined with the raw processing power of the PowerEdge R840 server and the data reduction savings of the XtremIO X2 array show how this reference architecture was designed for consolidation. Consolidation provides the following benefits:

    • Virtualization provides the capability to manage disparate applications on PowerEdge servers, increasing the overall efficiency of the hardware resources.
    • The PowerEdge R840 provides powerful support for SQL Server consolidation. In our testing, CPU utilization was under 59 percent across all Windows Server VMs and 42 percent for all Linux VMs. 
    • XtremIO X2 inline data reduction storage technology provides significant space savings. In our testing, a 1 TB database used only 239.9 GB on the all-flash array.