Question: You have a 64 GB server to use as a virtualization host. You have thirty-two application servers that you plan to P2V to this host.
You have a 64 GB server to use as a virtualization host. You have thirty-two application servers that you plan to P2V to this host. Each application server is currently on a physical server that has 4 GB of memory. The application servers all run Windows Server 2008.
*Very crucial information Note: do not calculate in any overhead.*
- Without taking advantage of any memory optimization techniques, what is the maximum number of virtual machines you can host on your server? (I answered 32 as a guess because I haven't figured out the math yet)
- With page sharing and ballooning you can take advantage of memory overcommit. If you overcommit memory at a 1.25:1 ratio, how many virtual machines can you now host? (I multiplied 32 x 1.25, again I just don't know which variables from the word problem are which variables in the math)
- While gathering baseline performance metrics for the move to the virtual environment, you find that on average, each system is actually using only 1 GB of memory. Keeping the same overcommit ratio, how many virtual machines can be hosted? (i got 160 here)
- You decide to leave some additional memory available for growth or emergency. At a 90 percent utilization limit, how many virtual machines can you have? (I got 144 here)
I need the math explained step by step please!
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