Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ Resource Kit

Chapter 21. Server Virtualization Project: Assessment Phase

• Identifying a Server Virtualization Candidate

• Virtual Machine Hardware Limits

• Assessing Hardware Limits

• Establishing Performance Thresholds

• Assessing Performance

• Assessing Application Support Limits

• Using MAP for Assessment and High-Level Planning

• Identifying Cost Savings

• Summary

• Additional Resources

During the assessment phase of a server virtualization project, the architecture design team focuses on using the information collected during the discovery phase to determine which servers are good candidates for server virtualization. This involves analyzing the hardware, software, and performance data on a per-server basis against a set of defined limits. Hardware limits are defined by the virtual ...