QLogic 2600 Series vSphere 5 Virtual Server Engine - Manual (Page 2)

Most medium and large-sized IT organizations have deployed several generations of virtualized servers, and
they have become more comfortable with the performance and reliability with each deployment. As IT
organizations increased virtual machine (VM) density, they reached the limits of vSphere software, server
memory, CPU, and I/O.
A new VM engine is now available and this document describes how it can help IT organizations maximize
use of their servers running VMware® vSphere® 5.1 (henceforth referred to as vSphere 5.1).
Best Practices in vSphere 5.1……...……………..…………………………………………………...………..…3
Increasing VM Density……...……...………………………………………..…………………………………….4
A New 8 Cylinder VM Engine……….………………………...……………………..……………..…………...5
QLogic I/O = Higher VM Density………………..…………………………………………………..…………….6
A New Virtualization Chassis ……...……….……..…………………………………………………………....7
Turbocharged Fuel Injection……………………………………………………………………….……….….....8
Network I/O Planning…...………………...……………………………………….………………...……………..9
Accelerating App Performance ……………………….………………………..……………………..….….10
Faster Storage vMotion…………………………………………………………………………………………….11
Storage Protocol Flexibility…….……………………...………………………..………………………..………12
Low-Latency Connectivity……………………………………………………………………………….….....…13
Doubled I/O Throughput..………………………………………………………………………………………..14
Higher Efficiency………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..15
Linear Scalability ……………………...……………………………………………………………….…………...16
I/O Dashboard and Control...….……………………………………………………………………………....17
Resources..……….………………….……………………..……………………………………………….……………18
Harnessing the Power
In a survey conducted by IT Brand, IT professionals said the
average number of VMs per server would almost double in the
next 24 months. VMs Per
Server