To maintain the performance of DOC4000, the DOC4000 Application Server (Web Server) and Data Collector may each be virtualized with the additional requirements identified in this section. All initial sizing requirements should be determined from the specifications in the system requirements sections, and increased by the additional requirements in this section. For more information and further clarification about DOC4000 virtualization requirements, contact Technical Support.
Computer
Should minimally meet the standards for either:
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Hyper V (Microsoft SVVP validation program) at http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx?svvppage=svvpwizard.htm
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VMware vSphere 5.1 at http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/item.aspx?idItem=18c9ca52-dc8d-b817-c833-b096b65c67de&bCatID=1521
Processor
Follow the guidelines from Microsoft when building your computer. Specific hyper-threading guidelines and best practices can be found at:
RAM
Recommended sizes from checklists, plus at least 25%.
Hard Disk
Hard disks should be actual drives in the main server and not network drives (SAN or NAS).
Dedicated I/O for hard disks per VM platform.
Operating System
Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) for the installed virtualized platform (Server 2008 or higher).
Network Connectivity
Dedicated Network Interface Card for the Virtualized Server.
Resources
Any components within a Virtual Environment should have the specified resources available at all times.