Many companies face the decisions to 1) consolidate their SQL Servers, due to sql sprawl; and 2) whether to virtualize their SQL environment by placing muliple SQL Servers on one powerful physical box. Here is an interesting whitepaper, sponsored by Dell & AMD, that discusses how to Consolidate SQL Server 2008 on Dell 4 Socket - Multi-Core Servers - Using Hyper-V
|IT pros have the difficult job of consolidating multiple SQL Server 2008 instances onto a single physical system and the problems compound in a virtual environment. This white paper discusses how to effectively virtualize SQL Server 2008 on the Hyper-V platform. Explore the concepts and procedures essential for migration of your SQL Server databases to a virtualized environment. Discover an overview of basic general virtualization and consolidation processes, and gain insight into how to set up and configure a virtual server. |
Find out how to consolidate SQL Server 2008 in a virtual environment: http://tinyurl.com/ye2slrw with this great whitepaper. I hope this information is helpful!