Increase I/O Performance on Virtual Servers Using a Virtual Platform Disk Optimizer

V-locity uses several unique technologies to operate invisibly on the machines and eliminate the virtual machine competition that can take up I/O resources.
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July 29, 2011 - PRLog -- There are many advantages changing from a multiple server environment to a virtualization system. Companies have begun to realize that virtualization platforms offer incredible advantages to their outdated counterparts. Virtualization systems allow companies to gain extra efficiency in the IT department and faster computing speeds. Once a virtualization platform has been installed it is important that companies take steps to eliminate the obstacles that stand in the way of maximum performance.

To understand how a virtualization system increases IT network efficiency it is important to understand how multiple server environments create waste. In a multiple server environment a company places operating systems and application on separate, dedicated servers. These servers have much more space available than the operating system or application uses and often times the space goes unused and wasted.

At the same time multiple server environments create issues for the IT administrators charged with making sure they run properly. Each server must be manually updated and maintained by an IT administrator. The process is time consuming and does not allow the IT admins to fully utilize their skills. The more servers a company has the more time must be devoted to them. Each server that is added requires additional time and money to be spent while wasting more space.

To solve these problems it is important to switch to a virtualization system. A virtual platform allows companies to condense their operating systems and applications on a single server. Bringing the information together allows the space on the server to be fully utilized and increases the overall network efficiency. Having only a single machine to care for also frees up the IT admins to focus on other problems that are facing the company.

There are some obstacles that can arise with virtualization systems. I/O bandwidth bottlenecks faster due to accelerated fragmentation, virtual machine competition for shared I/O resources is not effectively prioritized across the platform, and virtual disks set to dynamically grow do not resize when data are deleted resulting in wasted space. These obstacles stand between a virtualization system and maximum efficiency.

Overcoming these obstacles can be done by installing a virtual platform disk optimizer. A virtual platform disk optimizer enables the system to combat these common problems and run smoothly. The latest software from Diskeeper Corporation, V-locity, is the best way to protect the system and the only way to get maximum I/O performance on virtual servers.

V-locity uses several unique technologies to operate invisibly on the machines and eliminate the virtual machine competition that can take up I/O resources. IntelliWrite® Technology writes much larger sequential disks and creates less work for the copy-on-write technology that copies/tracks every write. Virtual Disk Intelligence detects specific special virtual disk types like VMware Linked Clones and Microsoft’s Differencing Disks. By catering to these specific disk types V-locity increases their overall performance.

For systems that use thin/Dynamic disks V-locity provides a way to maximize free space. Over time these disks only ever grow, even after data are deleted. This creates space “holes” on the disk that are never reused but aren’t storing information. Virtual Disk Compaction with V-locity provides a graphical user interface to show exactly how much space can be freed by compacting these holes and has a one-click option to begin the compaction process.

Using a virtualization system is an important investment for any company to make. Eliminating waste and increasing computing efficiency makes economic sense as well as increases a company’s production capability. It is very important that a virtual platform is protected from slowdowns and problems that are common to these systems. V-locity is the best virtual platform disk optimizer available to gain optimal performance.

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