Virtualization Platform Disk Optimizers Ensure Maximum I/O Performance on Virtual Servers

Oct. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- For a company to achieve maximum productivity it must find a way to limit expenses while still operating as efficiently as possible. For many years companies had to find ways to do this while using multiple server environments. Multiple server environments create large amounts of waste because of the way that they have to be set up. Companies using virtualization platforms can avoid the inefficiencies created by multiple server environments to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

When companies use multiple server environments they place each individual operating system and application on a dedicated server. Each operating system and application requires a company to purchase a server, keep it running, maintain it and have a place to put it. These costs add up and as the number of servers increases so does the overall cost to the company.

In addition multiple server environments create wasted space. Because each server is only used to hold one application or operating system there is often a large amount of free space that goes unused. This unused space is aggregated across the servers leaving the company paying for something it does not use. This is an inefficient use of funds and a waste of money.

Virtualization platforms provide companies with the ability to get the most out of what they are paying for. On a virtual platform applications and operating systems are all stored on a single virtual server that can be accessed by different virtual machines. Because each operating system and application is kept in a dedicated secure area the level of security on a virtualization platform is the same as in a multiple server environment.

Like any technology there are problems that can arise on virtualization platforms that can drain performance and cause efficiency levels to decline. A platform can experience I/O resource conflicts from competition for shared resources, I/O bandwidth bottlenecks and wasted space due to dynamic disks not shrinking when data are deleted. These problems can be avoided by installing a virtualization platform disk optimizer.

A virtualization platform disk optimizer like V-locity 3 is designed to protect a virtual platform from all of the problems that will sap performance. V-locity 3 uses a unique combination of technologies to ensure that these problems will not arise. It protects all VMware ESX/ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-v hypervisor virtual platforms and creates optimal operating conditions.

Using IntelliWrite® technology V-locity 3 prevents most fragmentation before it can happen to keep the system running quickly and smoothly. V-Aware™ detects external resource usage from other virtual machines and eliminates resource contention that can otherwise exist on the Host Server. CogniSAN technology allows V-locity 3 to detect external storage usage on a shared storage system and perform optimization transparently to not compete with other virtual machines.

Special Virtual Disk Auto Detection gives each V-locity Guest the ability to conform its optimization settings to the type of virtual disk that the machine is using. Automatic Zeroing of Free space zeroes out unused data blocks on virtual disks to make virtual disk compaction easy. Storage migration can reclaim unused free space to improve VM density and energy efficiency.

Virtualization platforms are an incredible benefit to any company that is currently wasting their time and money using a multiple server environment to run their business management system. Too receive the full benefit it is important that a company take the proper steps to ensure their virtual platforms health. With V-locity 3 virtualization platform disk optimizer companies can be assured that they are getting the best possible protection.

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