Maximize I/O Performance on Virtual Machines by Using a Virtualization Platform Disk Optimizer

Oct. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Company executives spend much of their time trying to find ways to make sure their company is as profitable as possible. The best ways to do this are to make sure that the company is operating at its peak efficiency and that the company is using their money in the best ways. Unfortunately many company executives do not realize that their business management system may be costing the company money while limiting efficiency.

When a company uses a multiple server environment to handle their business management system it is creating waste and spending money on storage space that will never be used. In a multiple server environment each application and operating system that the company uses is placed on its own dedicated server. Because the servers only hold the single file, there is a large portion of the disk space that goes unused. Additionally each server requires money to purchase, a place to store it, maintenance and power to run. These costs and the unused space add up quickly when multiple servers are used to hold a company’s information.

Using a virtualization platform gives the company the ability to condense their applications and operating systems onto a single server. The server can then be accessed through other virtual machines that share the server’s resources. This allows companies to eliminate the wasted space that multiple servers can accrue and limits the costs associated with running multiple machines.

Virtualization platforms are not without flaws. If they are not protected and kept healthy they can slow down and become inefficient. This limits their ability to perform their job and can make the company spend more money than they would otherwise need to. Competition for shared I/O resources can create conflicts when they are not prioritized effectively, I/O bandwidth can bottleneck because of accelerated fragmentation and wasted space can form when dynamic disks do not shrink as data are deleted. To protect a virtualization platform from this hazard it is important that a company install a virtualization platform disk optimizer.

V-locity 3 is a virtualization platform disk optimizer that eliminates these problems and more through a unique blend of cutting edge technologies. It will protect all VMware ESX/EXSi and Microsoft Hyper-v hypervisor virtual platforms to create optimal conditions on the virtual server.

IntelliWrite® technology prevents most fragmentation before it can happen. This keeps the system running smoothly and efficiently. V-aware™ detects external resource usage from other virtual machines to eliminate resource contention that will otherwise exist on the same Host Server. CogniSAN technology helps V-locity 3 detect external storage usage on a shared storage system and perform optimization transparently so as not to compete for resources with other virtual machines.

Special Virtual Disk Auto Detection lets each V-locity Guest conform its optimization settings to the type of virtual disk that the machine is using. V-locity 3 uses Automatic Zeroing of Free Space to zero out unused data blocks on virtual disks and ease the compaction process. Storage migration will reclaim unused free space to improve VM density and energy efficiency. InvisiTasking® ensures that these processes take place in the background of regular operations and do not interfere with normal activity.

Virtualization platforms offer companies the ability to operate more efficiently and save money when compared to their old multiple server environments. The company must make sure to protect the server from the problems that can create slowdowns and reduce the advantages they hope to receive. Installing V-locity 3 is a quick and easy way to protect a virtual platform and make sure that the company is getting maximum I/O performance.

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