Hi,

I have a difficult question we have a very basic Sharepoint portal.
Here's the global architecture:
USER = HTTPS =ISA 2006 = HTTP = Sharepoint 2007 = SQL Server 2008

All servers are dedicated VIRTUAL servers on Win2003 server.

We created the portal and created 2 subsites with 1 page each. Opening page 1 takes about 5-7 seconds and opening page 2 takes about 10-15 seconds!!!!
Average Disk Lenght is going through the roof. Machines are swapping like crazy.

So my question:
What ARE the minimum requirements for hosting Sharepoint 2007 using VMX?!?

Regards,

Sander

Hi everybody,

thnx for the links, feedback and input.

We solved the issue!!
Weassumed that caching was on.....RULE NO X: NO ASSUMPTIONS!.....caching wasoff.

Cache enabled:
pageload time: 0.20 - 0.29seconds

Cache disabled:
pageload time: 8.5 - 12.7 seconds

Regards,

Sander

According to MS KB 957006 (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=957006), MOSS 2007 SP1 and WSS 3.0 SP1 are supported in the following virtual environments:

Windows Server 2008 and later with Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and later

Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)

Support policy for non-Microsoft virtualization platforms (such as VMware) is posted in KB897615: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897615

For recommendations on optimizing virtual server performance, see this article:

http://blogs.msdn.com/uksharepoint/archive/2009/03/04/topic-1-recommendations-for-optimizing-the-performance-of-a-virtualized-sharepoint-environment.aspx

Generally speaking, minimum software and hardware requirements for virtual installations of SharePoint are the same as those for physical servers (see this Technet article for requirement details: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx). If your systems meet these requirements but the performance results are still unsatisfactory, I'd suggest contacting VMware technical support and ask them to check your VMX configuration.

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Andre Galitsky, MCTS, Lexington, KY -- My SharePoint Blog: http://www.sharepointnomad.com

According to MS KB 957006 ( http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=957006 ), MOSS 2007 SP1 and WSS 3.0 SP1 are supported in the following virtual environments:

Windows Server 2008 and later with Hyper-V
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and later
Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)

Support policy for non-Microsoft virtualization platforms (such as VMware) is posted in KB 897615: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897615

For recommendations on optimizing virtual server performance, see this article:

http://blogs.msdn.com/uksharepoint/archive/2009/03/04/topic-1-recommendations-for-optimizing-the-performance-of-a-virtualized-sharepoint-environment.aspx

Generally speaking, minimum software and hardware requirements for virtual installations of SharePoint are the same as those for physical servers (see this Technet article for details: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx). If your systems meet these requirements but the performance results are still unsatisfactory, I'd suggest contacting VMware technical support and ask them to check your VMX configuration.

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Andre Galitsky, MCTS, Lexington, KY -- My SharePoint Blog: http://www.sharepointnomad.com

Hi everybody,

thnx for the links, feedback and input.

We solved the issue!!
Weassumed that caching was on.....RULE NO X: NO ASSUMPTIONS!.....caching wasoff.

Cache enabled:
pageload time: 0.20 - 0.29seconds

Cache disabled:
pageload time: 8.5 - 12.7 seconds

Regards,

Sander