How many virtual machines can run per processor?
The number of virtual machines that can be be hosted by a server depends on the power of the physical box (the memory, processor speed etc) and the resource demands of the applications on the virtual server. A higher box power and lower application resource demand mean a greater number of virtual machines can be hosted. Conversely, lower box power and higher application resource demand mean fewer virtual machines per physical server.
A. The number of virtual machines running per host depends on many factors, including physical memory, processor, and workload running in the guest. With Hyper-V, you define the amount of memory available to a virtual machine, and that memory allocation can be altered to reflect the needs of the virtual machine.
The number of virtual machines running per host depends on several things, including physical memory, processor, and workload running in the guest. With Virtual Server 2005 R2, you define the amount of memory available to a virtual machine, and that memory allocation can be altered to reflect the needs of the virtual machine. With SP1,we support up to 512 VMs on x64 hosts; the 64 VM limit remains on 32-bit hosts. For more information, see the Virtual Server 2005 R2 Technical Overview White Paper.
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