This page is meant for performance testing and sizing information for running VMware® software on Dell™ servers. In the labs at Dell many performance tests are run to provide information for customers to use in deciding which Dell server should be used.

As TechCenter community members add their own testing information, the intent is for this page to become an excellent resource to aid in determining what are the current best solutions for VMware software on Dell servers. Ask questions or comment on this page.

Server Comparison Performance Testing

Benchmark-based Testing - These tests were conducted with standardized tests:

• Virtualization Performance of Dell PowerEdge Servers using the VMmark benchmark
• Improved Virtualization Performance with 9th Generation Servers

Multiple Workload Testing - These tests were conducted with workloads against Microsoft® SQL Server®, LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), and Microsoft Windows® File Server virtual machines (VMs):

• Advantages of Dell PowerEdge 2950 Two Socket Servers Over Hewlett-Packard Proliant DL 585 G2 Four Socket Servers for Virtualization
• Performance Scaling with Quad-Core Dell PowerEdge 2950 Servers and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 (723KB)
• VMware ESX Server Performance on Dual-Core Dell PowerEdge 2850 Servers(352KB)
• VMware ESX Server Multiple Workload Performance on Dell PowerEdge 2850 and PowerEdge 6850 Servers

VMware Feature-specific Performance - Testing of the performance of a specific feature:

• VMware VMotion Performance on the Dell PowerEdge 1955 Blade Server
• VMware VMotion Performance on the Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Server