Microsoft Project Server 2010 Virtualization

Quick post to remind you what recommendations and resources are available to plan deploying Project Server 2010 in a virtual environment:

• Virtualization does not provide parity with physical machines without proper planning
  • Overhead exists with any virtualization technology
  • Proper planning will help to achieve near-parity, resources:
    • Infrastructure Deployment Planning Guides http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/ee395429.aspx
    • Understand resource costs http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc768536(BTS.10).aspx
    • Virtual machine guidance (SharePoint Server 2010) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621103.aspx
• Plan your Project Server deployment, build your virtualization plan around it
  • Understand scenario, workload, and service characteristics
• Resources
  • Plan for using Project Server 2010 in a Hyper-V virtual environment
  • SharePoint 2010 Virtualization Resource Center
  • Virtualization of Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies
  • Support Article: Hardware virtualization support for SharePoint products and technologies (KB 909840)
  • Video: TechNet Webcast: Deep Dive - Microsoft Virtualization Best Practices for SharePoint 2010 (Level 300)

Other links:

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Overview http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-main.aspx
• Business-Critical Applications Solutions http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/solutions/business-critical-applications/default.mspx
• Plan Hyper-V virtualization server deployment
  • Determine scope
  • Determine workloads and analyze requirements
  • Plan virtualization hardware
  • Plan and design availability requirements
  • Plan storage infrastructure
  • See the Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide for additional information and details

Happy virtualization!