End score (consolidation, power etc.)

Our virtualization project has come to an end a while ago but I would like to share the end score and some of the savings achieved with this project:

Our current VI consists of:

  • Six cluster hosts (DL585 G2, 48GB memory per host)
    • 120 Virtual Servers (consolidation 20:1)
  • Two VDI hosts (DL585 G1, 32GB memory per host)
    • 50 desktops (currently, there’s room for more)
  • One dedicated ESX3 host for SAP testing and development purposes
  • One dedicated ESX3 host for Lotus Notes / Domino testing and development purposes
    • The above two servers have lower continuity requirements and are therefore stand-alone machines (not part of the cluster)
  • 1 Virtual Center Management Server

Real estate saved (focusing on servers only, not the VDI):

  • Total rack units used for VI: 30
  • Total racks used for VI: 2
  • Total rack units saved: 240
  • Total racks saved: 8
  • Total sq. meters saved: 50 (we would have had to move into a datacenter suite twice as large to accomodate for growth)
  • Total real estate cost (OTC) saved: € 30.000 (approx.)
  • Total real estate cost (MRC) saved:  € 6.000 (approx.)
    • OTC: One Time Charge
    • MRC: Monthly Recurring Charge

Power savings:

  • Extrapolated extra power requirement: 10 - 15 KiloWatts
  • Estimated monthly power savings: € 1500 - 2500

There are also additional benefits like the massive increase in continuity, the time saved on provisioning new servers and the transparency in costs.

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5 Responses to “End score (consolidation, power etc.)”

  1. WindowsVirtualization.com » Blog Archive » Notes from the field: Documenting a Virtualization project and Implementing VDI Says:
    July 8, 2007 at 7:38 am

    [...] can read more about his project wrapup in his post “End score (consolidation, power etc.) « Documenting a virtualization project“, and a snippet is below: Our current VI consists [...]

  2. Trevor Says:
    July 9, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    Thanks for giving everyone such good feedback on your Virtualization project. The information given here will certainly be of interest to many readers as they virtualize and consolidate thier systems. If you are interested in recording a podcast with Virtual-Strategy Magazine to review your success, we would be pleased to have you.
    http://www.virtual-strategy.com/en/podcasts
    Thanks again,
    Trevor Connors, Assistant Editor
    Virtual Strategy Magazine

  3. PC Blade Daily Links 2007-07-09 - PC Blade Daily - Practical News and Views on Centralized Computing Says:
    July 9, 2007 at 8:13 pm

    [...] Documenting a virtualization project: End score (consolidation, power etc.) “Our virtualization project has come to an end a while ago but I would like to share the end score and some of the savings achieved with this project.” [...]

  4. VMware project end score (cosolidation, power etc.) - Charles Aunger - Windows 64bit, Terminal Services, Citrix, Virtualization, Thin, Infrastructure Says:
    July 11, 2007 at 1:20 pm

    [...] click for more at source Published Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:11 PM by Charles Aunger Filed under: Virtualization, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), VMware [...]

  5. martijnl Says:
    August 6, 2007 at 11:58 pm

    Hopefully this gets read by the guys @ virtual-strategy.com:

    Hello,

    I have tried to contact your editor Trevor Connors directly through the e-mail address provided in the comment as well as through the contact form on your website. I have not received a reply from either source.

    Please let me know if there have been technical difficulties with either or both contact methods (holiday season perhaps ?)

    Thanks,

    Martijn

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