Is there way to optimize disk configuration for SQL Server?
Assuming that best practices are followed in regards to file locations and tempdb optimizations, you may be left scratching your head while considering upgrading your hardware. What is not as well known is there are ways you can setup disk configuration optimized for for SQL Server.
What are the performance requirements for SQL Server?
Before going into the specifics, some general requirements are recommended for SQL Server Performance. These are as follows: Use separate disk drives for different purposes. (Log File, Data Files, Backup & TempDB) Maintain strict Disk latencies. For Database Files (MDF) 15-25 ms.
How to analyze IOPS requirements from a SQL Server perspective?
For detailed information about how to analyze IOPS requirements from a SQL Server perspective, see Analyzing I/O Characteristics and Sizing Storage Systems for SQL Server Database Applications. Configuration and content storage and IOPS are the base layer that you must plan for in every SharePoint Server deployment.
How to configure storage for SQL Server VMS?
This article teaches you how to configure your storage for your SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). SQL Server VMs deployed through marketplace images automatically follow default storage best practices which can be modified during deployment. Some of these configuration settings can be changed after deployment.
What are the memory requirements for SQL Server 2012?
This change provides a more accurate sizing ability for all memory requirements that go through the SQL Server memory manager. Carefully review your current max server memory (MB) and min server memory (MB) values after you upgrade to SQL Server 2012.
When to choose a hard drive for SQL Server?
Before you select a disk drive configuration, it is wise to determine your general needs rather than purchasing too few disks and having to upgrade in the near term or purchasing too many disks that are not needed in the long term.
Which is the default disk layout for SQL Server?
So here’s my default starting layout for any performance sensitive SQL Server environment: 1 Disk 1: OS/SQL Binaries 2 Disk 2: System databases (aside from tempdb) 3 Disk 3: tempdb 4 Disk 4: User databases 5 Disk 5: User DB transaction logs
How many disk drives do I need for SQL Server?
Configuration = 4 Disk Drives. With 4 disks opens up the option to have either one RAID 5 set or two RAID 1 sets. With the one RAID 5 set you have the opportunity to support additional storage needs as compared to the two RAID 1 sets.
How to choose the best storage for SQL Server?
Choosing premium storage sets the caching to ReadOnly for the data drive, and None for the log drive as per SQL Server VM performance best practices. The disk configuration is completely customizable so that you can configure the storage topology, disk type and IOPs you need for your SQL Server VM workload.