
Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto
Dell PowerEdge R610 Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V
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Non-consolidated
environment
Consolidated Hyper-V
environment
Description
10 two-socket dual-core
servers, each running
SQL Server Enterprise
1 two-socket quad-core
server, running Hyper-V
and SQL Server
Enterprise; assumes
licenses for 2 physical
processors
Cost
2 sockets x $25,000 per-
processor retail
Enterprise license x 10
servers = $500,000 in
SQL Server licensing;
$50,000 per SQL
instance
2 sockets x $25,000 per-
processor retail
Enterprise license x 1
server = $50,000 in
SQL Server licensing;
$5,000 per SQL instance
Figure 2. Comparing SQL Server list licensing costs: 10 non-
virtualized two-socket servers versus a single two-socket server
running 10 dual-processor virtual machines. For licensing purposes,
Microsoft counts one socket as a processor.
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
Non-consolidated SQL licensing
(10 x two-socket dual-core servers)
Virtualized SQL licensing
(1 x two-socket quad-core server)
Dollars
Virtualized SQL licensing costs
Figure 3. Example SQL Server licensing savings when consolidating
from 10 two-socket servers to a single two-socket server running
Hyper-V. For licensing purposes, Microsoft counts one socket as a
processor.
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