Interesting. At $Work we're running Sharepoint 2010 Foundation for ~10 users on an ESX 4.1 VM with 2GB RAM and 1 vCPU, and it's plenty fast. The database is located on another server. With only one calendar and a couple of document libraries, I'll be the first to admit that we don't push it hard at all. Nevertheless, it's quite zippy.
I think there are lots of variables in play. The good news is that the OP can allocate and de-allocate RAM and vCPUs to find what's really necessary for his environment. On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Kevin Lundy <[email protected]> wrote: > On this rare circumstance, I am going to disagree with ASB. While tech > editing a book, I ran this exact scenario. With the SQL and SharePoint on > the same virtual guest allocated 16G, I was not happy with performance and I > was the only user. > > I would suggest 32G. > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Agreed. >> >> With ~25 active users, and even a shared SQL instance, that server would >> be fine with 4-6GB RAM >> >> ** >> >> *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* >> *Harnessing >> the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… >> >> * >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 7:11 AM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 2 CPUs should be more than enough, 16 GB of RAM is overkill. >>> John W. Cook >>> Systems Administrator >>> Partnership for Strong Families >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From*: [email protected] < >>> [email protected]> >>> *To*: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> >>> *Sent*: Wed Sep 14 06:01:49 2011 >>> *Subject*: Query re Virtual CPUs >>> >>> Hi all >>> >>> We are planning to deploy Sharepoint 2010 on a virtual machine running >>> under VMware ESXi 4.1 and we were going to allocate the following resouces >>> to it: >>> >>> 16 GB RAM >>> 2 vCPUs >>> >>> This Sharepoint 2010 installation will be running under Windows Server >>> 2008 R2 and will be catering for circa 10-25 users. It would also be hosting >>> the SQL Server 2008 Standard installation. Would 2 vCPUs be enough for >>> running Sharepoint 2010? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Pierre >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
