Chapter 8. Virtual Machine and Application Performance Design
In this chapter, we will cover the tasks related with virtual machine and application performance design. You will learn the following aspects of virtual machine and application performance design:
Setting the right time in Guest OS
vNUMA (Virtual NUMA) considerations
Choosing the SCSI controller for storage
Impact of VM Swap file placement
Using large pages in virtual machines
Guest OS networking considerations
When you should or should not virtualize an application
Measuring the application's performance