Recently I was looking to install VMWare components in my local network of things so that I could gain additional knowledge of how VMWare works. I have a local Synology DS920+ which can run virtual machines and I have about 18TB of space to play with so I thought […]
Moving VMWare Virtual Machines to Synology
One of the reasons that I enjoy having a Synology DS920+ around is that that I can use it to experiment with virtualization. In this experiment, I’m going to move a virtual machine that I configured through VMWare’s Fusion which is running on my Mac laptop. This is just a […]
Understanding NUMA in SQL Server VMs
What really is NUMA and why do we as database administrators care? NUMA stands for “Non-uniform Memory Access” and allows for increased CPU & memory performance. This is because a memory bank is physically adjacent to a CPU socket on the motherboard of the server. Each combination of memory and […]
Using Docker Volumes for SQL Server in Linux
No, not that kind of volume! Over the past couple of blog posts, I have been talking about the versatility of deploying SQL Server with Docker. This combination is a great way to quickly and easily spin up local SQL Server instances. In the most recent post, I talked about […]
Restoring a SQL Server Database in Docker
Last month I blogged about using Docker to run SQL Server as a quick and easy way to get SQL Server up and running. While it continues to be immensely useful, there aren’t any user databases running on it. The only databases present are the system databases. Yes, I could […]
Running SQL Server on my Mac with Docker
My day to day work machine is a Windows 10 HP laptop. It remains docked at my desk where it happily helps me to go about my daily business. However, my backup machine, is an Apple MacBook Pro. It’s small footprint and ease of use allows me to easily shift […]
Gathering VMWare Metrics
Anytime that you a large environment, gathering metrics in any form can be daunting and cumbersome. Using scripting languages can usually greatly improve the efficiency of this process as well as be more accurate. Whether it’s VMWare, SQL Server, or some other platform, it would behoove you to see what […]