Server for Virtualization from HAPPYWARE - Certified Hardware for Virtualization

What is a server for virtualization?

A server for virtualization is able to technically simulate and provide virtual computer systems with the help of software (the hypervisor). This allows companies to run many different systems and programs on a single physical server.

A single server can run multiple VMs (virtual machines) in isolation of each other. These can be individual applications or completely different operating systems. This type of server virtualisation enables the resources of a physical server to be used efficiently, as the hypervisor assigns each VM exactly the computing power, memory and capacity it needs for its tasks. This allows virtualization servers to operate at a significantly higher level of efficiency than conventional servers.

Server for virtualization and its benefits at a glance

The bundling of applications and operating systems on one virtualization server offers several advantages:

• Platform-independent deployment of applications
• Easy implementation of high availability and disaster recovery
• Simple and flexible scaling of resources (the technological basis for every professional private cloud)
• Significant efficiency gain through better utilization of the server

About the equipment: Server Software & Hardware for Virtualization must-haves

Here we show you an example of what equipment a full virtualization server must have so that it can cope with the high number of computing processes that are typically required:

• Sufficient CPU cores and processor virtualization functions These functions include, for example, dedicated technologies for setting up special VMs, for instance under specific processor infrastructures (IA-32, Intel 64) or for I/O optimization for reduced CPU load/latency.
• Suitable network interfaces Typically 1-100GbE with support for hardware virtualization features such as V-Queues, SR-IOV, or vLANs.
• Plenty of RAM You need a lot of memory as well as secure data integrity and error-free working processes. This is usually achieved by using ECC memory.
• High-performance storage for storing VM files Shared storage in the form of SAN or NAS servers is the typical storage solution for clustered virtualization servers, whereas HCI deployments have sufficient local storage per node. Stand-alone virtualization servers require high-performance storage, as used in a modern private cloud storage, typically with RAID 10, SSD caching, or storage tiering.
• Building blocks offer This often includes LTS (Long time service) offers for Servers for virtualization as well as certified hardware for specific applications like VMWare, Citrix, Hyper-V, etc. These prefabricated offers have the advantage that they are usually easy to scale and form an ideal basis for cloud computing architectures in data centers.

At HAPPYWARE we use server hardware for virtualization from Supermicro, Gigabyte, Dell, HP, or Intel. With this strong technical equipment, our virtualization servers can reliably handle even the most complex virtual work processes. All these server systems are either certified for virtualization software or fully compatible with them.

Whether it’s the setup of a failover cluster, a reliable backup solution, or replication functions - HAPPYWARE's servers for virtualization cover all of these fields as needed.

Design of our server systems for virtualization - We offer the following options

We offer our virtualization servers in the following versions:

• Tower (4-64 CPU cores / 8x3.5" drive bays / optional 2.5" drive bays)Easy to transport and perfectly suited for offices. The rack-mountable variant of our Tower servers for virtualization can even be easily converted to a rack server if necessary.
• 1U rackmountIdeal as a cluster node with external shared storage, fast network interfaces, and redundant SSDs that can be stashed in a server rack to save space.
• 2U rackmount Optimal for use as HCI. Supports optional caching via Optane NVME SSDs and has fast network interfaces with RDMA support.

The right virtualization software for your server from HAPPYWARE

To enable you to use your virtualisation servers flexibly for classic VMs or modern Kubernetes clusters, we offer various software options for virtualisation. These include the following virtualization software:

• VMware vSphere
• Citrix XenServer
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Proxmox VE

These hypervisors are suitable for many different applications. We are always happy to help you decide which virtualization software is the best choice for which type of server. Particularly powerful options include VMware server and Hyper-V server, which are ideally suited for use in your company. However, if you are looking for a comprehensive private cloud solution, OpenStack offers the greatest flexibility for your business.

Server equipment for Virtualization from HAPPYWARE - your expert for IT of all kinds

If you are planning the virtualization of your corporate IT infrastructure, buying servers, or you would like to expand your existing capacities, we are happy to assist you. HAPPYWARE has been providing professional and comprehensive IT services to companies in a wide range of industries since 1999:

• Comprehensive virtualization solutions Server, software, and different operating systems - whatever you need when it comes to virtualization, we can provide all equipment.
• We set up your virtualization server We can also plan, configure, and set up your virtualization servers for you and migrate your existing IT to the new virtual environment. We can also provide server monitoring and management or other services on request.
• Configure and buy server & Storage for Virtualization online Use our convenient server configurator to custom-build your server based on your requirements.

If you would like to learn more about our virtualization servers and services, please contact our sales department - we will be happy to help you.