Running Oracle OLTP workloads in HP Integrity VM 4.3

Using HP Integrity VM for hardware consolidation

HP Integrity VM provides complete OS instance isolation, while sharing hardware resources that are dynamically

adjusted based on workload demand. Virtualization makes it easier to share hardware because one Integrity server

can host multiple OS instances. Therefore, the Integrity VM product is a good solution for hardware consolidation. It

enables you to:

• Reduce the complexity and number of hardware components required to run multiple OS instances

• Improve your return on IT investment through optimized server utilization

• Increase server flexibility through easy resizing and relocation of VMs

• Improve service levels, such as application response time, through workload management (HP Global Workload

Manager), which provides automatic provisioning of resources based on user-defined level objectives

Oracle OLTP test environment

(Used during this performance characterization)

Figure 1 illustrates the system configuration used during this benchmarking exercise. We describe our configuration

as fully as possible to enable others to reproduce our environment and measurements.

Figure 1. Performance measurement configuration

HP Integrity rx4640

driver client

HP 4400 EVA

8 Gb FC

GbE

HP Integrity BL860c i2

DB Server

8 Gb/s VC FC