https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Sense-and-server-virtualization/ta-p/1714562 <P>There are several considerations to make before installing Qlik Sense in a virtual environment:<BR /><BR /></P> <OL> <LI>Run virtual environment on previously tested hardware for best possible conditions:&nbsp;</LI> <LI><A href="https://community.qlik.com/t5/Support-Knowledge-Base/List-of-Favorable-Server-Hardware-from-Qlik-Scalability-Center/ta-p/1710890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">List of Favorable Server Hardware from Qlik Scalability Center</A></LI> <LI>Evaluate what hypervisor (virtual machine monitor) settings provide the best performance <UL> <LI>Beware vertical scalability limitations of ESX v3.5</LI> <LI>Memory management such as Transparent Page <STRONG>Sharing and Memory Ballooning </STRONG>may cause instability in the guest system and should be avoided. It's recommended to configure the virtual machine to use static memory allocation.</LI> <LI>Dedicated Resource Pool is required for optimal performance</LI> <LI>Useful for Change Control Environments and Disaster Recovery. Discouraged in Production</LI> <LI>Virtual environments are slower compared to the physical computer due to overhead of the hypervisor used</LI> </UL> </LI> <LI>Validate that production applications perform as expected <UL> <LI>Acceptable applications performance on user interaction&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Compare performance if the application is run on a non-virtual server</LI> </UL> </LI> </OL> Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:35:02 GMT Damien_V 2020-11-04T11:35:02Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Sense-and-server-virtualization/ta-p/1714562 <P>There are several considerations to make before installing Qlik Sense in a virtual environment:<BR /><BR /></P> <OL> <LI>Run virtual environment on previously tested hardware for best possible conditions:&nbsp;</LI> <LI><A href="https://community.qlik.com/t5/Support-Knowledge-Base/List-of-Favorable-Server-Hardware-from-Qlik-Scalability-Center/ta-p/1710890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">List of Favorable Server Hardware from Qlik Scalability Center</A></LI> <LI>Evaluate what hypervisor (virtual machine monitor) settings provide the best performance <UL> <LI>Beware vertical scalability limitations of ESX v3.5</LI> <LI>Memory management such as Transparent Page <STRONG>Sharing and Memory Ballooning </STRONG>may cause instability in the guest system and should be avoided. It's recommended to configure the virtual machine to use static memory allocation.</LI> <LI>Dedicated Resource Pool is required for optimal performance</LI> <LI>Useful for Change Control Environments and Disaster Recovery. Discouraged in Production</LI> <LI>Virtual environments are slower compared to the physical computer due to overhead of the hypervisor used</LI> </UL> </LI> <LI>Validate that production applications perform as expected <UL> <LI>Acceptable applications performance on user interaction&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Compare performance if the application is run on a non-virtual server</LI> </UL> </LI> </OL> Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:35:02 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Sense-and-server-virtualization/ta-p/1714562 Damien_V 2020-11-04T11:35:02Z