{"id":11833,"date":"2011-10-10T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=11833"},"modified":"2011-10-10T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T17:36:00","slug":"sizing-tool-for-hyper-v-assessment-using-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=11833","title":{"rendered":"Sizing Tool for Hyper-V Assessment Using MAP"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are typically not too concerned about the SQL requirements of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit for the typical Hyper-V deployment.  You can use SQL Server Express and the 2008 limit of 4 GB database or the 2008 R2 limit of a 10 GB database won\u2019t be an issue.  Network traffic is usually not a big concern either, but it might be if you decide to assess branch office machines across the WAN, or assess hundreds of machines at once.  Anyone dealing with a larger farm may want to plan for disk space, using SQL Server Standard\/Enterprise\/Datacenter, and the potential impact on the LAN\/WAN.<\/p>\n

I decided to put together a spread sheet based on the details that are shared by Microsoft<\/a>.  I\u2019ve taken the details, put in the formulas, and all you need to do is enter 3 figures:<\/p>\n