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PotsNPans
2011-07-04, 10:47 PM
Is a virtual IO the same as a virtual server, or are these two things completely different?

suwunk
2011-07-05, 12:30 PM
I/O virtualization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_virtualization)

Server I/O is a critical component to successful and effective server deployments, particularly with virtualized servers. To accommodate multiple applications, virtualized servers demand more network bandwidth and connections to more networks and storage. According to a survey, 75% of virtualized servers require 7 or more I/O connections per device, and are likely to require more frequent I/O reconfigurations
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