PerfectDisk 2008 Scheduling Options Enhance Virtualization Performance

Released on: September 18, 2008, 11:43 am

Press Release Author: Raxco Software, Inc.

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: PerfectDisk 2008�s scheduling options enhance virtualization
performance. Also helps prevent bottlenecks that are common with �on-the-fly� disk
defragmenters. This flexibility ensures peak performance in virtual environments.


Press Release Body: GAITHERSBURG, MD � Raxco Software, the leader in disk
defragmentation software, confirmed today that PerfectDisk 2008�s multiple
scheduling options enhance virtualization performance and prevent bottlenecks that
are common with �on-the-fly� disk defragmenters. This flexibility provided by
PerfectDisk� helps ensure peak performance in virtual environments.

The limitation of only being able to defrag drives when a computer is idle often
presents problems in production server environments. This is because there is no
guarantee that a busy production server will have sufficient idle resources for a
defragmenter to run effectively, particularly in virtual environments. Because a
virtual machine is unaware of disk activity generated by other virtual machines, if
all virtual machines are �idle� and begin defragmenting, the increased I/O activity
can quickly overload the disk hosting the virtual machines and cause performance
issues for all of the virtual machines.

PerfectDisk 2008�s ability to schedule defragmentation to occur at a defined time
provides system managers with the ability to manage disk I/O so that defragmenting
of virtual machines does not overload the I/O capacity of the host drive. One group
of virtual machines can be scheduled to defragment at a specific time and another
group of virtual machines can be scheduled to defragment at a different time. With
PerfectDisk 2008�s throttling capabilities, it will ensure that when it defragments
a virtual machine, it does so with the least amount of system resource impact.

Winner of numerous awards, including Windows IT Pro Editors� Choice award, Windows
IT Pro Readers� Choice award, Redmond Magazine�s Best of the Best, PC Magazine�s
Editor�s Choice, and top-rated 5 stars from CNET editors and About.com, Raxco�s
PerfectDisk answers the unique needs of users in the enterprise, SMB and home office
environments.
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About Raxco Software
Raxco Software has been helping large enterprises, small businesses, and consumers
with their computer resource management needs for thirty years. Its PerfectDisk 2008
is Windows� Certified by Microsoft� for Vista and Windows Server� 2008, and
optimized for Windows XP. The PerfectDisk line has a long award-winning history,
most notably its perfect 5-star review from CNET Download, winner of the Windows IT
Pro 2005, 2006 Readers� Choice Awards for Defragmentation Utility and Storage
Management Tool, Redmond Magazine�s Best of the Best Award, and PC Magazine�s
Editors� Choice award. Raxco also produces optimization software, for HP�s OpenVMS
operating system. Raxco Software can be found on the Web at www.perfectdisk.com.
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Web Site: http://www.perfectdisk.com

Contact Details: 6 Montgomery Village Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
301-519-7836
smurray@raxco.com

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