Hi,

there are a number of things to consider when going virtual with SQL Server and if this is new

territory you should consider training.

I went down this route a couple of years ago and did some online training with Brent Ozar, it made

all the difference in the world. It will give you more confidence when making decisions.

Check out:

http://www.brentozar.com/services-we-provide/training-videos-online/virtualization-sans-and-hardware-for-sql-server/

One of my favourite links, how to know when vmware is making your SQL Server slow:

http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/jonathan/querying-the-vmware-vcenter-database-vcdb-for-performance-and-configuration-information/