i stumbled over my notes file from 2010, when i started to have a closer look at VMWare Server Performance.
Here are the links:
Best Practices for SQL Server
http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8964
Best Practice for SQL 2008 High Availability
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/251791
Virtualisierung von Unternehmensanwendungen: SQL Server
http://www.vmware.com/de/technical-resources/enterprise-applications/sql-server.html
Best Practices and Considerations for Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server on VMware
http://matthensley.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/best-practices-and-considerations-for-virtualizing-microsoft-sql-server-on-vmware/
Performance Characterization of VMFS and RDM Using a SAN
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/performance_char_vmfs_rdm.pdf
Performance and Scalability of Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere 4
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/perf_vsphere_sql_scalability.pdf
MS SQL Server Best Practices (not really VMWare related, but worth reading)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb671430.aspx