asked on Hyper-V Best Practices for Windows 2008 and 2012
We are trying to set standards for Hype-V in our organization. What are considered best practices for Hyper-V for server 2008 and 2012. What should be on a server that will be setup as a hyper v server for each. Please state whether you sentences pertain to 2008, 2012 or both.
Thanks in advance for your responses!
Thanks in advance for your responses!
Microsoft Server OSWindows Server 2008Windows Server 2012Hyper-V
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Philip Elder
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Some thoughts on this:
Those are some of the key things we keep in mind when configuring Hyper-V environments whether standalone or clustered.
Philip
CPU: GHz over Cores
Memory: Largest, fastest for CPU, and one stick per channel
BIOS: Disable C3/C6 States
Disk subsystem: Hardware RAID, 1GB Cache, Non-Volatile or Battery backed
Disk subsystem: SAS only, 10K spindles to start, and 8 or more preferable
Networking: Intel only, 2x Dual-Port NICs or more ports.
Networking: Team Port 0 on both NICs for management Port 1 for vSwitch
Hyper-V: Server Core has a reduced attack surface plus lower update count
Hyper-V: Fixed VHDX files preferred unless dedicated LUN/Partition
Hyper-V: Max vCPUs to Assign = # Physical Cores on ONE CPU - 1
Hyper-V: Standalone preferred to keep Workgroup and use HVRemote
Those are some of the key things we keep in mind when configuring Hyper-V environments whether standalone or clustered.
Philip