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I have 100 users with little activity.<br />
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Which option do you recommend the <br />
&quot;Domain Controller&quot; be installed <br />
on since I have HyperV VMs for <br />
everything else ?<br />
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&nbsp; Option #1 = install DC on a VM<br />
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&nbsp; Option #2 = install DC on a VM Host<br />
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&nbsp; Option #3 = install DC on a physical, non-VM machine
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I have 100 users with little activity.

Which option do you recommend the 
"Domain Controller" be installed 
on since I have HyperV VMs for 
everything else ?

  Option #1 = install DC on a VM

  Option #2 = install DC on a VM Host

  Option #3 = install DC on a physical, non-VM machine

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