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Domain Controller, DHCP, etc -- HyperV VM vs HOST ?

I will be upgrading my domain controller hardware
and the below articles act like it is find to put
the domain controller, DHCP, etc functions on a
Windows Server 2012 R2 HyperV VM, not a
Windows Server 2012 R2 HyperV HOST

Does anyone have a reason to "NOT"
put these functions on a HyperV VM ?
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https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/virtual_active_directory_domain_controller_virtualization_hyperv(v=ws.10).aspx

http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/reasons-not-to-make-hyper-v-a-domain-controller
http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/demystifying-virtualized-domain-controllers-part-1-myths
http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/4-reasons-your-hyper-v-host-should-only-run-the-hyper-v-role
Hyper-VWindows Server 2012Microsoft Server OS

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hecgomrec

8/22/2022 - Mon
Lee W, MVP

You can have a physical DC if you like...
But you CANNOT make your host a DC and a Host.  No professional with experience will advocate that.
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Is always nice to here from big corporate IT staff how they don't really understand or see the small owner try to deal with overheads and cost-effective procedures.  Well thanks GOD the big OS companies doesn't totally force owner to change their machines every 4 year when their new version is out and they allow us somehow to update the current running software in a 4 years old computer.

Anyways is good to know there are still some people out there they think everything is running in the latest available technology.
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