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Thanks. &nbsp;If I use an RMM to auto restart Servers after applying updates, once I restart the host, the guest will not be running. &nbsp;Is there a way to automatically start the guest once the host is up?
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There are several ways to tackle that. Most good RMM tools should be VM aware and start priority VMs in a stopped state. &nbsp;Bieber the way I'd solve it is to set VMs to bit be stopped when a host is rebooted. Hyper-v natively supports suspending (pausing) VMs during a reboot and resuming them when the reboot finishes.
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Thanks. &nbsp;I see that setting in the Hyper-V settings to automatically start.
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What is the best way to maintain the Server 2016 Hyper-V host and the guest operating system with Windows Updates?<br />
Should Windows updates always be installed on both the host and guests at the same time and afterwards shut down the guests and restart the host...or should the guest updates be updated more often and faster than the host?<br />
Thanks!
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What is the best way to maintain the Server 2016 Hyper-V host and the guest operating system with Windows Updates?
Should Windows updates always be installed on both the host and guests at the same time and afterwards shut down the guests and restart the host...or should the guest updates be updated more often and faster than the host?
Thanks!

Hyper-V Maintenance

Windows Server 2016 is the successor to Windows Server 2012 R2. Built upon the same core code as Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 brings enhancements in security, servicing, and connectivity. A particular focus on this release was hybrid-cloud scenarios, and has close ties to Azure and other Microsoft cloud initiatives. This does not detract from the many improvements that are available for on-premises-only deployments

Windows Server 2016 comes in Datacenter, Standard, and Essentials editions, and for servicing, has adopted windows 10's cumulative model. The new nano-server install is designed to be remotely managed and is designed to be kept current through continuous feature updates. The full GUI install operates similarly to windows 10's "Long Term Servicing Branch" (LTSB) model with cumulative security updates.

Windows Server 2016 has also shifted from a per-processor-and-CAL licensing model to a per-core-and CAL licensing model. This brings Windows Server's licensing more in line with Microsoft's other products and makes hybrid-cloud license planning easier as well.

Windows Server 2016

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems and supersedes Windows Virtual PC as the hardware virtualization component of the client editions of Windows NT. A server computer running Hyper-V can be configured to expose individual virtual machines to one or more networks. Hyper-V Server supports remote access via Remote Desktop Connection. Administration and configuration of the host OS and the guest virtual machines is generally done over the network.