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Allan Hancock

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So to make sure I got it...<br>&nbsp;<br>When I install the VM for Essential 2016, doesn't it automatically make a C drive?<br>and what's the process for adding virtual hard disks?<br><br>
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So to make sure I got it...
 
When I install the VM for Essential 2016, doesn't it automatically make a C drive?
and what's the process for adding virtual hard disks?



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Oh... ok <br>Its during the the VM Setup, not the OS setup.<br><br>Got it!
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Oh... ok
Its during the the VM Setup, not the OS setup.

Got it!

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Other way around, the setup sets up the hard disk partitions on the boot volume
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Other way around, the setup sets up the hard disk partitions on the boot volume

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Wait...<br>During the create a VM Wizard it asks about creating a Virtual Hard Disk and then the next step it ask about installing the OS<br><br>Also during the Virtual Hard disk setup, I don't see anything about creating partitions on the virtual hard disk.<br><br>Sorry ... I'm such an amateur, but I am trying to understand this..<br>thanks for being willing to respond<br><br>I'll wait to hear your answer
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Wait...
During the create a VM Wizard it asks about creating a Virtual Hard Disk and then the next step it ask about installing the OS

Also during the Virtual Hard disk setup, I don't see anything about creating partitions on the virtual hard disk.

Sorry ... I'm such an amateur, but I am trying to understand this..
thanks for being willing to respond

I'll wait to hear your answer

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Disk partitions in a virtual environment are unhelpful, multiple virtual disks with one partition each make maintenance so much easier.
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Disk partitions in a virtual environment are unhelpful, multiple virtual disks with one partition each make maintenance so much easier.

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kevinhsieh

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So andysler...<br />
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so andyalder...<br />
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I think it was mentioned by Andrew that partitions are legacy.<br />
So I still have the question about during the running of the VM Wizard it ask a about &quot;a&quot; virtual drive. Where-how &nbsp;in the process does this occur?
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So andysler...

so andyalder...

I think it was mentioned by Andrew that partitions are legacy.
So I still have the question about during the running of the VM Wizard it ask a about "a" virtual drive. Where-how  in the process does this occur?

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The final picture did it for me. <br />
Thanks so much! <br />
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Any chance you could look at my other question I started asking about Vitrual Switches as a separate question not in this thread?
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The final picture did it for me.
Thanks so much!

Any chance you could look at my other question I started asking about Vitrual Switches as a separate question not in this thread?

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If you got an answer, close the question by marking the best answer or answers.

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Current hardware is a Dell Server with Server 2016 Standard.<br><br>If I add a VM with Server 2016 Essentials and later a VM wit Exchange Server, how do I make partitions in those VM's?
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Current hardware is a Dell Server with Server 2016 Standard.
If I add a VM with Server 2016 Essentials and later a VM wit Exchange Server, how do I make partitions in those VM's?

How to create partitions on a Hyper-V VM running Windows Server 2016 Essentials and a  VM with Exchanger Server

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Virtualization

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Windows 10

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.

Hyper-V

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Azure

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.

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