Hey all, I've decided to go with Server 2012 standard with Hyper-V instead of ESXI. I want to try to play with RemoteFx, so I don't believe I can do that with ESXI as the hypervisor. (correct me if I'm wrong, tho)
So I installed Server 2012 with Hyper-V role and no other roles other than file management, and will install everything else as VMs.
I have a question re: Storage.
I currently have 4x3TB drives, 4x1.5TB drives, and 2x1TB drives (4x3TB with parity for storage, and 4x1.5TB with mirror for critical data - personal and photos, etc)
I have Server 2012 standard installed to a single 120GB SSD at the moment.
What would be the best config for passing storage to the VMs (Server 2012 essetials, a couple win7, win8, etc).
I was thinking of using storage spaces on the Server 2012 w/Hyper-V to create the pools, and disks, and then pass them to each of the VMs as needed - OR - pass the individual disks to each VM, and allow the VM to use them as needed, create their own storage pool, etc.
Which method do you think would be best practice? I haven't found anything online to discuss best practice for using Server 2012 as an all-in-one server. anyone else here using it instead of ESXI w/ ZFS ( i never could get ZFS to work right for me, but I'm a newb with it)??
thoughts, ideas....?????
Thanks
Ricoks
So I installed Server 2012 with Hyper-V role and no other roles other than file management, and will install everything else as VMs.
I have a question re: Storage.
I currently have 4x3TB drives, 4x1.5TB drives, and 2x1TB drives (4x3TB with parity for storage, and 4x1.5TB with mirror for critical data - personal and photos, etc)
I have Server 2012 standard installed to a single 120GB SSD at the moment.
What would be the best config for passing storage to the VMs (Server 2012 essetials, a couple win7, win8, etc).
I was thinking of using storage spaces on the Server 2012 w/Hyper-V to create the pools, and disks, and then pass them to each of the VMs as needed - OR - pass the individual disks to each VM, and allow the VM to use them as needed, create their own storage pool, etc.
Which method do you think would be best practice? I haven't found anything online to discuss best practice for using Server 2012 as an all-in-one server. anyone else here using it instead of ESXI w/ ZFS ( i never could get ZFS to work right for me, but I'm a newb with it)??
thoughts, ideas....?????
Thanks
Ricoks