Ok, note to those with windows 8 phones...initial post message body input geeks out on this forum.
Reply works fine. Anyway, I've read the instructions from MS regarding USB boot, and have actually done it, so this really isn't about the mechanics of creating a bootable USB or anything.
I'm in the process of building a new server. I'd say Hyper-V lab, but its not multi node, so its not a true lab. I'm the long run in hoping this will function somewhat as a SAN device that future computing nodes will boot VMs from. Ok, sorry for all of the aside.
My general concern with USB boot is the single point of failure aspect, and that leaves me inclined to run two small SSDs mirrored as boot. But that is a waste, they hypervisor just loads everything to memory. Its just the lack of redundancy that leaves me feeling its a little weak.
How about a second USB drive that gets an image of the boot USB flashed on a regular basis programmatically? Any thoughts about this issue or perspective from those in the industry on how they view this is greatly appreciated.
FYI, I'm just a lowly GIS manager, but I keep myself educated on tech in general in an effort to stay ahead of the curve and to bring any relevant implementations to the sever environment I manage. Hyper-V just happens to be something I've been having a lot of fun for the last year or so, but for larger, future deployments it is becoming much more relevant