Would Hyper-V be fully supported on this older hardware?

[Vocalpoint]

In an effort to purge a huge pile of old "desktop" parts from my stash (circa 2009-2011) I have now cherry picked the best couple of motherboards, CPU etc etc to build a secondary server

The intent of this second box is as a backup zone to our primary home server AND I also wanted to create a couple of VMs.

The plan is to install Windows Server 2012R2 Standard with the Hyper-V role enabled

But as I read more about the CPU I intend to use (Q9550) on the motherboard I intend to save (GigaByte EP45-UD3R) with the RAM I have available (8GB DDR2) - I am getting a sense that certain virtualization extensions for Hyper-V 2012 may not be fully supported given the age of these parts. Things like SLAT etc come to mind.

I am trying to get current on the feasibility on using these old parts in this capacity. While I realize this stuff is ancient in terms of currency - it remains very capable and functional and represents a zero cost alternative plus an option to do some learning at the same time.

Appreciate any thoughts on the above.

Cheers!

VP

 

[cesmith9999]

install TP5 (available today) and then at a powershell prompt. do a serverinfo.exe at the bottom of the output will show you if hyperV will be supported on your platform.

Chris

 

[Vocalpoint]

install TP5 (available today) and then at a powershell prompt. do a serverinfo.exe at the bottom of the output will show you if hyperV will be supported on your platform.

Chris

What is TP5 and where would one get it?

VP

 

[cesmith9999]

Technet Evaluation Center

Chris

 

[Vocalpoint]

Technet Evaluation Center

Chris

Chris,

Sorry - no plans for Server 2016 at this time. This specific build will be 2012 R2.

Cheers!

VP

 

[cesmith9999]

You asked if it will be supported in the future. that is the future. and it will tell you what you are lacking.

Chris

 

[Vocalpoint]

You asked if it will be supported in the future. that is the future. and it will tell you what you are lacking.

Chris

Apologies but I am pretty certain I stated :

"The plan is to install Windows Server 2012R2 Standard with the Hyper-V role enabled"

And...

"I am getting a sense that certain virtualization extensions for Hyper-V 2012 may not be fully supported given the age of these parts. Things like SLAT etc come to mind."

VP

 

[cesmith9999]

and what I gave you was a method of finding out where you are deficient without spending any money.

in 2012, you can get the same information by doing a msinfo32.exe. and just look at the bottom of the GUI.

Chris

 

[Deslok]

Hyper-v will work on that without issue on server 2012R2 but you're right SLAT is missing which i believe is a requirement for VDI/device passthrough.

As a home server though they could certainly manage, I might try selling them and buying something from ebay though, dell's precision line desktops come to mind

 

[Vocalpoint]

Hyper-v will work on that without issue on server 2012R2 but you're right SLAT is missing which i believe is a requirement for VDI/device passthrough.

Looks like the CPU (on server) only needs SLAT if :

"SLAT is required on the server if the RemoteFX role service is enabled"

No problems with that here. I think I may be OK...

VP

 

[Deslok]

Looks like the CPU (on server) only needs SLAT if :

"SLAT is required on the server if the RemoteFX role service is enabled"

No problems with that here. I think I may be OK...

VP

My offices current hyper-v cluster is using that generation xeon(they're due for replacment soon) I'd still recommend selling it and buying something with a higher memory capacity or lower power usage(or both)

 

[Vocalpoint]

My offices current hyper-v cluster is using that generation xeon(they're due for replacment soon) I'd still recommend selling it and buying something with a higher memory capacity or lower power usage(or both)

My chip is not a Xeon - it's a desktop Q9550 circa 2010. As such - probably not a big market for that old timer

And - this is for a home install - so I am not worried about power usage etc.

Finally my primary goal here is zero cost with a nod to a total reuse for this project. I am only keeping those pieces that will provide a basic simple server build for the next year or two.

If I can get this running smoothly - it should simply sit quietly in the rack doing it's thing for the home network.

VP

 

[Evan]

Home usage so don't care about power, I would have expected the exact opposite, I don't care about power in the DC too much (efficiency is still important) but at home where I personally am paying ~30 cents / kwhr I very much don't care for high consumption.