Hyper-V

mrbios · 27 Jan 2015 at 10:58

Stupid question time!

I'm used to vmware which i run off an internal SD or USB key...does hyper-v need actual hard disks or can they be run off removable storage?

If it does require disks how much space and performance does each host need?

I'm looking at replacing our VMware infrastructure with Hyper-V this year. I've got a bit to learn and test in the next 6 months, any good resources you could point me to?

Thanks

Sir SpankalotUK · 27 Jan 2015 at 12:27

You can download Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 for free and play from there, plenty of guides for setting up a machine (windows8.1) to administer the host machine. it's a shame they didn't include the GUI admin tools.

Not sure what the hd requirement is but its gonna be close to a standard windows installation.

ed79 · 27 Jan 2015 at 13:52

I'm planning of setting some of this stuff up myself soon. Don't know much about it yet but I think this could be useful...

I have migrated from ESXi 5.5 to Hyper-V 2012 R2 Core

nutcase · 27 Jan 2015 at 13:53

Yes - although it's only technically supported for OEMs.

PurplePhoenix · 27 Jan 2015 at 18:04

Take alook at http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com for some Hyper V stuff.

Boycie · 27 Jan 2015 at 19:15

As PurplePheonix said, check out MSVA, this is by far the best course to get started...

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/server-virtualization-with-windows-server-hyper-v-and-system-center

I think it's doable in a week with trying stuff out inbetween videos, I found it extremely beneficial.