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  • Monday, January 31, 2011 9:04 PM
     
     
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    Can I use Server 2008 R2 with AD, DNS, ( want to add Exchange role) and Hyper-V roles enables and run two VM runing Windows 2008 Core servers with roles added?

    I am using an AMD-V tri core server with 8 Gigs of RAM. I am trying to set up a test bed system.

    I am getting the feeling that a 2008 R2 Hyper- V can run one or the other but not both currently. I haven't been able to find this answer specifically.

    Thanks,

    Doug

     

     

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  • Monday, January 31, 2011 9:49 PM
     
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    You are better off creating VMs to run the extra roles.  A Hyper-V host should only run Hyper-V.

     

    Geoff N. Hiten Principal Consultant Microsoft SQL Server MVP
     
  • Monday, January 31, 2011 10:10 PM
     
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    As SQLCraftsman stated, you should not install any other role on your Hyper-V host, but rather install these roles as VMs within Hyper-V. This is recommended for performance, stability, and security.

    You should dedicate a set of disk for the OS partition, and a set of disk for the data partition, where the VMs should be located. 

    Best practice is also to have a dedicated NIC for host management, and dedicated NIC for External Virtual Networks, to assign your VMs with a network connection.

    Regards, 

    Kristian (Virtualization and some coffee: http://kristiannese.blogspot.com )
     
  • Monday, January 31, 2011 10:44 PM
     
     
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    You can run Hyper-V with other roles, but its an unsupported configuration and against the best practices for using Hyper-V, so you shouldn't.  There are no technical or other enforced restrictions that will prevent you from doing it.

     

     
  • Monday, January 31, 2011 11:46 PM
     
     
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    Even when considering its a testbed, I would make the AD/DNS server a guest rather than having to share roles with Hyper-v.

    But as smjain says, a server can run other roles than hyper-v, but its not recomended. If you have the time and a sense of adventure try both and see what the diffrences are, after all that's what testbeds are for =)

     

     

    tally-ho

     
  • Tuesday, February 01, 2011 2:11 AM
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    Hi,

     

    You can also check the following blog.

     

    Hyper-V, not your mother's Windows server anymore..is it really appropriate to run Exchange in the Hyper-V parent partition?

    http://itproctology.blogspot.com/2008/03/hyper-v-not-your-mothers-windows-server.html

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Vincent Hu

     

     
  • Monday, April 18, 2011 7:05 AM
     
     
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    You can run Hyper-V with other roles, but its an unsupported configuration.

    Any Microsoft link and doc to support it?

    thx

     
  • Wednesday, September 28, 2011 4:59 PM
     
     
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    What about Virtual Server? Can the 'virtual' license be used with this? If you can are you still tied in to running nothing else on the physical server though?