Recommended and supported Hyper-v Server configurations


i looking document give me suggested hyper-v supported , recommended server configuration. our company rolled out 2 hyper-v servers. host system configured domain controller. 

one server configured host server domain controller , virtual server exchange server.  exchange server failed 3 times.  host domain controller had been put services , active.  called microsoft , told not supported or recommended configuration , continue fail.  technical had , pointed me in right direction building directly on domain controller.  since exchange server had been built , scheme domain controller had been extended horrendous worked.  "thank microsoft technical team."

the second hyper-v server setup same host server dc.  current virtual server sql server.  seems working. had issues @ first network connections made dns entries , seems stable now.  system have exchange host added , i'm worried have same issues first server.  add directly dc did first time i'm worried make sql server fail. 

this in production environment?  have suggestion or can point me tech document discusses configurations?

thank you.


bonnie whalon

hi sir,

>>i add directly dc did first time i'm worried make sql server fail. 

as far know , install exchagne on dc not recommended (i know should work).

as hyper-v serve , still not recommended enable other role on hyper-v host .

i suggest create 2 vms , 1 dc , other 1 works exchange server (if possible please build dc vm redundant , backup them regularly ) .

virtualize exchange please refer following article :

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2013/10/07/virtualizing-exchange-on-hyper-v.aspx

virtualize dc please refer :

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d2cae85b-41ac-497f-8cd1-5fbaa6740ffe(v=ws.10)#operational_considerations_for_virtualized_domain_controllers

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831734.aspx

best regards,

elton ji


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