I’m using a Windows Server 2012–based storage box. ![]() Using the built-in Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT), I can easily start managing Hyper-V and failover clustering from the console of just one server. For this reason, I’ll use Windows Server 2012 on it. While I could use any supported Active Directory domain controller platform (everything from Windows Server 2003 SP1 and up will do), I will be using the domain controller as the main management box throughout this series. I’m using a Windows Server 2012–based domain controller.Īctive Directory membership is a prerequisite for failover clustering.While I’m not limited on boxes, I only implement a two-node cluster because doing so offers exactly what I need-reliability, flexibility, and a setup that isn’t overly complex. ![]() ![]() So, allow me to introduce the ultimate Hyper-V platform: Hyper-V Server 2012 -the standalone, free, and optimized version of Microsoft’s Hypervisor. Full installations of Windows Server are not the best matches for Hyper-V hosts. While this is all fun and games for demos, in the real world we tend to focus on cost, speed, supportability, and reliability. Most of the demos shown with Hyper-V showcase the potential of full installations of Windows Server.
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