OBR10 - Server Setup
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@emad-r said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
How about ordering 5 drives and keep one as cold spare.
Why pay for something you never need until you actually need it?
Also as it is new, the warranty will cover failure for X years. -
@obsolesce said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
You'll have a folder in
D:\Hyper-V\<vmName>idealy for your VMs.You set this location in Hyper-V manager when you first set things up. I always recommend to change it from the default to something simple like
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Thanks guy so to confirm, when I boot the Hyper Visor for first time, I should go into Intelligent provisioning and configure the Raid in R10. Then I should create two partitions C:\ for the Hyper-V's OS, then a D:\ for my VM's data store?
Then using Hyper-V Management tools, I can connect to HV01 server, and install 2x VMs (storing the data on the D:\ drive partition).
Then, when it comes to creating the VMs (DC and FS), do I just partition more of that inital D:\ drive to be the C:\OS and D:\Storage for myVMs?
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Then, when it comes to creating the VMs (DC and FS), do I just partition more of that inital D:\ drive to be the C:\OS and D:\Storage for myVMs?
No.
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Thanks guy so to confirm, when I boot the Hyper Visor for first time, I should go into Intelligent provisioning and configure the Raid in R10.
You should configure the RAID10 in the bios or the server remote management before an OS is installed.
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Then, when it comes to creating the VMs (DC and FS), do I just partition more of that inital D:\ drive to be the C:\OS and D:\Storage for myVMs?
You don't partition anything else in the Hyper-V server. It handles everything for you after the initial configuration.
If you're interested, it actually creates a file for each virtual drive on the system. You shouldn't every have to deal with these files yourself.
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Then, when it comes to creating the VMs (DC and FS), do I just partition more of that inital D:\ drive to be the C:\OS and D:\Storage for myVMs?
No, you don't partition anything else at all.
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Ok, so if I want my VM's to have a
drive for OS and then a 
drive (Data) - Would it just be a case of adding an additional Virtual Hard Drive and storing it in the initial D partition? eg.My HyperV server will be in Raid10 with 2 partitions - C:\OS (100GB) - D:\Data (1.9TB)
(on D drive, create folder called VM\DomainController)
(on D drive, create another folder called VM\FileServer)Then, I can provision DomainController
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Logs (20GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)Provision FileServer
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\FS)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Data (1.6TB) - (Location: D:\VM\FS)Make Sense?
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Ok, so if I want my VM's to have a
drive for OS and then a drive (Data) - Would it just be a case of adding an additional Virtual Hard Drive and storing it in the initial D partition? eg.My HyperV server will be in Raid10 with 2 partitions - C:\OS (100GB) - D:\Data (1.9TB)
(on D drive, create folder called VM\DomainController)
(on D drive, create another folder called VM\FileServer)No
Then, I can provision DomainController
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Logs (20GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)No, all VM files are in D:\Hyper-V. Hyper-V Manager does that automatically. Don't customize things.
Provision FileServer
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\FS)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Data (1.6TB) - (Location: D:\VM\FS)Make Sense?
No, all VM files are in D:\Hyper-V. Hyper-V Manager does that automatically. Don't customize things.
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Prior to any VM creation.
Open Hyper-V Manager and choose settings.
Go through all of these settings. Specifically to this part of the conversation, setup the top two settings to be
D:\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard DisksandD:\Hyper-V
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Ok, so if I want my VM's to have a
drive for OS and then a drive (Data) -Stop here. Before you ask this question, WHY are you asking this question? You don't normally want this. What is making you think you should do this? This is non-standard and should only be done when it makes sense, not by default.
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
My HyperV server will be in Raid10 with 2 partitions - C:\OS (100GB) - D:\Data (1.9TB)
(on D drive, create folder called VM\DomainController)
(on D drive, create another folder called VM\FileServer)Don't make folders. This is all much simpler than you are making it out to be. All of this is stuff you can ignore.
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Then, I can provision DomainController
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Logs (20GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)Why would you make a domain controller like this? Of all workloads, should not be this way.
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@jaredbusch Thanks, yes this is what I was meaning, I'd be placing the VM on that Initial D drive.
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@scottalanmiller said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Ok, so if I want my VM's to have a
drive for OS and then a drive (Data) -Stop here. Before you ask this question, WHY are you asking this question? You don't normally want this. What is making you think you should do this? This is non-standard and should only be done when it makes sense, not by default.
*In the past I used to have a C drive for the OS and a second disk (D) for data.
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@scottalanmiller said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
My HyperV server will be in Raid10 with 2 partitions - C:\OS (100GB) - D:\Data (1.9TB)
(on D drive, create folder called VM\DomainController)
(on D drive, create another folder called VM\FileServer)Don't make folders. This is all much simpler than you are making it out to be. All of this is stuff you can ignore.
Cool cool - thanks SAM
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@scottalanmiller said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Then, I can provision DomainController
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Logs (20GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)Why would you make a domain controller like this? Of all workloads, should not be this way.
- I recall reading a MS article stating should have the OS installed but then a second drive should be used as SysVOL/Logs
- I recall reading a MS article stating
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
@scottalanmiller said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Then, I can provision DomainController
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Logs (20GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)Why would you make a domain controller like this? Of all workloads, should not be this way.
- I recall reading a MS article stating should have the OS installed but then a second drive should be used as SysVOL/Logs
- I recall reading a MS article stating
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@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
@scottalanmiller said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
@joel said in OBR10 - Server Setup:
Then, I can provision DomainController
Add Virtual Hard Drive - C:\OS (130GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)
Add Virtual Hard Drive - D:\Logs (20GB) - (Location: D:\VM\DomainController)Why would you make a domain controller like this? Of all workloads, should not be this way.
- I recall reading a MS article stating should have the OS installed but then a second drive should be used as SysVOL/Logs
No, that's not a normal or recommended setup. Maybe for some very specific scenario, but absolutely is not a good default. Default is one
for everything. For DCs, always a single drive, never do this extra stuff. This is what we call "getting weird." - I recall reading a MS article stating
