Managing Hyper-V

scottalanmiller

I mostly use Windows Home these days, with AD not making sense like it used to, Windows Home often ends up making more business sense in smaller businesses.

Dashrender

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

Can you install and run RSAT on Windows home?

I'm not sure, I don't use Home edition at work or home. Who is using Windows Home?

You found a laptop with Windows 10 Pro on it for $150-200? Nice find then. If you didn't, then you'll need to toss $50-100 on top of that price to upgrade to Pro. that's where I was driving too.

But it's still weird to me to have this single computer sitting in the corner of my desk to manage a Hyper-V host when I have a decent (I assume) desktop/laptop on my desk for all of the other management I do.

R3dPand4

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Hyper-V:

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

Can you install and run RSAT on Windows home?

I'm not sure, I don't use Home edition at work or home. Who is using Windows Home?

Anyone with $150 laptops

Hey hey hey now don't judge Newegg

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Hyper-V:

I mostly use Windows Home these days, with AD not making sense like it used to, Windows Home often ends up making more business sense in smaller businesses.

But can you install Hyper-V manager on Windows home edition to manage a Hyper-V host?

scottalanmiller

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Hyper-V:

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

Can you install and run RSAT on Windows home?

I'm not sure, I don't use Home edition at work or home. Who is using Windows Home?

Anyone with $150 laptops

Hey hey hey now don't judge Newegg

What do they sell as a laptop with Pro for $200 or less?

scottalanmiller

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Hyper-V:

I mostly use Windows Home these days, with AD not making sense like it used to, Windows Home often ends up making more business sense in smaller businesses.

But can you install Hyper-V manager on Windows home edition to manage a Hyper-V host?

No idea.

coliver

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Hyper-V:

I mostly use Windows Home these days, with AD not making sense like it used to, Windows Home often ends up making more business sense in smaller businesses.

But can you install Hyper-V manager on Windows home edition to manage a Hyper-V host?

No Hyper-V manager is an RSAT tool I don't think it is available on Windows 10 Home.

R3dPand4

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

Can you install and run RSAT on Windows home?

I'm not sure, I don't use Home edition at work or home. Who is using Windows Home?

You found a laptop with Windows 10 Pro on it for $200-300? Nice find then. If you didn't, then you'll need to toss $50-100 on top of that price to upgrade to Pro. that's where I was driving too.

But it's still weird to me to have this single computer sitting in the corner of my desk to manage a Hyper-V host when I have a decent (I assume) desktop/laptop on my desk for all of the other management I do.

I mean it takes all of 15 minutes on Newegg or Amazon. All that being said even if we're going by your numbers still you're looking at $300-400, I don't know where that $800 came from. Also I do everything from my management PC that I need to do, again this is personal preference.

scottalanmiller

That's what I would assume. That just sucks.

Windows Home can't install the Hyper-V role, either.

scottalanmiller

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

Can you install and run RSAT on Windows home?

I'm not sure, I don't use Home edition at work or home. Who is using Windows Home?

You found a laptop with Windows 10 Pro on it for $200-300? Nice find then. If you didn't, then you'll need to toss $50-100 on top of that price to upgrade to Pro. that's where I was driving too.

But it's still weird to me to have this single computer sitting in the corner of my desk to manage a Hyper-V host when I have a decent (I assume) desktop/laptop on my desk for all of the other management I do.

I mean it takes all of 15 minutes on Newegg or Amazon. All that being said even if we're going by your numbers still you're looking at $300-400, I don't know where that $800 came from. Also I do everything from my management PC that I need to do, again this is personal preference.

That's a long time. Fifteen minutes of my time definitely would make a better laptop make more sense

scottalanmiller

Hey, whadya know...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G55A4469

And from a real vendor, too.

Dashrender

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

Can you install and run RSAT on Windows home?

I'm not sure, I don't use Home edition at work or home. Who is using Windows Home?

You found a laptop with Windows 10 Pro on it for $200-300? Nice find then. If you didn't, then you'll need to toss $50-100 on top of that price to upgrade to Pro. that's where I was driving too.

But it's still weird to me to have this single computer sitting in the corner of my desk to manage a Hyper-V host when I have a decent (I assume) desktop/laptop on my desk for all of the other management I do.

I mean it takes all of 15 minutes on Newegg or Amazon. All that being said even if we're going by your numbers still you're looking at $300-400, I don't know where that $800 came from. Also I do everything from my management PC that I need to do, again this is personal preference.

so you work from this machine all day long? You don't work from a domain joined PC? Why do you even have a domain then?

R3dPand4

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Hyper-V:

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

@r3dpand4 said in Managing Hyper-V:

@dashrender said in Managing Hyper-V:

Can you install and run RSAT on Windows home?

I'm not sure, I don't use Home edition at work or home. Who is using Windows Home?

You found a laptop with Windows 10 Pro on it for $200-300? Nice find then. If you didn't, then you'll need to toss $50-100 on top of that price to upgrade to Pro. that's where I was driving too.

But it's still weird to me to have this single computer sitting in the corner of my desk to manage a Hyper-V host when I have a decent (I assume) desktop/laptop on my desk for all of the other management I do.

I mean it takes all of 15 minutes on Newegg or Amazon. All that being said even if we're going by your numbers still you're looking at $300-400, I don't know where that $800 came from. Also I do everything from my management PC that I need to do, again this is personal preference.

That's a long time. Fifteen minutes of my time definitely would make a better laptop make more sense