SBS 11 to Essentials 2016 with Hyper-V Server


i'm planning upgrade our older sbs11 server new hardware , essentials 2016.    

we're small business...5-10 users , ~20 devices.  sbs11 has worked fine us.  client backups.  also, sql express, license server, , minimal file sharing (an older nas our primary fs). 

the new server have same usage, , replace nas.  performance important.  use access database programs transferr large files, speeding nice.  our current nas slow.  

i don't see doing server upgrade 5 years or so. i'm considering using hyper-v server virtualize essentials.  adds level of difficulty, add bunch of future flexibility run other vms.  seems make server recovery easier in case of issues.

for hardware, i'm looking @ poweredge (or similar) 8 drive trays.  planning on @ least 4 slots raid 10, 2 of them server backup.  typically use 1 of other slots ssd containing os (or raid 1 using 2 ssds , both slots)

questions:

1) negatives of using hyper-v server?

2) what's ideal hard drive configuration?  hyper-v on ssd? 1 ssd (raid 0) or 2 ssds (raid 1)?

3) other suggestions appreciated.  


thanks comments. 

after looking @ option in more detail, think hyper-v adds complexity.  i'm going go straight essentials 2016 install on hardware.



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