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.
Windows Server > Windows Server 2016 Essentials
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