What server to virtualize?

[RinSewand]

From point 2 in the article you linked, if they aren't in the domain you lose 'the security advantages' and it makes having multiple administers more laborious, plus you don't get all the SCVMM advangtages.

 

RwD

[localzuk]

I'd go with that guy's option 4 - combining Hyper-V with high availability tools (IIRC it either comes with it built in, or it can be bolted on with the Citrix Essentials for Hyper V), even if the physical box went down, it would live migrate anyway. So, not so much of an issue.

[tmcd35]

I admit it, I've only just sat down and read that article in full. When I posted I was just quickly linking to a third party explanation of the problem

 

Any who, although not Ideal I can't see what is wrong with making each of your Hyper-V servers DC's and DNS servers. If they all have a copy of the global catalogue then you don't have too meny issues unless all three (in this case) go down.

 

Re-run any effected VM's on the still working server. Users should be able to log and access work while youwork at fixing the downed server.

 

You can easily back-up AD with NTBackup, automated. If you have to do a complete rebuild then all three services are standard components of Window Server and easy to install.

 

Pah! Horses for courses!

[MACIT]

I admit it, I've only just sat down and read that article in full. When I posted I was just quickly linking to a third party explanation of the problem

 

Any who, although not Ideal I can't see what is wrong with making each of your Hyper-V servers DC's and DNS servers. If they all have a copy of the global catalogue then you don't have too meny issues unless all three (in this case) go down.

 

Re-run any effected VM's on the still working server. Users should be able to log and access work while youwork at fixing the downed server.

 

You can easily back-up AD with NTBackup, automated. If you have to do a complete rebuild then all three services are standard components of Window Server and easy to install.

 

Pah! Horses for courses!

 

Just backup the VM's its one file per OS Hard disk.

[DAckroyd]

it would be worth considering where your user areas are stored (on DC's, on VMs or using DfS