Only exception maybe for some management or backup tasks. I would not recommend using Windows Server to host the virtual machines. So I will limit to choice between the different server versions based on Windows Server R2 and Windows Server With Windows Server R2 Standard you have the right to install the software on a physical machine and install one Virtual Machine with the same license.
When you install another role you will lose this right and need to buy a separate license for the virtual installation. So keep this in mind if you are a growing organization and see the limit coming it is not possible to just insert more memory in your server, Windows Server R2 standard has a hard limit of 32 GB memory.
Also if you need to run more than one additional Virtual Machine you might consider both, Windows Server R2 Enterprise has an 1 to 4 virtualization right and Windows Server R2 Datacenter even 1 to unlimited. So with both version you will be far more flexible, but will cost considerably more than a standard or PAO version. Because also Windows Server is available at this moment I would not recommend these option only if you already own a license for these products it might be worth considering.
There are no limitations between the Hyper-V server and the full blown versions of Windows Server, only thing is there is no graphical user interface gui on the Hyper-V Server. There is a small configuration menu to do some basic tasks but furthermore you need to configure and administer the server via a command window or via a remote management console. Windows Server If you are not comfortable with a non gui server or have no ability to remotely manage the server and also not have any license available the best option would be to go for a Windows Server edition.
There are only 2 version applicable, the Standard and the Datacenter version, only difference between both versions are the Virtualization rights.
Windows Server Standard has an 1 to 2 virtualization right and Datacenter even 1 to unlimited. Both version have a memory limit of 4 TB so no limitation anymore on the standard version. You have to keep in mind there is not one best choice available it all depends on your situation, do you already have licenses that can be used, are you comfortable using a server installation without a gui, how many Virtual Machines do you need to run, etc, etc.
To make some choices easier here a little table with the different versions:. Because licensing is complex material I would recommend you contact your distributor or reseller if you have any doubt about the solution you would like to choose and verify if it fits your company. It is easy to use and has no additional costs, you can configure backup to multiple disks, only thing is it only uses USB disks.
You have to consider if this is a good alternative for you. Another option would be not using the wizards and interface but create command scripts using the command version wbadmin. Hardware As there is no USB redirection it also is not possible to redirect some other hardware like, Fax boards, other pci cards, hardware dongles, etc.
I thin it is recommended only to have one network card installed? About the network adapter it would be good to have more than one network adapter on your server and separate the Host traffic management with the VM traffic. Regards Ronny Visit my Blog or follow me on Twitter. Office Office Exchange Server.
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