Virtualization is made simple with Hyper-V
May 24, 2019
Virtualization is made simple with Hyper-V
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Hyper-V
We use Hyper-V across our whole organization. We have multiple Windows and Linux servers running as virtual machines on Hyper-V. Almost all servers are run as virtual machines. It allows us to easily spin up new servers as needed, and easily decommission older servers.
- Hyper-V is very easy to administer. Day-to-day operations are done through the Hyper-V Manager, which is simple and intuitive to use.
- It allows complete servers to be easily be backed up to either local storage or cloud storage (or both). You can restore whole virtual machines as well as individual files if needed.
- It is simple to create a checkpoint of a virtual machine before any changes are made or updates applied and changes can be easily rolled back if needed.
- Hyper-V does require adequate CPU and memory and should be used with fast storage, so plan ahead.
- It would be nice if there was a way to upgrade virtual machines from generation 1 to generation 2.
- Also, better support for older operating systems.
- Again, greatly reduced hardware costs.
- Simplified and unified backup and disaster recovery across both Windows and Linux servers.
- Much easier scale-ability.
- VMware Workstation Player (formerly VMware Player)
Hyper-V comes with Windows Server. It works well, is easy to use and administer, and does everything we need. I see no reason to purchase additional products to do what Hyper-V already does. Plus, the option to eventually use Azure without much fuss makes it a simple choice for us.