- Install Hyper-v Server 2019
- Microsoft Hyper-v Server 2019
- Hyper-v 2019 Server
- Server 2019 Hyper-v Features
- Hyper V Server 2019 Sd Card Reader
When it comes to virtual machines, one of the most frequently asked questions is, what the heck are the differences and which should I choose? A tricky call for many. So, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty and answer that question once and for all.
This post is the first part of a series where I share my experience on how to prepare an Exchange Server 2019 Hyper V install and install an AD Server and an Exchange 2019 Server on Hyper V. The first part covers the Virtual Machines. Microsoft recommends min. 128 GB of RAM for an Exchange 2019 Install in a production environment. My 'Server' is running Hyper-V Server 2012. I am using the built in hyper-v MSC console on Windows 8.1 to control the server. The virtual client hosted on the 2012 server is Windows 8.1 as well. In this case, I can double click the VM in the hyper-v console and get any resolution I want, including 1920X1080 without using RDP. Step 2: Add Hyper-V 2019 Server to Hyper-V Manager in Windows 10. This step explains the procedure of adding Hyper-V 2019 Server to Hyper-V Manager in Windows 10. The same procedure is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server Edition 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. Another solution is to run Hyper-V on Win Server 2019 as the hypervisor and then virtualize both PCs, passing through both GPUs to the VMs via DDA. That somewhat addresses issue #1 (Hyper-V can dynamically allocate resources across the two Win 10 VMs), but then you need a third GPU for the host server OS (given current Ryzen 7/9 CPUs don't have. The Datacenter x64 edition supports up to 64 processors, 2 terabytes of physical memory, and 16 failover cluster nodes for Quick Migration scenarios and allows unlimited virtual machines to be run in Hyper-V. Selecting a Server Core installation provides added benefits, including enhanced security and lower maintenance.
Bring On the Beasts
The biggest difference between the two is that VMware is a company and Hyper-V is a product. VMware’s product is called vSphere and is a platform designed for virtualization. Its two main parts are ESXi, which is the hypervisor, and vCenter Server which is a single pane of glass management server, a virtual machine that manages multiple hypervisors on multiple physical servers from a single point. Hyper-V is a Microsoft platform and hypervisor. With VMware, it could refer to either vSphere or ESXi. So Hyper-V is actually an arrow a role that you install on top of Windows server, and your Windows Server is ready for virtualization.
I’ve Got the Power
As for management, with Hyper-V, you manage your virtual machines using virtual machine manager (VMM) inside your system center, which is the standard way to manage Windows Server. So by installing VMM, you gain some new options with the server center, making it super useful for Windows Server administrators as they are familiar with the environment, and they can benefit from those extra perks that the increased functionality brings and they should be able to do it no time.
But I thought It Used to Be Different…
It’s true Hyper-V used to used to be designed only for Microsoft Server. Although you could run Linux within a virtual machine, it frequently just stopped working or you were getting some strange errors, and sometimes there were upgrades broke your virtual machine, so it was only suitable for Windows Virtual Machines. But this has changed greatly over the years, and actually starting from Windows Server 2012, Linux works with Hyper-V, and, in fact, Microsoft has become the largest contributor to Linux, which is strange, and they have added a lot of drivers for Hyper-V to make it run more smoothly. This makes Microsoft a great Linux contributor over the years, and Hyper-V is the reason they have done it.
Tell Me About the Features!
Interestingly, most of the features are the same but they often have different names so it can sometimes be confusing. For instance, there is a feature in VMware that allows you to move a running virtual machine from one physical host to another, which is called the vMotion, but with Hyper-V, they have exactly the same picture but is called Live Migration. This means you can be left scratching your head when choosing between the two, as the naming conventions make it difficult to compare the features – they are called differently, but they do the same things. So if you know the Microsoft name and what it is called in VMware, you can save yourself loads of time when comparing both products.
Try Walking in My Footprint
As has already been the case in this article, most of the bigger differences were historical ones. I was trying to find some differences and the truth is it seems to be that they were bigger differences in the old days. When I compare the current version of VMware, which is vSphere 6.7, to Hyper-V 2019, the differences are really tiny. VMware ESXi, the hypervisor, is actually an operating system on its own, it’s loosely based on Linux, but it’s written from scratch and it’s quite small. This used to be a big advantage of VMware, that the hypervisor itself could fit on an SD card or a flash drive. Typically when you worked with virtualisation, you had shared storage, you bought an enterprise storage array from Dell or HP and put your data there, and then you didn’t need RAID controllers and hard disks on your server – this meant you could save quite a bit of money. So you could buy shared storage and there you had diskless servers, and could install VMware on SD cards, which was on the servers. The diskless-server approach made a lot of sense because the disks were often the things that broke the most. It was simple, super cheap and worked perfectly. And you couldn’t do that with Hyper-V because Hyper-V needed you to install Windows Server, which was almost 40 gigabytes on its own, and then add the hyper-V role. The resulting footprints were large, and also with Hyper-V, you got frequent updates because of the codebase, so when Windows Server updated you also had to update Hyper-V.
And Have Things Changed?
Nowadays with Windows Server 2019 and Hyper-V 2019, they introduced something called Nano Server and it’s a very basic Windows Server installation. There is no GUI, and no remote desktop support. It is really tiny and less than one gigabyte. So the footprint has really has reduced, and also, VMware ESXi has become bigger because of added features. And although footprints are quite similar, there is still the difference that Windows Server cannot be installed on an SD card, but now the updates have a similar frequency, Hyper-V has nice Linux support, and now Hyper-V has become more reliable so I would say really the difference goes down to personal preference, plus support as well and also price of course.
As you can see from this first part, the development of the two platforms have taken them down different paths that have ironically caused many of their routes to converge. In the next part, I will take a look at some of the other factors that can help you understand those subtle differences in greater detail.
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When trying to Enabling Physical GPUs in Hyper-V, the option is not there in the GUI. In Windows 2016 there is an option as in the below screenshot:
In Windows Server 2019, here is the screenshot and there is no option to enable it:
So, Here is how to enable it in Windows server 2019. You can also use RemoteFX vGPU feature on Windows Server 2019. Although the config UI of RemoteFX vGPU has been removed from Hyper-V Manager of Windows Server 2019, you can configure RemoteFX vGPU by using Powershell on Windows Server 2019.
Check your Host GPU – You need RemoteFX Compatible GPU Card and you need to install the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host role in Windows Server Manager.
To install the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host role, open Server Manager, and select the Add Roles and Features option from the Manage menu. This will cause Windows to launch the Add Roles and Features Wizard. Click Next to skip the wizard’s Before You Begin screen. You will now be taken to the Installation Type screen. Select the Role-Based or Feature-Based Installation option and click Next. You will now be prompted to choose the server on which you wish to install the role. Choose the Select a Server from the Server Pool option. Make sure that the correct server is selected, and click Next. You should now see the Select Server Roles screen. Select the Remote Desktop Services role, and click Next. Click Next again to bypass the Features screen, and once again to bypass the Remote Desktop Services introduction.
The next screen that you will see asks you to select the role services that you wish to install. Select the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host checkbox, as shown below. If prompted to install the Media Foundation and the Remote Server Administration Tools, be sure to click the Add Features button.
Click Next, followed by Install, and the required role services will be installed onto the server. When the process completes, click Close. You will need to reboot the server in order to finish the installation.
Now open powershell as Administrator.
Run the following commands:
Look for the following:
Install Hyper-v Server 2019
CompatibleForVirtualization: True
Enabled: True
Enabled: True
Here is the screenshot for the Nvidia card I have. Make a note of the name of the card as well.
![2019 2019](/uploads/1/1/9/8/119844363/658455854.jpg)
You can also use the name of the card directly or with a wildcard as below:
Next, Enable/Disable Host GPU for RemoteFX vGPU. To Enable, run this:
Next, stop the VM on hyper V. Then, Add RemoteFX vGPU to your VM:
Microsoft Hyper-v Server 2019
Example: Add-VMRemoteFx3dVideoAdapter -VMName [vm_name]
Hyper-v 2019 Server
Now, open the VM Settings in Hyper V so you can configure RemoteFX vGPU. You should see this:
5) Start VM.
Server 2019 Hyper-v Features
Other Resources:
Hyper V Server 2019 Sd Card Reader
1. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-for-it-pro/server-2019-hyper-v-vm-using-gpu/m-p/303761
2. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/forefront/en-US/738f05a3-a8d2-49ca-a82a-d356b83e1cd4/hyperv-quotremotefx-3d-video-adapterquot-gone-in-windows-10-1809
3. http://techgenix.com/enabling-physical-gpus-hyper/
4. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/enable-vmremotefxphysicalvideoadapter?view=win10-ps
5. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16652.remotefx-vgpu-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-windows-server-2012.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0&CommentPosted=true
2. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/forefront/en-US/738f05a3-a8d2-49ca-a82a-d356b83e1cd4/hyperv-quotremotefx-3d-video-adapterquot-gone-in-windows-10-1809
3. http://techgenix.com/enabling-physical-gpus-hyper/
4. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/hyper-v/enable-vmremotefxphysicalvideoadapter?view=win10-ps
5. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16652.remotefx-vgpu-setup-and-configuration-guide-for-windows-server-2012.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0&CommentPosted=true