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CZhale
Asked: 2011-02-15 12:25:08 +0800 CST

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

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Ok, We are ready to deploy our first Hyper-V server with 3 VMs. Just wanted to get other peoples thoughts on Microsoft SCVMM. Do we really need it with only 1 host server? It seems like a good option if you have more than 1 hyper-v host. Are many people using it with only 1 hyper-v host server?

Also, can it be installed on the Hyper-v host? Or does it require it's own server? What about the Microsoft Data Protection Manager. Are there any real benefits to using these tools with 1 host server? Can they be installed on the host server?

Thank you for all you help.

hyper-v scdpm scvmm

1 Answers

  1. Do we really need it with only 1 host server

    Depends. You need SCVMM to do P2V migration and it does provide a nice overview of the status of the VM's and better snapshotting functionality, but no, you don't (and it's much, much cheaper if you choose not to use it)

    can it be installed on the Hyper-v host

    Yes, unless you're running Hyper-V Core (the free edition)

    What about the Microsoft Data Protection Manager

    I found that DPM had some serious shortcomings (we switched back to Backup Exec, thank God for technet subscriptions), but they weren't related to SCVMM. To do D2D you can't use removable disks (!!), but yes, it can be the same host as Hyper-V and SCVMM (same caveat applies, it can't be installed on Hyper-V Core)

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