2 node Hyper-V cluster: how to spread out VM Guests?


setting: 2 windows 2008 server 2 r2 hosts.

suppose we have 8 guest vms want remain highly available.  i think placing 4 guests on each host (proper guest placement respected) better placing 8 on single host. better load balancing perspective hyper-v host failover perspective?

 

tia,

barkingdog

 

server heavily used tend break faster unused servers, spreading vms out use servers less , if 1 break 4 vms go down until can restarted on other server. if put vms on 1 host host more break , 8 vms wil go down it.

so advice spreading vms out on hosts, keep in mind keep enough spare resources run vms if 1 host breaks.

 

regards

niels ballis


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