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Hmm, what link?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Your evaluation may be accessed here: points to https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2018/11/13/update-on-windows-server-2019-availability/ which points back to the evaluation server and doesn't mention Hyper-V Server 2019. It does mention Windows Server 2019 but not Hyper-V Sever 2019.
If you don't need the PC otherwise, Hyper-V is a free download so you can run that. But if you don't have another computer that may not be the best idea
Toss ESXI or hyper-v on there are and run Windows Server and Linux. Hyper-v server is the free version of Windows server 2019. You get a unlimited Eval period. Link is here
Just for grins, I just spun up the following
- VBox Windows 2019 Server Core
- Set VM instance to 1024 MiB of memory
- Install Bitcoin Core 0.20.1
- Copy over pruned data
- Up and running, fully synced, no problem.
CC: u/icedlemoncake
As others have pointed out, using a 7 yr old version is just not a good idea, go here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019 Download and install that - it is Hyper-V server - core interface - it's free - and more robust. I know it says Eval but it is the full Hyper-V Server instance, not Windows server so it doesn't expire.
> There is a free hyper-v server.
Hey there,
Are you referring to this: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
I clicked the link but it looks like a no-go for downloads, though perhaps short term.
Have you used HyperV extensively? Do you know if you can remotely command-line (or otherwise API) create a VM as well as expose host variables to that VM (so, for example, you could command-line pass custom variables to the VM at boot)?
The standalone Hyper V Server 2019 is free. It has some limitations in terms of management, but it could be worth adding to your list of products to consider.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
No good reason. None. Core is the way.
Also. There is (or at least was, I think they nuked it for 2022) a dedicated version of core specifically for Hyper-V called “Microsoft Hyper-V Server” which is a free perpetual license. It’s a stripped down version of core which basically only has the win kernel, the hypervisor, driver support, and a few other management tools.
It’s a free download direct from Microsoft. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
I have a series of questions:
- Why you running windows at all? If the goal is homelab only then something like proxmox which allows almost all resources to be used by your VMs is much better.
- Why you trying to use your "server" as a normal desktop? Specially when it only has 8gb of total ram.
- Why you not asking this in r/homelab people there will be a lot more knowledgeable to answer you this kind of question.
- Why are you running a docker swarm? If your goal is to learn, kubernetes would be much better.
That said, to answer the original question, if you're using windows then hyper-v will give you the best performance, it's not available on windows 10 home, but you can still get the free windows server hyper-v edition from microsoft, and pair it with windows admin center for UI.
Both, hyperV can be enabled as a component on Windows (need minimum pro, not available in regular windows). Similarly it can be enabled on Windows Server. Additionally there is a HyperV server, that does not require license so free to use. But it does not have GUI and is only managed via powershell.
If you have a spare computer Microsoft Hyper-V is free and Vmware ESXIis also free. Bother are commonly used in many environments.
Server includes Hyper-V and the rights to run two VMs on it without additional licensing if the host server is not doing BUT running Hyper-V.
What they're referring to is Hyper-V Server which is free and does not include any guest licensing or GUI. It's essentially a Server Core installation with the Hyper-V role installed (and can't do anything BUT run Hyper-V.)
Depending on what you're looking to use that VM for Windows Hyper-V Server with the "desktop experience" enabled should be very close to Windows 10 while also being very light and barebones. Don't let the name confuse you it's basically a free version of Windows Server which in turn is basically Windows 10 internally.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
This is absolutely terrible advise for anything other than a home lab. In a real production environments you treat hyper v as a type 1 and install nothing else on the root partition. You dont just install the hyper v feature on a win10 and treat it like a type 2. I recommend using the standalone product, it's free* here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
*only free until you install a windows server vm and need to start licensing the cores of the physical host.
I found a different ISO here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019 and am downloading now and will see if it's different
Also, why are you so adverse to installing Debian first? You should probably be comfortable using linux before you use it as a hypervisor...
If you just want something free to run VMs, you can install hyper-v server from evaluation center
And if you're brave, as in this could drain your wallet, you can venture into /r/homelab. Which inevitably leads to /r/homelabsales.
In regards to the "ballsy enough system to run a few VMs", I suggest finding an old computer to be a VM host and setting up VMware vSphere/ESXi, MS Hyper-V Server, or ProxMox (all are free) to host a couple VM clients. The first two are more SysAdmin than the later option.
Once you're comfortable with that setup and want/need to expand, start looking at NUCs. Essentially laptop guys without the form factor. I have an Intel Skull Canyon based NUC that runs my Blue Iris (video security) server, a web dev server stack, and 4 other Linux misc VMs to manage and provide services to my home network.
What are you trying to do? If you just want Hyper-V, you can get it for free. It says trial, but my understanding is that for just running VMs there is no charge:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
"Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free product that delivers enterprise-class virtualization for your datacenter and hybrid cloud."
There are also other virtualization platforms you can use for free.
yes, Hyper-v server has always been free from my knowledge. here is a good write up on it. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Available as a standalone product as well.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
>Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free product that delivers enterprise-class virtualization for your datacenter and hybrid cloud. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 provides new and enhanced features that can help you deliver the scale and performance needs of your mission-critical workloads.
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>The Windows hypervisor technology in Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 is the same as what's in the Microsoft Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2019. It is a stand-alone product that contains only the Windows hypervisor, a Windows Server driver model, and virtualization components. It provides a simple and reliable virtualization solution to help you improve your server utilization and reduce costs.
Hyper V Server 2019 is a free hypervisor you can use to run virtual machines (VMs) on your server. Once you have your hypervisor running, you can setup Windows Server VMs by using the 180 day trial for Windows Server 2019. You could also create Linux VMs on Hyper V. Ubuntu and CentOS are good Linux distributions to learn with.
Hyper V Server and Windows Server downloads: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Ubuntu Server download: https://ubuntu.com/download/server
CentOS download: https://www.centos.org/download/
Yes, but it's worth noting that Windows Hyper-V (which is what you're probably using when you run a Linux VM on Windows) is a Type-1 hypervisor. It's just that you're also running other things on the same Windows install as Hyper-V.
And you can get a more lightweight Hyper-V install that doesn't have all of the other Windows components, but then you don't get a nice GUI and all the other Windows services.
You don't have to apologize, ask away man. We all start somewhere and want to learn new things. I'm more than willing to help in any way I can.
So, about 10 years ago I installed the Plex server on my home gaming PC and only shared in my house. I decided I didn't like the wear and tear on my gaming PC so I built a "server" of sorts a few years later. I wanted to make something that was easy to move to new hardware because I couldn't just move my current Plex setup as it was to something new. I started with installing Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Core on my last Home Lab setup which was an old Dell Optiplex desktop with an i7 and 16GB RAM. I chose a Core OS because it has a very low overhead. That OS has NO GUI (Graphic User Interface). Everything is command line and then you manage everything from another computer with Microsoft's RSAT tools. Once I built that and set everything up, I created a VM and installed Windows 10 on that VM and gave it about 90% of the system's hardware and then installed and setup Plex for hopefully the last time. After I exceeded the storage and performance of that desktop, I built my current setup and literally copied all the media over, shutdown the VM and copied the VM to the new hardware, turned it on, and haven't looked back!
Hyper-V is free and does not take up many recourses (no GUI) and you control alls hosts from Hyper-V manager and Server Manager on a secondary computer.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
HyperV is 100% free with no licensing so long as you use “Hyper-V Server 2019”...the only caveat is that there’s no GUI directly on the server itself.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Windows Hyper-V Server is not the same as Windows Server with an Hyper-V Role.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Considering a stripped down Hyper-V server is free to use. I would consider it a viable option.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
It's not server core but hyper-v server, and all of those are free. It's a special tailored server core that just features hyper v.
It exists for 2012,2016,2019:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019 (you can select others)
It's an "unlimited" eval
I say to use the free version of hyper-v for this. No gui, but it is full featured outside of data center exclusives. It will force you to do things in powershell and through remote management tools, like a proper admin
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
/r/homelab could be of assistance
> What would be useful for me
Depends on what you need it for. Home servers can be used for tons of things, everything from a simple NAS to a full network setup.
> I’d like to be able to save clips directly to the server
You could setup a file share. Install a NAS OS like FreeNAS or OpenMediaVault. They're Unix-like systems (FreeBSD and Debian Linux) that allow you to create a network share, basically a folder on your computer that's not actually saved on your computer.
> Would it be possible to set up a terraria server on there so my friends could access it any time
I'm not sure what Terraria requires, but theoretically. It looks like it's doable with FreeNAS. Alternately, you can install something like Proxmox, ESXI, or Server 2016/2019 (The CLI-only Hyper-V Server is free to use but the other two technically require a license) and use virtual machines for everything.
> What would be a good MOBO to use?
Preferably one of these as you can drop the GPU. There are a few more, but any headless-compatible board would make a good server as you wouldn't need the GPU for anything other than setting it up. Otherwise, you can get any board and just use the GPU.
> How much storage
Depends entirely on what you need. Some people are fine with 5tb, some people build 50tb arrays.
> Can I set up RAID
Yes. There are multiple implementations of RAID, hardware, software, and the various types underneath those two. Hardware is typically better as it takes the load off of the OS, but it also requires separate hardware. Most boards will have a sort of pseudo RAID that's more like software RAID.
Hyper-V server (which is free) is a bare metal, type 1 hypervisor that should give you more efficient access to hardware resources than VirtualBox.
Hyper-V supports a wide range of OSes. Aside from various Windows versions I run Ubuntu, FreeBSD, and various Linux based appliances.
My main desktop is Windows so I tend to prefer using admin consoles out of Windows. With Hyper-V you can administer via the MMC snapin, Windows Admin Center or the ever present PowerShell.
You can also copy an on-premise Hyper-V VHD into Azure and run your VM in the cloud.
You can download Hyper-V server from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
There's a permanently free version of hyper-v that's essentially Windows server core configured to have only have the hyper-v and some file services roles.
You can find it here.
> For those who have access to MSDN you could also go for HyperV
Hyper-V server is free to download for anyone, it just doesn't come with a license for any VMs on top of it, unlike Server Standard or Server Datacenter.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Is this a test or production environment? What is the latest operating system that the model of your server supports?
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If this VM host won't be running any production systems, I'm with u/uniitdude and suggest you learn about Win Server 2019 Hyper-V. You can run DataCenter or the newly released Hyper-V 2019.
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If this will be used in production, you have allot more aspects of this project you should look into. Monitoring, backup/disaster recovery, high availability, hardware warranty, a second VM host would be on a higher priority list than the hypervisor OS version.
>Microsoft hasn't even released hyper-v server 2019
It was released last week:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
You should seriously consider moving it all to Hyper-V then, because Hyper-V is completely free ( of course if you run Windows Server guests, those have to be licensed, but not the Host - the Host is free ) and will be much easier for you to work with:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
(for me this link didn't load correctly in Firefox, might want to try Edge or Chrome)
As you can see you can use it unlimited. Just a thought.
hyper-v server is 100% free. you can download it and run it today.
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Type what you want to do in YouTube and you'll get a million guides.
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You have Windows 10 home so do the following:
- Download Windows Hyper-V Server 2019 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019)
- Install it on another computer (Search on YouTube for how)
- Create your VMs (Search on YouTube for how)