Is is possible to run an HA Hyper-V VM on a physical server which is hosting the domain controller? AFAIK a VM has to be hosted in a cluster node but the cluster node cannot coexist with the domain controller. Does it mean that this setup is impossible? Or do I need to use nested Hyper-V to do so?
Hi,
AFAIK a VM has to be hosted in a cluster node but the cluster node cannot coexist with the domain controller.
Yes, HA VM must host on cluster nodes, while DC can't be a cluster node.
Or do I need to use nested Hyper-V to do so?
We can install Hyper V on the physical domain controller, but it's not recommended to do so. If you insist on doing so, enable nested virtualization on the DC, install Hyper V role, then create at least three VMs, then promote one VM to be DC. Add the other two VM into the domain, create cluster with the two VMs, and create clustered VM in the cluster.
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Anne
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Hey,
Just to add, I would recommend you to have at least 2 DC VMs residing on local storage of your cluster hosts. In this case you will have at least on AD VM running in case one of the hosts fails.
The following video might be helpful: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/useful-tips-for-setting-up-microsoft-active-directory-domain-controllers/
Cheers,
Alex Bykovskyi
StarWind Software
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