I am testing the waters to see if the SW Virtual SAN would be a good fit for my scenario.
I have two identical servers; both well built 16 core Xeon machines; RAID 6 array via 12Gbps SAS drives; 128 gb RAM each.
Here is what I would love to see.
I would like to see my two domain controllers virtualized; one DC running on physical host #1 and one DC running on the physical host #2. (in case one host is lost completely)
I would like both DC's to replicate to their opposite partner server.
I would like all additional application and data servers running virtualized on physical host #1 but replicated to host#2, ready to spin-up in case of a failure
I would like to do this with hardware RAID sets that are managed by a Adaptec RAID card.
I would like to have the HOSTS run Server 2016 core or free non-gui so I can maximize my 2016 licenses.
I have been probing the different ways I can do this (hyp-v replication or shared cluster storage etc). There always seems to be some caveat, restriction or impediment for a 2-node hyperconverged cluster, especially if I want to virtualize DC's.
I want the ability to spin up a virtual clones but don't necessarily need it to happen automatically. I can deal with manual intervention.
Am I asking for the impossible or is this something I can do using the SW Virtual SAN?
Should I drop the idea of virtualizing DC's?
Can I achieve something close to what I am wishing for using simpler methods such as Hyp-V replica?
Just need a push in the right direction.
I did like what I read about SW. I have a minimal IT budget remaining. Your Pro Versions are a hard sell for management but I can't see why anyone could argue with your free component!
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