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Virtualization improvements for non-HCI installations
Microsoft states that Azure Stack HCI is an ultimate virtualization host. But it comes with its own downsides: first, it is quite costly (for us, for example, it costs 66% more, than Windows Server n...
Elden_Christensen
Microsoft
MicrosoftWe are not taking anything away from Windows Server, so the HCI features are there in WS2022. With that said, you are correct that Azure Stack HCI is our strategic direction for HCI. We have always required 10 GB or higher NIC's and recommended RDMA enabled NIC's. While 1 GB might work for kicking the tires in a lab, it's not supported for production, see here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/storage-spaces-direct-hardware-requirements
We are working to grow the catalog of hardware that supports AzS HCI, but ultimately it's a matter of what the OEM's want to invest the time and energy to test and verify. So work with your OEM and they can submit what hardware you are interested in.
We are working to grow the catalog of hardware that supports AzS HCI, but ultimately it's a matter of what the OEM's want to invest the time and energy to test and verify. So work with your OEM and they can submit what hardware you are interested in.