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Akira_Kato
Copper Contributor
Dec 18, 2019

Windows Failover Cluster with Hyper-V nested

Is it okay to build a Windows Failover Cluster with Hyper-V nested?

Please let me know if there are restrictions on Windows.

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    dretzer
    Iron Contributor

    You can use nested virtualization on a Hyper-V failover cluster.

    You need the following system requirements on your physical hosts:

    • Windows Server 2016 or higher
    • Intel Processor with VT-x and EPT

    You also need to take special care for virtual machine networking. You have to enable MAC Address Spoofing for your virtual Hyper-V hosts. Also you lose any online memory resizing inside a VM with enabled nested virtualization. Meaning you can't use dynamic memory or hot-add/remove memory with nested virtualization.

    Akira_Kato 

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      Akira_Kato
      Copper Contributor

      dretzer 

       

      Thank you for answering.

      Does it mean that it can be built with some restrictions?
      Is it not recommended for MS?

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