VM basiert auf Windows Server 2019.
VM basiert auf Windows Server 2019.
Hello everyone, I'm looking to relocate my Windows server to a virtual machine. I've tried Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with KVM/QEMU but the performance is quite poor. What operating system would be best for running a Windows VM? Here are your machine details: CPU - Asus Prime Z390-A, CPU core i7-9700K, RAM - 64GB (four 16GB modules), DDR4 Vengeance LPX at 2666 MHz, Boot disk - 1TB Barracuda SATA III, two 6TB RAID 1 SSDs, and a Seagate EXOS HDD on a PCIe RAID card from Vantec. I understand it's not ideal, but RAID cards increase costs significantly. Any suggestions on the host OS, setup tips, and important considerations? Thanks!
Are you looking to try different operating systems? Any hypervisor should work for this. What do you mean by slow performance? How did you evaluate it? Likely I'll use Hyper-V Server or Proxmox. Then I'll configure Software RAID 1 without the hardware card, just using built-in SATA and a software RAID setup.
VMWare has a free edition, but it offers limited capabilities. Hyper-V provides Microsoft’s alternative for more advanced needs.
I think I'll avoid Esxi in this case since it doesn't handle consumer boards well and won't align with the raid configuration requirements. They don't support those budget raid cards and don't offer software RAID support.
due to poor performance I discuss networking, I overlooked that I set up a 10Gb NIC and have a 24-port gigabit switch with two 10Gb ports (one for the server and another for the Synology NAS which also has a 10Gb port). However, when testing LAN speeds on a network share from the Windows server, I only see 12MB write and 40MB read. In contrast, my Synology NAS receives 90MB write and 40GB read. Additionally, after running CrystalDisk Benchmark, the results appear in the attached image. This seems low to me, but perhaps my expectations are unrealistic.
Run ESXi using a USB drive or SD card and it functions properly. After loading into RAM, everything is ready, provided you have a reliable UPS for backup.
What kind of performance do you expect from the synology setup? Since disk caching is enabled, reads are unusually fast. You might want to move away from the RAID card and opt for software RAID instead. I’m planning to use ZFS on Linux, but it doesn’t integrate well with the RAID card. Software RAID should work better. Starting from a USB stick won’t fix the problem.
I kept this raid card because I thought it was a smart move... if it doesn’t work, I’ll be fine! But I’m aiming for a RAID setup. My Synology already has a solid backup system, which is being stored in three separate places. This RAID just helps avoid sending everyone home when a drive fails.
On Linux systems such as Proxmox or Ubuntu, ZFS is ideal. For other environments like Hyper-V Server, storage solutions work well.