Creating a Hyper-V Server
Wait a minute, didn't we just do this? No, we did not. What we did in our previous recipe was install the Hyper-V role onto a traditional Windows Server 2016. You can implement Hyper-V onto a server running Desktop Experience, a Server Core, or even use a Nano Server to host virtual machines. But an actual Hyper-V Server on the other hand, that is something else altogether.
When you build out a Windows Server 2016 and install the Hyper-V role on it, it is nice and easy to configure and is the way that most admins build their virtualization hosts. But there are a couple of drawbacks, primarily related to cost. As we have already mentioned, if you use Windows Server 2016 Standard as your host, you will only be permitted ...
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