I have several Hyper-V virtual machines running on a failover cluster that uses Windows Server 2022. The cluster nodes access shared storage through MPIO on another Windows Server 2022, where the virtual disks are hosted via iSCSI. Since I no longer need the failover cluster, I'm planning to shut it down, remove the iSCSI target from the storage server, and mount the virtual disks directly on this server, which also has Hyper-V installed. I have a couple of questions:
First, considering that virtual disk performance is quite robust nowadays and that this particular virtual disk is on a logical RAID-5 SSD setup, will there be any issues with simply adding the VMs in this manner?
Second, is there a method to ensure that the virtual disk mounts persistently at system startup so that the VMs can start automatically without manual intervention? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Before making the switch, you might want to clarify your end goals. Are you simplifying your setup, cleaning out old hardware, or maybe using new resources? These factors can impact how you set everything up. But if it's just for a home lab, going for simplicity and reducing energy consumption sounds like a solid plan!
It's just a home lab setup really. I had the cluster mainly for learning purposes, but now it feels excessive. Plus, minimizing power usage and heat in my little server room is a bonus! All the data is backed up on tape, so I'm not too worried about resiliency.