Hi,
I have been kicking back & forth on if i should get rid of a Windows 2012 R2 essentials server to virtualize it on my existing freenas server. The box currently sits on an older intel I5 & I use it primarily as a backup module for my windows PC's. The server initiates a bare metal backup of each box nightly.
It has a 3TB internal server backup and a 4TB drive for network storage. I cant help thinking I can get all the functionality within a VM on the freenas box.
The biggest concern i have is if I have a hardware problem on the VM itself. I was curious if anyone has done anything similar?
Thanks,
Rich
I have been kicking back & forth on if i should get rid of a Windows 2012 R2 essentials server to virtualize it on my existing freenas server. The box currently sits on an older intel I5 & I use it primarily as a backup module for my windows PC's. The server initiates a bare metal backup of each box nightly.
It has a 3TB internal server backup and a 4TB drive for network storage. I cant help thinking I can get all the functionality within a VM on the freenas box.
The biggest concern i have is if I have a hardware problem on the VM itself. I was curious if anyone has done anything similar?
Thanks,
Rich