We've bought a new storage system, and I'm in process of rebuilding our Hyper-V virtualization farm. I intend to create a highly available solution based on Hyper-V (Windows Server 2012 R2) clustering technology.
We have only four servers connected to the storage system. I need at least three of them to create a robust cluster of server virtual machines. In addition, I need to deploy a pilot VDI farm for hosting at least 50 workstation VMs. They will need an entire physical server.
The question is, should I deploy all four servers as a part of a single four-node Hyper-V cluster? Or should I deploy three servers in a three-node cluster for hosting server VMs and then create a single-node cluster for VDI (supposing that it will be extended with new servers in the future)? The first design is much more robust, but it requires that I give full control over the SC VMM server to a person who manages that VDI installation. I don't want to do it due to security reasons.
Any ideas?
Evgeniy Lotosh
MSCE: Server infractructire, MCSE: Messaging