I want to set up a File Server role on a Hyper-V VM on a Windows 2012 Server host. What would be the best way to set up the system in terms of handling the underlying storage disk?
The scenario's I am concerned about listed below:
If I add a physical disk to the VM, what happens if the host or VM using it dies irrecoverably?
Will all the data still be intact and can it just be added to another VM with all data intact and accessible?
Can it be used in a completely different host machine with all data intact and accessible?
If I add a virtual disk, created on the host, to a VM, what happens if the host or VM managing it dies irrecoverably?
Will all the data still be intact and can it just be attached to another VM with all data intact and accessible?
Can the virtual disk be used in a completely different host machine with all data intact and accessible?
From this article I understand that under normal circumstances, moving a virtual disk should be a trivial: Copying and moving virtual disks