Server Parts for Microsoft Hyper-V: Hardware Compatibility Guide

Microsoft Hyper-V has specific hardware requirements and preferences. This guide covers what works best for Hyper-V hosts.

Hardware Recommendations

• CPU — Intel Xeon with VT-x/VT-d. AMD EPYC with AMD-V/SVM. Both fully supported.
• Memory — ECC RDIMM mandatory. 256GB+ for production. Dynamic Memory helps overcommit safely.
• Storage — Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) for HCI. NVMe + SAS SSD tiering. Hardware RAID for traditional SAN.
• Network — RDMA (RoCE/iWARP) NICs for S2D. Intel X710 or Mellanox CX-5 recommended.

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