Join hyper-v server to domain?

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I have a 2008 Server running the Hyper-V role with a bunch of VMs

running. I had not planned on joining this virtual server to my

domain, but I would like to do so now. Will my VMs be affected if I

join this server to my domain?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[Guest Bill Grant]

Re: Join hyper-v server to domain?

 

 

 

<googlegroups@trailer.net> wrote in message

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> I have a 2008 Server running the Hyper-V role with a bunch of VMs

> running. I had not planned on joining this virtual server to my

> domain, but I would like to do so now. Will my VMs be affected if I

> join this server to my domain?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Mike

>

 

The question doesn't make any sense as it stands. You talk about a

virtual server and vms as it they were different. vm is just an abbreviation

for virtual machine. Do you mean that you are considering joining the

machine which hosts your vms to a domain?

[Guest googlegroups@trailer.net]

Re: Join hyper-v server to domain?

 

I'm sorry if I confused the terminology. I was referring to the host

server running hyper-v as the "virtual server" and the guests as

"VMs". Yes, you did understand my question correctly. I was concerned

that hyper-v might run the VMs under a particular account, that could

be affected by joining it to a domain. This is a production server, so

I figured it couldn't hurt to ask before I did it. I guessed that it

would be okay, but I also didn't want to assume anything. :)

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

 

On Jul 23, 2:22 am, "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote:

> <googlegro...@trailer.net> wrote in message

>

> news:36625782-f9ce-407b-8f5f-78d3509901f7@j22g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>

> > I have a 2008 Server running the Hyper-V role with a bunch of VMs

> > running. I had not planned on joining this virtual server to my

> > domain, but I would like to do so now. Will my VMs be affected if I

> > join this server to my domain?

>

> > Thanks,

>

> > Mike

>

>    The question doesn't make any sense as it stands.  You talk about a

> virtual server and vms as it they were different. vm is just an abbreviation

> for virtual machine. Do you mean that you are considering joining the

> machine which hosts your vms to a domain?

[Guest Bill Grant]

Re: Join hyper-v server to domain?

 

The main problem I can think of will be with authentication. If you have

set things up on a standalone server you will be using a local user account.

If you make your server a member of your domain you will be logging in to

the domain with a domain user account.

 

When you try to open the Hyper-V management console it might complain

that you are not authorized to do so.

 

<googlegroups@trailer.net> wrote in message

news:e2be8e53-058f-482c-beff-1a24fac73a4a@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> I'm sorry if I confused the terminology. I was referring to the host

> server running hyper-v as the "virtual server" and the guests as

> "VMs". Yes, you did understand my question correctly. I was concerned

> that hyper-v might run the VMs under a particular account, that could

> be affected by joining it to a domain. This is a production server, so

> I figured it couldn't hurt to ask before I did it. I guessed that it

> would be okay, but I also didn't want to assume anything. :)

>

> Thanks,

>

> Mike

>

> On Jul 23, 2:22 am, "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote:

>> <googlegro...@trailer.net> wrote in message

>>

>> news:36625782-f9ce-407b-8f5f-78d3509901f7@j22g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> > I have a 2008 Server running the Hyper-V role with a bunch of VMs

>> > running. I had not planned on joining this virtual server to my

>> > domain, but I would like to do so now. Will my VMs be affected if I

>> > join this server to my domain?

>>

>> > Thanks,

>>

>> > Mike

>>

>> The question doesn't make any sense as it stands. You talk about a

>> virtual server and vms as it they were different. vm is just an

>> abbreviation

>> for virtual machine. Do you mean that you are considering joining the

>> machine which hosts your vms to a domain?

>

[Guest googlegroups@trailer.net]

Re: Join hyper-v server to domain?

 

That's the type of thing I was concerned with. I can pretty easily

setup a test hyper-v server as a standalone, setup some VMs on it, and

then join it to the domain to see what happens. I think I'll go that

route. Thanks for your input.

 

On Jul 23, 10:13 pm, "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote:

>    The main problem I can think of will be with authentication. If you have

> set things up on a standalone server you will be using a local user account.

> If you make your server a member of your domain you will be logging in to

> the domain with a domain user account.

>

>    When you try to open the Hyper-V management console it might complain

> that you are not authorized to do so.

>

> <googlegro...@trailer.net> wrote in message

>

> news:e2be8e53-058f-482c-beff-1a24fac73a4a@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>

> > I'm sorry if I confused the terminology. I was referring to the host

> > server running hyper-v as the "virtual server" and the guests as

> > "VMs". Yes, you did understand my question correctly. I was concerned

> > that hyper-v might run the VMs under a particular account, that could

> > be affected by joining it to a domain. This is a production server, so

> > I figured it couldn't hurt to ask before I did it. I guessed that it

> > would be okay, but I also didn't want to assume anything. :)

>

> > Thanks,

>

> > Mike

>

> > On Jul 23, 2:22 am, "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote:

> >> <googlegro...@trailer.net> wrote in message

>

> >>news:36625782-f9ce-407b-8f5f-78d3509901f7@j22g2000hsf.googlegroups.com....

>

> >> > I have a 2008 Server running the Hyper-V role with a bunch of VMs

> >> > running. I had not planned on joining this virtual server to my

> >> > domain, but I would like to do so now. Will my VMs be affected if I

> >> > join this server to my domain?

>

> >> > Thanks,

>

> >> > Mike

>

> >> The question doesn't make any sense as it stands. You talk about a

> >> virtual server and vms as it they were different. vm is just an

> >> abbreviation

> >> for virtual machine. Do you mean that you are considering joining the

> >> machine which hosts your vms to a domain?

>

>