From what I understand, enabling the Hyper-V role in Server 2012 virtualizes the OS and is essentially the same as running it on top of Hyper-V 2012 Server. Also, Hyper-V doesn't passthru SMART data.

Although Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V introduced an overwhelming number of new features, Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V introduces even more. With Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft did a good job of ...

There's no doubt Microsoft is serious about making Hyper-V a contender for enterprise virtualization and private cloud. The Windows Server 2012 release was full of new features and scalability ...

Preview editions of Hyper-V 2012 R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 pick up where the strong initial releases left off Hyper-V 3.0 was perhaps the shiniest of the shining-star ...

Here are some inital thoughts at the first test build of the upgraded Microsoft hypervisor server shows improved migration, upgraded Hyper-V Manager and new VM versions. Microsoft last month delayed ...

Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a slim version of Windows Server where you can host Hyper-V VMs. Imagine this as Hyper-V hosting Hyper-Vs. Microsoft is offering Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 for free ...

Update 1/17/21: Microsoft has released OOB updates to fix the Windows Server bugs. The latest Windows Server updates are causing severe issues for administrators, with domain controllers having ...

If you want to convert a physical server to a Hyper-V VM, follow the steps mentioned in this guide. Do keep in mind that this physical server doesn’t have to be a server; it can be any computer, be it ...

So for various reasons I'm thinking of promoting my standlone 2012 Server and establishing a AD Domain. My biggest concern is that this server currently hosts my hyper-v VMs, and that the ...

I've been working a lot on Hyper-V recently, and I've been happy to find that there are plenty of good community resources on Hyper-V that can help people get started with it. One feature I've spent a ...