If you can deal with the UI in Win 8.1 that hyper-v is better suited for laptops too!
If not I blogged how to do it with a laptop using 2008r2 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kent, Mark Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] SCCM LAB Preparation I use my workstation as well. Optiplex 9020, core i7, 32 GB RAM, a pair of 256 GB SSD 's in RAID 0. I am running Windows 8.1 so I can natively run Hyper-V. Performance is phenomenal. Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Ranvir singh<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: 9/23/2014 6:00 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] SCCM LAB Preparation Hi All, I have a 16GB Desktop. Which I want to make it SCCM2012 LAB. earlier I used to enable the Hyper-v (OR) installaing the Microsoft Virtual PC and inside that I used to create the Lab..... Where I feel inisde VM always will be slow Now I want to setup a Lab like HostMachine / Base Desktop I want to make it as SCCM Server and inside I want to enable the Hyper which I want to host the DC(Domain Controler).. Or vise versa where base machine is Domain and inside after enable ign the Hyper-V installaing the SCCM.. Suggest me which is the BEST option at the same time I want to get the internet on all machines(host machine and inside the Hyper -V machines) Any Idea How i can achive this kind of setup. ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be protected by the attorney-client or work product privileges. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by replying to this e-mail and then delete it from your computer. ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be protected by the attorney-client or work product privileges. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by replying to this e-mail and then delete it from your computer.

