Dear Team,
I kindly seek your support and expertise regarding the optimal configuration for a new virtual machine that I intend to deploy on a Proxmox environment. I have already set up Proxmox on the physical server detailed below, and I am planning to create a VM that will serve as a Domain Controller running Windows Server 2025 Data Center Edition.
Additionally, this VM will also host WSUS, DHCP, and DNS roles. The setup is intended to support approximately 60 employees.
I would appreciate your recommendations for the following VM specifications:
Physical Server Specifications:
I would be grateful for your insights on the most suitable configuration to ensure optimal performance and stability for this environment.
Thank you in advance for your valuable support.
Best regards,
I kindly seek your support and expertise regarding the optimal configuration for a new virtual machine that I intend to deploy on a Proxmox environment. I have already set up Proxmox on the physical server detailed below, and I am planning to create a VM that will serve as a Domain Controller running Windows Server 2025 Data Center Edition.
Additionally, this VM will also host WSUS, DHCP, and DNS roles. The setup is intended to support approximately 60 employees.
I would appreciate your recommendations for the following VM specifications:
- CPU (Number of sockets, cores, model, vendor)
- Display (Graphics card, video memory allocation)
- Machine Type
- SCSI Controller Type
- Hard Disk Type
- Memory Allocation
Physical Server Specifications:
- Model: Dell PowerEdge R730
- CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.4GHz
- RAM: 128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz
- Storage: 2 TB SAS Hard Drive
I would be grateful for your insights on the most suitable configuration to ensure optimal performance and stability for this environment.
Thank you in advance for your valuable support.
Best regards,