Hyper-V Stability

KE
IT Director at HOMELAND TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC

Hyper-V has been highly stable. I'm impressed with the performance. Granted, this was my first Hyper-V install, so I was a bit worried about it, but with the hardware platform that we have it on, everything's been excellent stability-wise, and I haven't had any issues with that server. It's been up and working for the past six months. I only had to reboot once to do an update. Everything has been working great.

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Benjamin Mpolokoso - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager ICT at NJIT

The tool is very stable. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.

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Tommy Myo Min Aung - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Vantage Drilling

The solution is highly stable.

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Hyper-V
March 2024
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Suleeporn Romlee - PeerSpot reviewer
Operation Database Administrator & Manager at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Based on my experience with the product, I can say that my company seems to face some delay in the solution when it comes to the area of replication. The server runs normally in our company, but we are unable to figure out why there is a lag or delay in the replication area, because of which we need to cut down on the replication process and initiate it again.

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VM
Cloud solution architect at 0

Stability-wise, Hyper-V is definitely more stable than many other products. Compared to any other hypervisor on the market, Hyper-V is a very solid product. 

In my experience, with good hardware resources and a compatible operating system, I can confidently guarantee a 99.95% SLA (Service Level Agreement) uptime for Hyper-V environments without even needing to check the specific environment beforehand.

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EU
IT infrastructure lead at 0

The product is stable. Microsoft solutions have been quite stable once you manage your parts properly.

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Maged Elmasry - PeerSpot reviewer
Help Desk Specialist at SESCO Trans

Only ten percent of the time, there are issues related to breakdowns or bugs in the product.

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Mohidul Islam - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Flora Limited

It is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

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AANKITGUPTAA - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Pi DATACENTERS

It works well. It is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.

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AB
Owner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I don't have many insights on stability. I have read a few things, however, it's not really my space. 

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BasemMahmoud - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Help Desk at ServFund

It's very stable.

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MichaelHarvey - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is a stable product.

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RD
IT Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It's about 90% stable.

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TJ
System admin at Riyad Bank

It offers good stability capabilities.

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FM
Consultant at a hospitality company with 1-10 employees

The product is stable.

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MO
Lead specialist at OKCIUS (Pty) Ltd

It is very stable. There are some minor problems, as there is with all software applications, but they are not problems that affect the platform in such a way that your customers are affected. If managed properly according to standards and Microsoft's recommendations, it works. It stays online and is very reliable.

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JK
CEO at ICES International

It's very stable. I have never had a problem with Hyper-V's stability.

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WG
Works at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees

I find that this solution is very stable.

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Le Ban - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Manager & Chief IT Engineer at JVPC

The product worked well for hosting a few Microsoft solutions.

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AW
System Administrator at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

Hyper-V is a stable product.

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Andrea Andrea - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at BE.iT SA

Hyper-V is quite stable. I do not have any issues.

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Soundar Rajan - PeerSpot reviewer
VMware Administrator at Ingram Micro Saudi Arabia

At the end of the day, Hyper-V is a Microsoft product. Thus, it provides better stability and is convenient to use.

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NaveenA - PeerSpot reviewer
Materials Engineer at HCL Technologies

We've had many issues with Hyper-V's stability, including resource crunches and memory leakage.

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Shashika Rathnayaka - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at OAK integrated System Pvt Ltd

We'd like to see the performance improve a bit. 

In our experience, for the most part, the solution is reliable. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches. 

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SA
Engineer, System Admin at ebm

I would say that Hyper-V is pretty stable. But when it updates, we must restart all Windows systems. So if Microsoft can fix this thing so that the packages install restarting, then everything would be heaven for us. This means some downtime on our business side.

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MC
Engineer at SIP

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. However, the performance could be better.

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LL
Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It is very stable and very reliable. I never had any failures of any description with it, which is amazing. We might have had hardware failures on the host, but everything is redundant, so there is plenty of resilience there.

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Mohamed -Adel - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at IPIC

The stability of the solution is satisfactory. 

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AK
Project Engineer at ASE Group Global

The solution is very stable. It doesn't crash. There aren't bugs and glitches that affect its functionality. It's a reliable product.

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Rouben Amirthasawmy - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Sun Resorts

Hyper-V is not stable - we've had many errors and have had to do a lot of patch fixes for it.

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IJ
Works at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

While every product comes with issues, the solution works for us. 

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Nishant Ambast - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at Arya Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Private Limited

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

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Pablo Ramírez - PeerSpot reviewer
Datacenter & Security Manager at Binaria IT Services

The solution is very stable.

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Ali Yazıcı - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Service Manager at Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank

The solution needs to improve the stability.

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DO
Managing Director with 51-200 employees

Hyper-V is a stable solution, but not as stable as VMware.

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JK
Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

VMware is more stable than Hyper-V.

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JS
Freelancer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I have never had any stability problems caused by Hyper-V for over five years.

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it_user326982 - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We do experience some instability with the platform. It usually happens if there is a lot of I/O happening on the volumes that hold the VMs. We also have some issues working with clustered servers not load balancing correctly.

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GS
IT Operations Manager at a computer software company with 1-10 employees

The solution is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

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AA
IT Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

The solution is basically stable. There are not many faults happening in the four or so years that we had it running. Whatever happened was basically either due to the active directory or due to environments like the server itself that had power loss one time. It shut down and we needed to restart it. However, basically, that's an environment issue, not an issue inherent to Hyper-V itself. Otherwise, Hyper-V runs smoothly.

There is a small overhead of resources reserved for the server itself. Other virtualization solutions have less overhead than that. However, due to the fact that Hyper-V is running on Windows Server, there is a margin of overhead reserved for the server itself. 

For the most part, however, it's reliable. 

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it_user327432 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Specialist at PCMS Datafit

No issues encountered.

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AG
PreSales Manager at UC-Solutions

The product is very stable, in particular with the most recent version of Windows Server. This is true even in a cluster environment, and I have never found an issue with stability.

Obviously, when you are using Windows Server update, it will restart the server occasionally and you will have downtime, but it will be minimal. If you don't want to have any downtime then you will need multiple hosts in a cluster environment. You can move your virtual machines from one host to another, which means that you can restart the server and not affect the service. This can be important because sometimes, the restart process takes too much time to complete.

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KS
Technical Head ESG at Technoline Systems & Services

The solution is stable.

I rate the stability of Hyper-V a ten out of ten.

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SA
System Admin at Institute of Space Technology (IST)

Hyper-V is stable.

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ZA
IT Infrastructure at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Hyper-V is a stable product.

In our organization, this solution is used by more than 1,200 people, and that number will increase to more than 1,500 users next month.

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Ligor Medina - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Solutions Manager at KdmConsulting

The solution is stable.

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KS
Manager IT at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The performance isn't that great. If can be slow. 

The stability is okay. I'd describe it as between 50 to 60% stable. 

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SO
Sr. Programmer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Once it is setup, there is no problem.

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SS
Works at hadafq8

With each update, the security of this solution just gets better and better. It is very stable.

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it_user203934 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

We did have problems, and you need to make sure that the LUNs have enough space. If you run out of space, you will need to spend a few hours to bring the VMs up.

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Muzamil Yakub - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at Infoview Limited

Hyper-V is a stable solution.

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Benjamin Bodenehim - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

It is a pretty stable solution. 

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SK
System Administrator at Confidential

We have found this solution to be quite stable in our experience.

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MD
IT Executive at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees

I have not had problems with the stability of the solution. 

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it_user79785 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT with 51-200 employees
Outside of needing to keep the VM hosts patched (we did have an issue with a driver related to storage), no. View full review »
TC
Solutions Specialist at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The solution is stable in my experience.

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SK
Chief, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute at a government with 201-500 employees

This solution is stable.

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SK
Vmware Administrator at Intertech

It is stable, especially if you do Hyper-V clustering. Some customers don't invest much into IT infrastructure, so I design Hyper-V-cluster-based solutions. The only potential problems are attacks on Windows servers, vulnerability issues, or receiving stolen packages could require you to restart it. But it does its job. 

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AV
IT Infrastructure Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It could be more stable. We faced a lot of issues on the backup site.

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MO
Head of enterprise systems at Fidelity Bank Plc

Hyper-V is both stable and scalable; however, I also use VMware which I find to be more scalable and stable overall.

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DW
Works at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees

It works very well. Its performance, stability, and redundancy are all very dependable.

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CS
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

It's very stable and very scalable. We're a very small operation, so we really just require one person for maintenance and deployment.

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SS
Assistant Manager - IS Infrastructure

It is a very stable product.

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OR
Manager, Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Hyper-V has been pretty good. I have no complaints about the stability. 

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MD
Technical Account Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The solution could be more stable as it is vulnerable to viruses, ransomware, and malware.

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AD
Senior Systems Administrator at Privia Health

It is very stable. We have not had issues with it crashing itself.

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AC
System Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It is a stable product.

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RM
Director Of Services Nicaragua at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The performance of Hyper-V is good.

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AO
Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is not stable. There are problems with backup as well.

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KW
Interim Director of Technology at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We have 400 users of this solution, and use three staff members for deployment and maintenance.

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TM
Systems Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees

Stability-wise, it is okay but not great. I'd say that it works but it's not perfect.

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it_user345411 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Initially we were using only one NIC for all VMs, physical servers, and for remote purposes as well. After assigning one NIC to each machine, the performance improved and is now excellent and reliable.

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FA
COO at FA IT SERVICES PLC

There are sometimes issues with the network but the solution is stable. 

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NM
Head of Department for IT Services at a government with 201-500 employees

The stability is acceptable for us. We do not have problems with it.

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MT
Program Architect (Microsoft) with 5,001-10,000 employees

It is a stable product.

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TN
Network Administrator at Automated Outsourcing services

The stability is generally good, although it depends on the size of your workload.

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AG
IT at a non-profit

It is pretty stable.

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it_user747783 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Systems Analyst with 1-10 employees

Not as of yet. But what's being done is completely unsupported by Dropbox. The way that they view it is just "a file is a file." That's it. So, you synchronize files that are the actual backups - and it's just a file. But using them for a backup solution, they don't support anything other than it being a client application for a user; not as a service or anything else.

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NT
Founder at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

All the newer versions of Hyper-V are stable.

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DB
IT & Security Team Leader at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Based on my experience, it is stable.

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ST
Founder at a retailer with 1-10 employees

It's too early to tell at the moment. We are still new to using Hyper-V.

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JA
Oficial de comunicaciones at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

It is a stable product. 

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YE
System and Network Administrator at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

The product is stable. We have had no problems.

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AH
Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The stability of the product is fine. There is no problem. The only issues we have is with stability of the operating system. 

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IS
Senior Principal Consultant at CCE

I recommend this product due to its high stability. 

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it_user947223 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technician at Computer Geeks

It is a very stable product.

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it_user683457 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Architect at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
DN
Senior Buyer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Hyper-V is not as stable as VMware and should be improved.

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DB
System Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The stability of the solution is very good. 

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Buyer's Guide
Hyper-V
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Hyper-V. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.