Hello-
I am preparing to create a new Windows Server 2012 R2 VM running SQL Server 2012.
Environment:
Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V (Host)
HP DL380 Gen 8 with 96GB RAM, 6 x 300GB SAS 10K RPM in RAID 10. SmartArray P420i with 1GB FBWC.
For the SQL Server 2012 VM, I am considering 3 disks or partitions: 1 for OS/SQL binaries, 1 for logs, and 1 for databases. I am fairly certain that I could create a separate VHDX for each (OS, logs, and databases). Is there any advantage/ disadvantage to doing so? Would I be better off just creating a single VHDX and partitioning?
I'm thinking that using separate VHDX for each would allow greater flexibility in terms of future re-sizing.
Thoughts?
Thanks