Hey,
I have a new laptop that I just bought that has Windows 8 on it. I installed Hyper V, and installed Windows Server 2012 as a guest OS. I need to do some testing at home with a similar environment to work. One of the tools that I need to use is Hyper V Virtual Machine Manacer (SCVMM). That tool requires that the host running it is on a domain. Therefore, that is why I installed the virtual domain controller. I created the domain, and joined the host OS to it (Win 8).
I understand that if the DC is not running, the login will use cached credentials, which is fine with me. My purpose was just to be on a domain, I don't necessarily care if the VM running the DC is online or not. I would prefer to leave it offline (due to resources).
So, everything seems to work OK when the DC VM is offline. However, I noticed that sometimes when logging out, it is extremely slow (very slow logout times). I'm not sure if this is because the Win 8 O/S is trying to contact the DC, and it is timing out. Is this what is causing the slow time? Is there a way to shorten this timeout?
Any insight?
Thanks in advance!