@WingCreative said:
The main thing keeping me from going into the deep end with it right now is that, based on my current understanding, it sounds like you need a full version of Server 2012 running to have easy configuration through a GUI. I guess it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to learn how to manage it from Server Core's CLI, but right now I'm happily doing what I need to with XenCenter so it's hard to justify the switch.
Is that an accurate representation of the state of Hyper-V management or is that another myth?
Complete Myth my friend, yes i admit getting the tools set-up on both a windows machine and get the settings right on the HyperV server can be a pain the first few times you do it (well it was for me). Once you got the hang of it deployment becomes easier. You also have free tools like 5nine manager to help.
I'm considering more too HyperV now for new hardware.