Windows server roles

Question

Is it best practice to install the file server role on the physical machine or a vm.

Answer 1

Just checking if there's any progress or updates?

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Answer 2

Hi,
It doesn’t matter, you can do it as you want.
For your reference, you can have a look at this article:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/windows-server-file-servers-storage-management/

Thanks for your time.
Best regards，
Danny

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Answer 3

Either should be perfectly fine. May depend more on the host horsepower and whether or not other roles are also needed.

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