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Best practices are derived over time from the collective experience of developers and end users. Best practices are built into the design of next-generation products. With mature technologies such as Hyper-V and Dell storage arrays, default settings and configurations typically incorporate the latest best practices.
As a result, tuning is often unnecessary and discouraged unless a specific design, situation, or workload will benefit from a different configuration. This document highlights situations where the default settings or configurations might not be optimal for Hyper-V.
Best practice design objectives commonly incorporate the following principles:
Best practices are baselines that might not be ideal for every environment. Some notable exceptions include the following examples:
Note: We recommend that you follow the best practices described in this document. However, some recommendations might not apply to all environments. If questions arise, contact your Dell Technologies representative.