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The PowerVault ME5 is an excellent choice for external storage for stand-alone or clustered Windows Servers including servers that are configured with the Hyper-V role. Core PowerVault features such as thin provisioning, snapshots, and replication work seamlessly in the background regardless of the platform or operating system. Usually, the default settings for these features are optimal for Windows Server and Hyper-V. This section provides guidance on applying Hyper-V best practices.