I currently am in the process of upgrading my Active Directory Domain Controllers from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2.

I have 2 domains, 1 parent and 1 child. Currently my FSMO role holder in the parent domain is syncing time with an external time source and is a physical server.

I know when I set it up in 2009 it was strongly recommended that the time server be a physical server.

Is this still the Microsoft recommendation or is it OK to setup the time server on a virtual Hyper-V machine?

Thanks,

Eddie

are you referring the time server is an NTP server?

I am building a new 2012 R2 server. The server will be the FSMO role holder in my parent domain.

The server will also be the time server for my domain and configured to sync with an external time source

Back in the day Microsoft strongly recommended that the time server be a physical server.

Is this still the Microsoft recommendation for the time server to be a physical server or is it OK to setup the time server on a virtual Hyper-V machine?

Eddie