Windows Server 2008 Server Core, including Windows Hypervisor (Hyper-V), is supported by SnapDrive for Windows, and it enables remote LUN management using SnapDrive sdcli.exe and MMC from a standard Windows server.
A Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation provides a scaled-back environment for running specific server roles. The minimum environment reduces maintenance and management requirements, and also reduces the attack surface for the server roles. There is no GUI, which allows the server to run faster; however, you can create virtual machines (VMs) on the Server Core, and Windows Server can be installed in those VMs.
After you install SnapDrive on the Server Core system, you can manage SnapDrive remotely from a non-server core SnapDrive system by using the Add SnapDrive Server option in the SnapDrive MMC. You can then perform all SnapDrive management tasks using either SDCLI or MMC.
You can determine whether Hyper-V VMs have a virtual hard disk configured on a Data ONTAP LUN by using the sdcli disk list command. The command output indicates whether or not a Hyper-V VM is present on a LUN.