Virtual Machines extemely slow to load on brand new server.

We're about to put our first virtualized Windows 2012 Hyper-V server on a small business site. Everything went fine with the installation, but I've noticed that when loading up the virtual machines, the process takes hours... For example, I created a new
virtual machine with 4GBs of RAM, and installed Windows 7 64-bit edition from an ISO file... It took about two hours. I deleted this virtual machine and tried to create another Windows 7 64-bit virtual machine, this time using the actual DVD and it was just
as slow.. EVEN with all other VMs shut down... I have another test copy of Hyper-V for Windows 8 at home that I use for learning, so I tried installing the same Windows 7 64-bit ISO on this workstation and it installed in twenty minutes. And this is just a
workstation.
The server is a HP Proliant ML350 server with 24GBs RAM. If anything I would have expected the server to install the Windows 64-bit VM in twenty minutes, NOT the workstation !! On the face of it the only differences between the two systems is:
a) The server has two 500GB SAS drives, which are mirrored. There is no mirroring on the Windows 8 workstation.
b) The server had drive is partitioned in to a C: drive (for the host O/S) and a D: drive (for the virtual machines). There is only one partition on the Windows 8 workstation, which holds the operating system and the virtual machines.
Below is a graphic I drew up which I hope helps you visualise the hard drive setup.
This is a small site, so they wont pay for additional hard drives. Is there something about the way I have the disks set up that could cause the virtual machines to load slowly? Would it be better NOT to have two partitions on the host?
Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

It looks like you are trying to use 100% of your disk space. Are the VHDs fixed size or dynamic? How much free space is there on the host partition? If the host partition is 80% full and you are using fixed VHDs, the system could be thrashing
itself trying to find free space, and that free space can get highly fragmented meaning no large blocks for storing. Generally a disk is considered 'full' when it is at about 80% utilization. If you are using fixed VHDs, you have 80% utilization
even before you take into consideration what the host needs.
Partitions don't change performance characteristics. You still have the same number of read/write heads sharing the processing of the same amount of data. That's why multiple disks can improve performance - multiple read/write heads going against
multiple data blocks. So what you are describing has nothing to do with partitions versus no partitions.
Have you run any other IO load tests to see if there is a hardware problem with the RAID controller? That is not unheard of. What you are seeing is completely atypical for your environment. That's why I am wondering about hardware issues.
.:|:.:|:. tim

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Since you dont want the 3 guys to have access to Production machine A.You can install SQL Server client .By client i mean SQL server management studio(SSMS) on there local desktop and then create login for them in SQL Server.Open port on which your SQL server
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I would also like you to be cautious with giving Sysadmin privilege to all three of them ,first please note down what task they would do and then decide what rights to be provided.
Your option will also work but you need to create 3 VM for that .Which is more tedious task.
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Shadow Copy ID: {17e38390-dcb5-4ac4-9f43-62bc1a4c1dc2}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy709
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {f938ba80-7641-457c-8297-863bf8419aba}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 29/08/2014 07:00:12
Shadow Copy ID: {44657104-c8bc-44ee-b8cb-b0469601531d}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy713
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {e9cb6a0c-973d-4ff5-9877-0c81ab74dc80}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 29/08/2014 12:00:16
Shadow Copy ID: {4f824796-3dd1-498a-947c-5747e25d7ebc}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy716
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {2f02b69b-1244-40bc-984b-f4488887d10d}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 01/09/2014 07:00:01
Shadow Copy ID: {8d039039-51ac-4cbf-be0a-4defb989a22c}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy843
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
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Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 01/09/2014 12:00:01
Shadow Copy ID: {1239354e-3037-42b1-802c-27e1187c13b1}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy846
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {813607c5-5d31-41b3-8b1c-5f89ef2e5b0b}
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Shadow Copy ID: {0e1350a7-3fec-48fb-8fcb-d035dbfb001c}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy850
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Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {ec206fef-a325-41c9-90b5-c4c6de3f94a8}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 02/09/2014 12:00:19
Shadow Copy ID: {aea06cae-f88f-4941-bc33-4ca62bf3380f}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy853
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Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
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Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy854
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {52277c29-ce5c-4c59-bfd4-9174b4870a02}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 03/09/2014 12:00:17
Shadow Copy ID: {199611ca-ec3f-435f-828e-bc1748b02bf9}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy858
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {1dfaeb8b-3726-4f08-8582-5fec43bd6b37}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 04/09/2014 07:00:01
Shadow Copy ID: {d6ae9b1a-41ef-4db5-9c44-581ee7d7192d}
Original Volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f7e4a444-a922-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy859
Originating Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Service Machine: ELAPNS02.AMentis.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ClientAccessible
Attributes: Persistent, Client-accessible, No auto release, No writers,
Differential
Juan Krynie

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http://i50.tinypic.com/1igxo1.jpg

Hi all!
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http://i50.tinypic.com/1igxo1.jpg
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2010-01-10 10:34:32 +1100 - command: /usr/sbin/mkpassdb -setrealm OpenDirectory.pIxrV9
2010-01-10 10:34:32 +1100 - Copied file from /etc/openldap/slapd.conf to /etc/openldap/slapd.conf.backup.
2010-01-10 10:34:34 +1100 - command: /usr/bin/net getlocalsid
2010-01-10 10:34:34 +1100 - Removed file at path /var/db/openldap/openldap-data/DB_CONFIG.
2010-01-10 10:34:34 +1100 - Starting LDAP server (slapd)
2010-01-10 10:34:54 +1100 - Error: The slapd process did not start.
2010-01-10 10:34:54 +1100 - Stopping LDAP server (slapd)
2010-01-10 10:34:54 +1100 - Removed file at path /var/run/slapconfig.lock.
... but I am unable to locate any reference to the specific error in these forums or via my friendly neighbourhood Google.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Well, like I mentioned, if DNS is not properly configured, all bets are off. And again, if you start services before making it an OD master, you could be asking for trouble. You may be able to fix the installation, but I'd seriously consider starting over.
You might be able to fix what you have well enough to make it work, but what happens in 6 months when it gets flaky about something. You may end up wondering of there was something wrong to begin with.
So yes, I'd start over.

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There seems to be a lot of posted issues with slow download speeds on the MBP. I purchased mine 2 weeks ago (Oct 2011), a 13" core i7. My download speeds are a tiny fraction of what I get with a 10 year old Dell. Reading the posts on this issue, they all seem to be going in circles. I am technically very savvy although new to apple. I did at one point get an acceptable increase in download speeds after manually entering the gateway, subnet and DNS. However two days later download speeds have reduced from 17.8 MB/s to 37kb/s. The right now the Dell is screaming a 702MB download. The MBP slug is telling me it will take 5 hours.
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So as mentioned above I tried connecting to the router using a wire instead of wireless..
many sites work fine....but some do not
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Apple.com
gmail.com
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www.CNN.com
http://www.sportsauthority.com/home/index.jsp
sportauthority has flash embedded on that page....CNN, I do not know...
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