# Sizing virtual hardware of virtual machines for a cluster Hyper-V

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sizing-virtual-hardware-of-virtual-machines-for-a-cluster-hyper-v/94902 "2024-08-20T18:22:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sizing-virtual-hardware-of-virtual-machines-for-a-cluster-hyper-v/94902/2 "2024-08-20T18:31:26Z")

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Start with this topic and the official sizing guide linked within:

> [@Microsoft Virtual Machine Suggestion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/microsoft-virtual-machine-suggestion/86787):
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> All, Does anyone have a suggestion on what size of VM should one purchase? I'm currently using B2MS. When I try to view historical data. It bogs down and restarts. Thanks, C

(But read the whole topic.)

Note that your list of server roles doesn't really match well with the servers you'd normally use to deploy Ignition. Consider going through the architecture options at the beginning of the Inductive University online training (free), and/or ask for help from IA's sales engineering team.

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