I'm standing up 2 new very simple servers - two different physical boxes at two different physical locations. All they do is host SQL Server Express, IIS, and a process that takes info from IIS and saves it into SQL Server. I'm only going the server route for uptime/reliability. I'm looking for recommendations on what others are doing, or would do in my situation. Even though each server would just have one VM, I see a lot of pro's in doing this with Hyper-V vs bare metal concerning DR. One for instance, having one server run both VM's in the event of a hardware failure.

To use Hyper-V in a server environment, seems like this is the current state:

• Install Windows Server 2022 as host, then Windows Server 2022 as a VM
  • Forget the DR situation I described earlier for a second. If I was just running 1 VM, then having a host OS for 1 VM seems overkill. Why would I want to manage two different OS instances? If I had a bunch of VM's seems like it would be worth while, but 1 host OS for 1 VM seems like a bit more work than bare metal. Obviously there are still upsides, but I like the idea of Hyper-V Server better.
• Install Hyper-V Server 2019, knowing HCI will replace it many years from now (2029 right?)
  • I like this option the best. On one hand, I hate implementing something that will eventually be obsolete. It's like installing Windows Server 2019 knowing 2022 is current. Maybe not the same fair comparison, but you get what I'm saying. Also these are very simple requirements for very simple servers. I don't need much of what HCI has to offer.
• Install HCI
  • The cost really isn't too prohibitive since these servers aren't super high spec. However, it seems like a lot of extra things to manage vs just Hyper-V Server. Knowing this is the direction Microsoft is going is one thing, but other people's review of HCI is mixed at the moment, making it seem like it's too soon to jump ship unless you absolutely need it. Plus, I know nothing about it and would have to learn something new to be proficient at setting it up. Not always a bad thing though.

Thoughts??