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Hello,<br />
I would like to test some of the new features of server 2008 r2 but it appears that we will need a SAN. &nbsp;we do not have a SAN at the moment - therefore is there any recommended way of setting up 2 hyper-v servers 2008 r2 to talk to a basic software SAN such as openfiler or something else?<br />
What hardware will I need to make this work?<br />
Thanks
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Hello,
I would like to test some of the new features of server 2008 r2 but it appears that we will need a SAN.  we do not have a SAN at the moment - therefore is there any recommended way of setting up 2 hyper-v servers 2008 r2 to talk to a basic software SAN such as openfiler or something else?
What hardware will I need to make this work?
Thanks

Setup hyper-v server 2008 r2 with san

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.