File and Print server on VM
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I am in a situation where I need to put a plan on paper and convenience higher management for virtualizing a physical FNP server to VM.
We have one physical FNP Server which has a 2 Local Disk and it has been connected to storage lun;s for its File Datastore. We already have a DR Plan like below.
1. In case if the Prodcution server , Server1 goes down due to H/W Failure or Corrupt OS , then Fire Up the standby DR Server , Server 2
2. Disconnect the luns from server 1 and connect them server2 and make the server online
Now ,
I have to convenience higher management for virtualizing this FNP so that there will be HA for this FNP and reduce this manual lun switch over.
Can anyone highlight some points which I can put infornt my management ?
Thanks,
-Prashant Girennavar.
I am in a situation where I need to put a plan on paper and convenience higher management for virtualizing a physical FNP server to VM.
We have one physical FNP Server which has a 2 Local Disk and it has been connected to storage lun;s for its File Datastore. We already have a DR Plan like below.
1. In case if the Prodcution server , Server1 goes down due to H/W Failure or Corrupt OS , then Fire Up the standby DR Server , Server 2
2. Disconnect the luns from server 1 and connect them server2 and make the server online
Now ,
I have to convenience higher management for virtualizing this FNP so that there will be HA for this FNP and reduce this manual lun switch over.
Can anyone highlight some points which I can put infornt my management ?
Thanks,
-Prashant Girennavar.
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So , does this mean to move our FNP to VM is a bad IDEA , Since it will not serve much of our purpose?
Basically the whole idea is to avoid the stand by server and manual work of switching the luns? So , that is not possible even if we use VM right?
-Prashant Girennavar.
Basically the whole idea is to avoid the stand by server and manual work of switching the luns? So , that is not possible even if we use VM right?
-Prashant Girennavar.
Well, the most accurate answer is "it depends" :)
What are your explicit goals, short & long term? I mean, the upfront cap cost could be more than what you're willing to spend at the moment. If you plan to incorporate other services (servers) in your DR Plan, then it's more about choosing when is best to invest in a good sound DR Plan.
Regards,
~coolsport00
What are your explicit goals, short & long term? I mean, the upfront cap cost could be more than what you're willing to spend at the moment. If you plan to incorporate other services (servers) in your DR Plan, then it's more about choosing when is best to invest in a good sound DR Plan.
Regards,
~coolsport00
I would recommend a large file server to be from a NAS!
Regardless if your file server is physical or virtual, have you though about using a Windows domain based DFS file share structure?
http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2009/03/10/the-basics-of-the-windows-server-2008-distributed-file-system-dfs.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2009/03/10/the-basics-of-the-windows-server-2008-distributed-file-system-dfs.aspx
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Hanccocka,
How does it help to put large file server from a NAS ?
-Prashant Girennavar
How does it help to put large file server from a NAS ?
-Prashant Girennavar
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Thanks all for your valuable comments.
I wanted to know about some more things here.
As I said we have some SAN Luns directly attached (Dell Commpellent )to the physical server. Now if we plan to covert this physical server to virtual server , Can we attach this LUNS as drives to the virtaul machine? If Yes,in case if that virtaul machine goes down , then data will be safe ? Since OS will be in different storage.
After the rebuild of new VM , Can I use the same LUN for my data ?
Please let me know about this? Since I am unsure :)
Thanks,
-Prashant Girennavar.
I wanted to know about some more things here.
As I said we have some SAN Luns directly attached (Dell Commpellent )to the physical server. Now if we plan to covert this physical server to virtual server , Can we attach this LUNS as drives to the virtaul machine? If Yes,in case if that virtaul machine goes down , then data will be safe ? Since OS will be in different storage.
After the rebuild of new VM , Can I use the same LUN for my data ?
Please let me know about this? Since I am unsure :)
Thanks,
-Prashant Girennavar.
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Will be closing this question soon after migrating the FNP SErver :)
Check this
New Ways to Enable High Availability for File Shares
http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2012/new-ways-enable-high-availability-file-shares
Hope that helps :)