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Connecting Hyper-V to SAN
Hello Experts,
I have a Hyper-V server and I can remotely connect to it using the HyperV manager. I also have a Dell Equologic SAN and I want to know how can I use it in my current setup. I never logged on to the SAN to define a volume and I want some guidance on both from the SAN end and also from the Hyper-V.
I need to know what tools I should have to manage the SAN? Create the volume and have my VM disks installed in the share location.
The other thing I want to do is to have the VMs that will run on the HyperV host to have internet access what will you recommend. Do I need a virtual switch and how to set it up.
Sorry for the long list of questions but I want to save myself from guessing things and redoing it again.
I have a Hyper-V server and I can remotely connect to it using the HyperV manager. I also have a Dell Equologic SAN and I want to know how can I use it in my current setup. I never logged on to the SAN to define a volume and I want some guidance on both from the SAN end and also from the Hyper-V.
I need to know what tools I should have to manage the SAN? Create the volume and have my VM disks installed in the share location.
The other thing I want to do is to have the VMs that will run on the HyperV host to have internet access what will you recommend. Do I need a virtual switch and how to set it up.
Sorry for the long list of questions but I want to save myself from guessing things and redoing it again.
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I have an EE article that may help with some of these questions: Some Hyper-V Hardware and Software Best Practices.
The SAN would be set up with LUNs, iSCSI Targets, and finally hooked into the Hyper-V host via iSCSI. That storage would appear to the host as available drives. Format, assign a drive letter, and move on to setting up your VMs.
A virtual Switch would be set up on the host to allow the guests to communicate with the production network.
The SAN would be set up with LUNs, iSCSI Targets, and finally hooked into the Hyper-V host via iSCSI. That storage would appear to the host as available drives. Format, assign a drive letter, and move on to setting up your VMs.
A virtual Switch would be set up on the host to allow the guests to communicate with the production network.
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Ok I want to run ISCi initiator on the hyper V core. The version does not have GUI.
How can I run the isci initiator on it.
How can I run the isci initiator on it.
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Phil,
your article does not address any bit of my question. I have a SAN and it has a volume and I want to connect this volume and use it on my Hyper-V server. How can I do it? What tools do I need.
This is dell equologic SAN.
your article does not address any bit of my question. I have a SAN and it has a volume and I want to connect this volume and use it on my Hyper-V server. How can I do it? What tools do I need.
This is dell equologic SAN.
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