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Windows Storage Server

Implementing Shared Storage

The precise method of deploying any given shared storage scheme will vary depending on the hardware and software you are using.

The basic process is to:

  1. Implement the shared storage first
  2. Connect the Hyper-V hosts to it
  3. Add the hosts into a Failover Cluster.

Cluster Shared Volumes

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610692.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2012/04/06/10291490.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/pt-br/library/cc732181%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

  • This feature enables multiple nodes to concurrently access a single shared volume
  • CSV is supported on WS2008R2 and newer
  • Failover Cluster Manager
    • CluAdmin.msc
  • CSVs are created from Physical Disk Resources (PDR)
  • Must pass all tests in the Validate a Configuration Wizard
    • Included in the Failover Cluster Manager MMC snap-in
  • Use matching computers that contain either the same or similar features
  • You cannot use teamed network adapters with iSCSI

Failover Clusters

  • For a two-node failover cluster, the storage should contain at least two separate volumes (LUNs) configured at the hardware level
    • Do not expose the clustered volumes to servers that are not in the cluster
    • One volume will function as the witness disk
    • One volume will contain the files that are being shared between the cluster nodes
      • This volume serves as the shared storage on which you will create the virtual machine and the virtual hard disk
computing/storage/windows_storage.1351365287.txt.gz · Last modified: 2012/10/27 13:14 by gcooper