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PLANNING FOR HYPER-V
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Planning for Hyper-V on the Dell PowerVault
MD3000/MD3000i Storage Arrays
This document provides information about planning to implement Microsoft Hyper-V
technology with the Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i storage arrays.
Hyper-V provides the software infrastructure and management tools in the Windows
Server 2008 operating system to create and manage a virtualized server computing
environment. The configuration in this document uses Windows Server 2008 Release 2
with the following enhancements to Hyper-V:
• Live migration – A transparent move of virtual machines from one cluster node to
another with no loss of virtual machine connectivity between nodes. Live
migration uses clustered shared volumes (CSVs).
• Dynamic virtual machine storage – Support for hot plug-in and hot removal of
storage.
• Enhanced processor support – Up to 32 physical cores.
• Enhanced networking support – Support for jumbo frames on virtual machines.
For information about how to deploy Hyper-V, refer to Implementing Hyper-V on the Dell
PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i. For information about backup and recovery options, refer
to Data Protection on the Dell PowerVault MD3000/MD3000i in a Hyper-V Environment.
This document provides useful information for system administrators and IT planners or
designers who are in the process of considering or planning to use Hyper-V in their
environment.
Disclaimer
The steps in this document were performed on a test setup. No live data was involved.
This document implies no warranties. These instructions are not guaranteed to work in
every situation. For the latest information about Dell IP SAN storage arrays, refer to the
Dell storage array installation guides. Go to:
http://www.dell.com
Supported Hardware and Software
Microsoft Hyper-V requires specific hardware. Refer to the Microsoft Windows Server
catalog for Hyper-V to find out if your systems qualify.