Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Host Configuration Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Series Implementation Guide June 2014 SISfeedback@Dell.
Revisions Date Status December 2012 Initial release March 2013 Added Hyper-V 2012 content June 2014 Updated for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 © 2012-2014 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved. Dell, the Dell logo, and other Dell names and marks are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the US and worldwide. All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
This document is one part of a complete installation guide series from the Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal. Please make sure that you have the complete set for your configuration before proceeding. Full link to document site: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/3615.rapid-equallogic-configuration-portalby-sis.aspx Note: For instructions on enabling the Hyper-V role for a Windows 2012 Server, go to: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831531.
1 NIC device driver update and installation This configuration is for Windows Server® 2012 or Windows Server® 2012 R2 hosts. 1.1 Download the latest driver update for the Intel NICs Note: The following procedure is for an Intel 1G or 10G NIC. If you are using Broadcom ® network adapters (NICS) for SAN connectivity, proceed to “Downloading the latest driver update for Broadcom NICs”. 1. Go to http://support.dell.com and click Start Here under Support for Small Business. 2.
1.2 Install the Intel driver update 1. Click Install to start, and then click Next. 2. After accepting the license, make sure that only Drivers, Intel(R) PROset, and Advanced Network Services are selected as shown and then click Next. 3. Click Next and then Install to complete the installation.
1.3 Configure the Intel network adapters (NICS) After installing the Intel driver, launch the Windows device manager and expand Network adapters. You should see the Intel NICs listed, as shown. For each Intel NIC that will be connected to the SAN, you need to change the following settings: 1. In Device Manager, double click the Intel NIC used for SAN traffic. 2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab to configure the NIC settings. 3. Set the Jumbo Packet value to 9014 Bytes and click OK.
1.4 Downloading the latest driver update for Broadcom NICs Note: The following procedure is for a Broadcom NIC. If you are using Intel Network Adapters (NICs), refer to section 1.1 titled, “Downloading the latest driver update for the Intel NICs”. 1. Go to http://support.dell.com and click Start Here under Support for Small Business. 2. In the following page, enter your server Service Tag. If you cannot find it, then browse the product category to find the model of your server. 3.
1.5 Install the Broadcom driver update 1. Launch the Broadcom driver installation update. At the custom setup screen, select the Control Suite and BASP features as shown, and click Next. 2. A system reboot may be required to complete the installation.
1.6 Configure Broadcom NIC device settings using BACS Launch the Broadcom Advanced Configuration Suite (BACS) tool by going to Start > Broadcom Advanced Control Suite. 1. On the left pane, select the Broadcom NIC that will be used to connect to the SAN 2. On the right pane, click the Configurations tab. 3. Perform the following steps on each NIC port connected to the SAN network: Leave all values at default except for the following: Option Value Flow control Rx & Tx Enabled Jumbo Mtu 9014 4.
2 Configure networking Configure and optimize the NIC ports to be used for SAN connectivity. 1. In the NIC properties, disable (uncheck) all protocols except Internet protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Note: If using Broadcom NICs, the Broadcom Advanced Server Program Drivers are protected and cannot be disabled. 2.
3. In the WINS tab of the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box, uncheck Enable LMHOSTS lookup, select Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and click OK. 4. Repeat the steps above to configure and optimize each NIC port to be used for SAN connectivity.
3 EQL HIT kit installation Download the latest Host Integration Tools (HIT) kit from https://support.equallogic.com/secure/login.aspx and run the setup. 1. Select the Complete installation option, and then click Next. 2. At the Installation Complete screen, uncheck the Launch Remote Setup Wizard checkbox and then click Finish. When the following message is displayed, click Yes to restart the system.
4 Configure SAN switch fabric If you have already configured your SAN switches, continue to the next section. If not, refer to the specific instructions for configuring each switch model in the Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal. 5 Configure storage 5.1 Configure array If you have already configured the storage array, continue to section 5.2.
4. The following steps should be performed from the Group Manager web application. 5. The next screen image illustrates how to use the iSCSI initiator name to limit iSCSI access. Tip: Use this screen to edit initiator names for existing volumes. Paste iSCSI initiator name here. If you need to allow simultaneous connections from initiators with different IQN names, check the box in Access type. Note: This is usually only necessary if the Windows node will be part of a failover cluster.
6 Configure iSCSI – target discovery To configure the host for iSCSI and target discovery, use the remote setup wizard as described in this section. 1. Open the Remote Setup Wizard by clicking Start > Remote Setup Wizard. 2. Chose Configure PS Group Access as shown. Auto-Snapshot Manager will be loaded automatically.
3. Click Add PS Group. 4. Enter the group name and in-band group IP address, as shown below. Click Save and then close the window.
7 Configure MPIO settings 1. Open the Remote Setup Wizard by clicking Start > Remote Setup Wizard. 2. Select the option to Configure MPIO Settings. Auto-Snapshot Manager will be loaded automatically. 3. In the MPIO Settings screen, exclude any network not used for iSCSI SAN traffic (for example, the client LAN or management network). Click Save and then close the window.
8 Configure volume access 1. Open the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows host machine by clicking Start > Administrative Tools > iSCSI Initiator. 2. Click the Targets tab to view the iSCSI target for the volume created on the array member. 3. Click Refresh to rescan the ISCSI targets. 4. Select a target to connect to and click Connect. 5. Click OK to confirm the connection. Repeat steps 4 and 5 of “Volume access” for the remaining volumes. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
