Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?
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I have a few servers that are now available for whatever I want, since I've virtualized them to our vSphere 6.5 environment. We currently have a single SAN unit for our vm datastore which connects to two switches and then to three virtual hosts (SAM's Inverted Pyramid of Doom thing).
Anyway, I am trying to experiment with a different design as well as set up a new test environment. I want to install Hyper-V 2016 Server on my most powerful spare server, then I want to use my other two servers as mirrored or a distributed storage cluster.
I am not 100% on what is best practice on how exactly to set this up, so I'm hoping for some input. I mean, I'm a sysadmin at my job, so I understand how to install and configure stuff.. but I've not set up a completely new environment from scratch before.
Any advice is much appreciated!
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Here are few guides that can help you get started.
https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/failover-cluster-manager/
https://www.tech-coffee.net/2-node-hyperconverged-cluster-with-windows-server-2016/
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj863389(v=ws.11).aspx -
The best free way to do it with Windows is Starwind vSAN. If you want to keep your computer and storage separate, you can run it on your two other servers for storage... but I wouldn't keep them separate. You could have all 3 servers as compute+storage, and limit the VMs to run only on the powerful server. And if that server goes down, you still have the option to run them on one of the other two.
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@black3dynamite said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
Here are few guides that can help you get started.
https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/failover-cluster-manager/
https://www.tech-coffee.net/2-node-hyperconverged-cluster-with-windows-server-2016/
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj863389(v=ws.11).aspxAwesome, thanks!
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@tim_g said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
The best free way to do it with Windows is Starwind vSAN. If you want to keep your computer and storage separate, you can run it on your two other servers for storage... but I wouldn't keep them separate. You could have all 3 servers as compute+storage, and limit the VMs to run only on the powerful server. And if that server goes down, you still have the option to run them on one of the other two.
ok, thanks for that too. I was thinking of doing it this way because my other two servers (that would be used for storage) are not very powerful systems. They are Poweredge R420's with one socket and like 8 GB of RAM.
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wait till you hear the recommendation to create distributed storage on a VM level, that will get you confused.
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@emad-r said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
wait till you hear the recommendation to create distributed storage on a VM level, that will get you confused.
Please elaborate?
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Just as @Tim_G suggested, your best bet would be a Starwind HyperConverged vSan setup.
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@romo said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
Just as @Tim_G suggested, your best bet would be a Starwind HyperConverged vSan setup.
Yeah I like that.. it looks really slick.. I'm gonna try that
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@dave247 said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
@emad-r said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
wait till you hear the recommendation to create distributed storage on a VM level, that will get you confused.
Please elaborate?
It something I am still trying to round my head around.
You have 3 hypervisors for example, you pool their storage inside one VM of those hypervisors and then let the hypervisors mount it .
Listen my advice is to stick to what you know but slowly move and learn new stuff.
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I'm late, but yes, @StarWind_Software is the way to go here. It's free and native to Hyper-V and does exactly what you are looking to do.
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@scottalanmiller said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
I'm late, but yes, @StarWind_Software is the way to go here. It's free and native to Hyper-V and does exactly what you are looking to do.
Hi Scott. Yes, thanks. I am going to work on setting up vSAN. Looks like it will be a fun learning experience for me.
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@scottalanmiller Would you use their Linux appliance or install it on a Windows VM?
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@penguinwrangler said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
@scottalanmiller Would you use their Linux appliance or install it on a Windows VM?
Neither, it is native to Hyper-V.
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@penguinwrangler said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
@scottalanmiller Would you use their Linux appliance or install it on a Windows VM?
You've got their team around here to help you, as well.
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@dave247 said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
I have a few servers that are now available for whatever I want, since I've virtualized them to our vSphere 6.5 environment. We currently have a single SAN unit for our vm datastore which connects to two switches and then to three virtual hosts (SAM's Inverted Pyramid of Doom thing).
Anyway, I am trying to experiment with a different design as well as set up a new test environment. I want to install Hyper-V 2016 Server on my most powerful spare server, then I want to use my other two servers as mirrored or a distributed storage cluster.
I am not 100% on what is best practice on how exactly to set this up, so I'm hoping for some input. I mean, I'm a sysadmin at my job, so I understand how to install and configure stuff.. but I've not set up a completely new environment from scratch before.
Any advice is much appreciated!
SAM has a point (thanks for reference!)
Dave ping me anton AT starwind DOT com and I'll get you in touch with engineers who could help. You're welcomed to proceed with either commercial or a free version (no time bombs, no capacity or feature limits there).
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san-free
Good luck
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I'll be looking to do this soon (I hope) as we have some spare servers dotted around in stores that need collecting
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@kooler said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
@dave247 said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
I have a few servers that are now available for whatever I want, since I've virtualized them to our vSphere 6.5 environment. We currently have a single SAN unit for our vm datastore which connects to two switches and then to three virtual hosts (SAM's Inverted Pyramid of Doom thing).
Anyway, I am trying to experiment with a different design as well as set up a new test environment. I want to install Hyper-V 2016 Server on my most powerful spare server, then I want to use my other two servers as mirrored or a distributed storage cluster.
I am not 100% on what is best practice on how exactly to set this up, so I'm hoping for some input. I mean, I'm a sysadmin at my job, so I understand how to install and configure stuff.. but I've not set up a completely new environment from scratch before.
Any advice is much appreciated!
SAM has a point (thanks for reference!)
Dave ping me anton AT starwind DOT com and I'll get you in touch with engineers who could help. You're welcomed to proceed with either commercial or a free version (no time bombs, no capacity or feature limits there).
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san-free
Good luck
Sure, I may do that if I need help. I really only plan to use this as a lab + backup testing environment at work, so I would use the free version.. not sure what the difference is though.
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@dave247 said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
@kooler said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
@dave247 said in Can I get some direction on setting up Hyper-V server with a storage cluster?:
I have a few servers that are now available for whatever I want, since I've virtualized them to our vSphere 6.5 environment. We currently have a single SAN unit for our vm datastore which connects to two switches and then to three virtual hosts (SAM's Inverted Pyramid of Doom thing).
Anyway, I am trying to experiment with a different design as well as set up a new test environment. I want to install Hyper-V 2016 Server on my most powerful spare server, then I want to use my other two servers as mirrored or a distributed storage cluster.
I am not 100% on what is best practice on how exactly to set this up, so I'm hoping for some input. I mean, I'm a sysadmin at my job, so I understand how to install and configure stuff.. but I've not set up a completely new environment from scratch before.
Any advice is much appreciated!
SAM has a point (thanks for reference!)
Dave ping me anton AT starwind DOT com and I'll get you in touch with engineers who could help. You're welcomed to proceed with either commercial or a free version (no time bombs, no capacity or feature limits there).
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san-free
Good luck
Sure, I may do that if I need help. I really only plan to use this as a lab + backup testing environment at work, so I would use the free version.. not sure what the difference is though.
Mostly support.
