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    Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
      last edited by

      Doing a basic Windows-based SAN build using Starwind VSAN on top of Windows 2012 R2 on top of Scale HC3 clusters for use in making SQL Clustering on top. An interesting use case.

      Starting with a base build of Windows Server 2012 R2, with the GUI in this case and nothing else except for the normal patch updates:

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      This is the Starwind V8 download that you get with their NFR license.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender
        last edited by

        You're building a SAN on top of a Cluster vSAN solution? Just for testing purposes I'm guessing?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
          last edited by

          @Dashrender said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

          You're building a SAN on top of a Cluster vSAN solution? Just for testing purposes I'm guessing?

          No. A SAN on top of a Scale cluster. No VSAN underneath.

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

            @Dashrender said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

            You're building a SAN on top of a Cluster vSAN solution? Just for testing purposes I'm guessing?

            No. A SAN on top of a Scale cluster. No VSAN underneath.

            What kind of storage does the Scale cluster run?

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
              last edited by scottalanmiller

              @Dashrender said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

              @scottalanmiller said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

              @Dashrender said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

              You're building a SAN on top of a Cluster vSAN solution? Just for testing purposes I'm guessing?

              No. A SAN on top of a Scale cluster. No VSAN underneath.

              What kind of storage does the Scale cluster run?

              RLS. It's a scale out RAIN system. It's local and native. So filesystem appearance.

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              • KOOLERK
                KOOLER Vendor
                last edited by

                Thank you for this one! we're finalizing the things with our Linux-based ESXi, Xen and KVM appliances so far so no Windows install would be required 😉

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                • hobbit666H
                  hobbit666
                  last edited by

                  Can't wait to get a 2nd spare server to "try" VSAN 😄

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                  • dafyreD
                    dafyre @KOOLER
                    last edited by

                    @KOOLER said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

                    Thank you for this one! we're finalizing the things with our Linux-based ESXi, Xen and KVM appliances so far so no Windows install would be required 😉

                    O.o Sweet! I'll help beta test!

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @KOOLER
                      last edited by

                      @KOOLER said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

                      Thank you for this one! we're finalizing the things with our Linux-based ESXi, Xen and KVM appliances so far so no Windows install would be required 😉

                      Now that would be awesome!

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                      • FATeknollogeeF
                        FATeknollogee @KOOLER
                        last edited by

                        @KOOLER said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

                        Thank you for this one! we're finalizing the things with our Linux-based ESXi, Xen and KVM appliances so far so no Windows install would be required 😉

                        Will the performance of the appliances be as good or better than the native windows install?

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                        • Oles BorysO
                          Oles Borys
                          last edited by

                          Thank you for going for it!
                          Just in case here are the guidances you might find helpful:
                          VMware 2 node HC
                          Hyper-V 2 node HC
                          StarWind HA device configuration

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                          • RomoR
                            Romo
                            last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller what is the size of the vm's disk?

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Romo
                              last edited by

                              @Romo said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

                              @scottalanmiller what is the size of the vm's disk?

                              200GB in this example. You can log in directly and play with it if you want. @Ambarishrh has the login details.

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                              • AmbarishrhA
                                Ambarishrh
                                last edited by

                                Thanks @scottalanmiller for setting this up. Was planning to work on this during the holidays here, but things didn't go as planned. Few other things came up and had to travel. I will be working on this from today and post my feedback. Thanks once again

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                                • AmbarishrhA
                                  Ambarishrh
                                  last edited by

                                  Logged in to the server and checked. Added the SAN storage to the DB1 server for now

                                  http://i.imgur.com/kHBLKs4.png

                                  http://i.imgur.com/g2apxcB.png

                                  http://i.imgur.com/po1dtjx.png

                                  Starwind SAN requires CHAP secret details to be added on the ISCSI connector or else you get won't be able to connect and status shows inactive.
                                  http://i.imgur.com/bPhJlN6.png

                                  http://i.imgur.com/ekwQe8s.png

                                  Then add the drive via Computer Management
                                  http://i.imgur.com/WHf80ED.png

                                  http://i.imgur.com/kbVw3Ww.png

                                  http://i.imgur.com/SCuDeOp.png

                                  http://i.imgur.com/AMn3RkO.png

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                                  • KOOLERK
                                    KOOLER Vendor @dafyre
                                    last edited by

                                    @dafyre said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

                                    @KOOLER said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

                                    Thank you for this one! we're finalizing the things with our Linux-based ESXi, Xen and KVM appliances so far so no Windows install would be required 😉

                                    O.o Sweet! I'll help beta test!

                                    DEAL 🙂

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                                    • hobbit666H
                                      hobbit666
                                      last edited by

                                      Very interested in seeing a Linux App for the VSAN. Can't say I could BETA test as i'm still trying to get 2 servers to play with lol.

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                                      • FATeknollogeeF
                                        FATeknollogee
                                        last edited by

                                        Paging @KOOLER Will the performance of the appliances be as good or better than the native windows install?

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                                        • RomoR
                                          Romo @FATeknollogee
                                          last edited by

                                          @FATeknollogee said in Installing a Starwind SAN on Windows Server 2012 R2:

                                          Paging @KOOLER Will the performance of the appliances be as good or better than the native windows install?

                                          It must be at least as good, why release an inferior product.

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                                          • FATeknollogeeF
                                            FATeknollogee @Romo
                                            last edited by FATeknollogee

                                            @Romo Coz that's what they had said in the past.

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