D-Link DSN-1100-10 DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual
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- D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 1
D-Link System, Inc.™ xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Rev. A D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 1 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 2
Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 © 2009 D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: With respect to documents available from this server, neither DLink to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 3
Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Executive Summary The xStack Storage Series iSCSI storage arrays from D-Link provide cost-effective, easy-todeploy shared storage D-Link xStack Storage™ Series iSCSI storage arrays along with typical server systems are configured, instructions for - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 4
larger disk arrays supporting a variety of applications, which may result in varying performance results. xStack Storage Family D-Link's virtualized storage technology is revolutionizing the way small and medium enterprises will manage their storage. Our virtualized storage pool eliminates the - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 5
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 The D-Link DSN-1100-10 iSCSI SAN The D-Link DSN-2100-10 iSCSI SAN The D-Link DSN-3200-10 & 3400-10 iSCSI SAN The D-Link DSN-5110-10, & 5210-10 & 5410-10 iSCSI SAN Figure 1: The xStack Storage family D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 6
Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 VMware and iSCSI This section will describe the steps needed to attach iSCSI storage to a VMware ESX server host. Once attached and formatted, the storage can be provided to guest virtual machines as virtual disks that appear as local storage - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 7
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Figure 2: ESX Two NIC Configuration for iSCSI Figure 3: ESX Four NIC Configuration for iSCSI D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 7 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 8
Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Connecting the ESX Server Host to the iSCSI Array The process to connect an ESX Server host to an iSCSI storage array has three steps: First, the iSCSI software initiator in ESX is configured to point to the storage target. Then the target storage - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 9
5 LUNs on one xStack Storage DSN-3200-10 storage array. We used the two built-in NICs for the ESX Service Console, VMkernel (including iSCSI traffic) and the virtual machine (VM) traffic as shown in Figure 2. For testing this basic setup, two Windows Server 2003 R2 VMs with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 10
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Figure 4: Basic Setup (typical servers, switch and xStack Storage DSN-3200-10 iSCSI SAN Solution) D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 10 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 11
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 STORAGE CONNECTIVITY With the introduction of VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.0, several new storage connectivity options were introduced. This section covers the available storage options and reviews settings specific to each technology. - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 12
Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Note that the default block size of a Virtual Machine File System is 1MB. This block size supports As a best practice, D-Link recommends separating iSCSI traffic from other as a VMkernel port, along with a service console port. The VMkernel network - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 13
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Figure 7: Add Network Wizard | VMKernel for TCP/IP and iSCSI D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 13 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 14
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Figure 8: VMKernel | Network Access D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 14 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 15
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Figure 9: Firewall Properties | Enabling Software iSCSI Client via Port 3260 Figure 10: Initial iSCSI Software Adapter Configuration Screen D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 15 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 16
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Figure 11: iSCSI Initiator Properties Window D-Link offers iSCSI HBAs for use with iSCSI implementations. For larger deployments, scalability benefits may be realized in storage performance by implementing iSCSI HBAs. Note that this - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 17
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 ESX 3.5 Configuration Connectivity from a host running VMware's ESX 3.5 server to iSCSI storage is much similar to ESX 3.0.2 the ESX server. Figure 12: Security Profile Configuration Tab D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 17 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 18
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 2. Click on Properties. The Firewall Properties box appears. Figure 13: Firewall Properties Window 3. Check Software iSCSI Client. 4. Select Configuration->Storage Adapters on the ESX server. 5. Select iSCSI software adapter and click on - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 19
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 6. The iSCSI initiator Properties window appears. Select iSCSI software adapter under storage. You should now see your iSCSI Target name listed. Figure 16: iSCSI software initiator properties window D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 20
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 9. Select Properties under storage adapters. Select Dynamic Discovery. Select Add. Provide the IP address of the xStack Storage iSCSI Data Port and click OK. There may be a slight delay before the process completes. 10. Click Close. - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 21
Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Configure iSCSI storage on ESX 3.5 Server Connect to the ESX server/Virtual Center using VI Client and follow the steps below. 1. Go to the configuration tab and select Storage machine images. D-Link Systems, Inc. December 2, 2009 Page 21 - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 22
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 Performance Tuning Tuning your environment is very important. ALWAYS update the BIOS, firmware, drivers, and patches to the latest and greatest version. By doing so, you may circumvent a problem before you even get to it. Test your design - D-Link DSN-1100-10 | DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual - Page 23
xStack Storage DSN-Series SAN Arrays VMware ESX 3.0.2 & 3.5 The D-Link xStack Storage Series is a good entry level iSCSI solution and is ideal for customers who have file-intensive environments and are looking to deploy virtualization for a small subset
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