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Demartek Publishes Microsoft iSCSI Storage Deployment White Paper
15 June 2007
In an effort to provide an improved experience for the growing iSCSI storage market, Microsoft and its storage partners have created various iSCSI target solutions for the Microsoft Windows Server environment. These solutions include iSCSI targets based on Microsoft’s iSCSI target software and storage partner hardware, and iSCSI targets based on storage partner iSCSI target software and hardware. This paper provides an update on the state of iSCSI storage technology and specifics on several Microsoft storage partner solutions, including the deployment of each solution for specific solutions such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS).
This report is designed for managers of IT departments and system administrators who are exploring the possible benefits of iSCSI storage solutions or who are looking for actual deployment examples of iSCSI storage solutions.
- Deploying iSCSI Storage Solutions (DOC 12 MB)
- Deploying iSCSI Storage Solutions (PDF 10 MB)
View the Demartek iSCSI Deployment Guide or other related documents by clicking the links on the left side of this page.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Storage Solutions Deployed
- BASIC STORAGE ARCHITECTURES
- Direct-Attached Storage (DAS)
- Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
- Storage Area Network (SAN)
- Unified Storage
- 10-Gigabit Ethernet Technology
- ISCSI TECHNOLOGY
- Initiators
- Targets
- Multi-Path I/O
- Management of iSCSI
- STORAGE PERFORMANCE AND ISCSI
- General Performance Comments
- Improving iSCSI Storage Performance
- Network Infrastructure Settings
- Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack
- Receive-side Scaling
- TCP Offload Adapters
- Full iSCSI Host Bus Adapters (HBA)
- Performance Result Summary by Initiator Network Adapter Type
- DEPLOYMENT EXAMPLES
- Deployment Environment
- Servers
- Network Adapters
- Network Switches
- Deployment Processes
- Application Host Configuration Steps
- Storage Solution Configuration Steps
- Run Applications to Use the iSCSI Storage
- APPLICATION HOST CONFIGURATION STEPS
- Install Microsoft Windows 2003 Server R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
- Install Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
- Configure Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
- General Tab
- Discovery Tab
- Targets Tab
- Persistent Targets Tab
- Bound Volumes Tab
- Security for iSCSI
- MICROSOFT APPLICATION DEPLOYMENTS FOR ISCSI
- Microsoft Cluster Server
- Pre-Cluster Network Preparation
- Target Pre-Cluster Preparation Tasks
- Cluster Creation Tasks
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- SharePoint Deployment
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
- Prerequisites for Deployment
- Exchange Server 2007 Deployment
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005
- Prerequisites for Deployment
- SQL Server 2005 Deployment
- DELL™ POWERVAULT™ NX1950 NETWORKED STORAGE SOLUTION
- Target Configuration Steps
- Configure Network Settings for iSCSI Target Device
- Launch Management Console
- Create LUNs on Disk Array
- Make LUNs Ready for Use
- Create iSCSI Targets
- Create Multi-path I/O for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Configure Security for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Make iSCSI Targets Ready for Use for iSCSI Initiators
- Initiator Configuration Steps
- Configure Multi-path I/O from Application Host
- Basic Performance Results
- EQUALLOGIC® PS3800XV
- Target Configuration Steps
- Configure Network Settings for iSCSI Target Device
- Launch Management Console
- Create Volumes on Disk Array
- Make Volumes Ready for Use
- Create iSCSI Targets
- Create Multi-path I/O for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Configure Security for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Make iSCSI Targets Ready for Use for iSCSI Initiators
- Initiator Configuration Steps
- Configure Multi-path I/O from Application Host
- Basic Performance Results
- HDS TAGMASTORE™ AMS1000
- Target Configuration Steps
- Configure Network Settings for iSCSI Target Ports
- Launch Management Console
- Create LUNs on Disk Array
- Make LUNs Ready for Use
- Create iSCSI Targets
- Create Multi-path I/O for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Configure Security for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Make iSCSI Targets Ready for Use for iSCSI Initiators
- Initiator Configuration Steps
- Configure Multi-path I/O from Application Host
- Basic Performance Results
- HP STORAGEWORKS 1200 ALL-IN-ONE STORAGE SYSTEM
- Target Configuration Steps
- Configure Network Settings for iSCSI Target Device
- Launch Management Console
- Guided configuration: Link to the All-in-One Storage Manager (ASM)
- Create LUNs on Disk Array
- Make LUNs Ready for Use
- Create iSCSI Targets
- Create Multi-path I/O for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Configure Security for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Make iSCSI Targets Ready for Use for iSCSI Initiators
- Initiator Configuration Steps
- Configure Multi-path I/O from Application Host
- Basic Performance Results
- LEFTHAND NETWORKS® SAN/IQ®
- Target Configuration Steps
- Configure Network Settings for iSCSI Target Device
- Launch Management Console
- Create LUNs on Disk Array
- Make LUNs Ready for Use
- Create iSCSI Targets
- Create Multi-path I/O for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Configure Security for iSCSI Targets (optional)
- Make iSCSI Targets Ready for Use for iSCSI Initiators
- Initiator Configuration Steps
- Configure Multi-path I/O from Application Host
- Basic Performance Results
- STORAGE MANAGEMENT NOTES
- Efficient Storage Management
- Storage Manager for SANs
- LUN management for Fibre Channel subsystems
- LUN management for iSCSI subsystems
- SUMMARY
- RELATED LINKS
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