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Contents

Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 3

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

iSCSI ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Cisco Data Center Virtual Machine Fabric Extender Technology .......................................................................... 4

Audience .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................................................................................... 5

Cisco Unified Computing System Overview ........................................................................................................... 5

Cisco Unified Computing System Components ..................................................................................................... 6

VMware ESX 5.0 Architecture Overview .............................................................................................................. 11

Microsoft Windows 2008 Release 2 Overview ..................................................................................................... 12

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Overview .................................................................................................................. 13

Overview of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Deployment Model on Cisco UCS ....................................................... 13

Storage Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server Database Deployment in Virtualized Environments ............... 17

Advantages of iSCSI Storage Implementation on the Guest Virtual Machine and VMware ESX Host ................ 17

Design Topology ..................................................................................................................................................... 18

Cisco UCS and iSCSI Storage Network ............................................................................................................... 18

Microsoft SQL Data Network and Storage Network vPC Mapping ...................................................................... 19

Cisco UCS Quality-of-Service System and Policy ............................................................................................... 21

NetApp Storage Configuration Overview ............................................................................................................. 25

VMware ESX iSCSI Boot ......................................................................................................................................... 33

Microsoft SQL Deployment Overview ................................................................................................................... 38

Guest-Based iSCSI initiator on Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS ....................................................................... 38

VMware ESX Host-Based iSCSI Initiator on VMware ESX vSwitch .................................................................... 54

Virtual Machine–Based iSCSI Initiator on VMware ESX vSwitch ........................................................................ 62

Microsoft SQL Server Failover Cluster with Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS Solution .................................. 71

Physical and Logical Design ................................................................................................................................ 72

Installation of Microsoft Windows 2008 Failover Cluster Feature with Guest Virtual Machine–Based iSCSI
Software Initiator .................................................................................................................................................. 74

Installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Failover Cluster Feature with Guest Virtual Machine–Based iSCSI
Storage ................................................................................................................................................................. 79

Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................... 94

References ............................................................................................................................................................... 94