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Figure 45. Scanning for New Disks in Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Guest Virtual Machine
8. Install Microsoft SQL Server on the guest virtual machine and create the database with the data and log files
residing on the designated storage volumes created on the guest virtual machine.
For more information about installing Microsoft SQL Server 2012, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/bb500469%28v=sql.110%29.aspx
.
Virtual Machine–Based iSCSI Initiator on VMware ESX vSwitch
This section provides an overview of the Microsoft SQL Server single-host deployment in a VMware ESX
environment using a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine iSCSI software initiator with a VMware
ESX native vSwitch to access shared NetApp storage over the iSCSI protocol.
environment using a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine iSCSI software initiator with a VMware
ESX native vSwitch to access shared NetApp storage over the iSCSI protocol.
The following section provides a high-level overview of the configuration of iSCSI network infrastructure for a
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 single-host installation on Cisco UCS, the VMware ESX 5.0 hypervisor, and a Microsoft
Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 single-host installation on Cisco UCS, the VMware ESX 5.0 hypervisor, and a Microsoft
Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine.
Figure 46 shows the physical and logical architecture of the Cisco UCS configuration and an overview of the
VMware ESX vSwitch configuration for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
virtual machine with a guest-based iSCSI software initiator.
VMware ESX vSwitch configuration for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
virtual machine with a guest-based iSCSI software initiator.