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Figure 22. Management IP Configuration Details
With these steps, VMware ESX 5.0 installation is completed with the iSCSI boot LUN configured on the NetApp
FAS3270.
FAS3270.
Microsoft SQL Deployment Overview
This section describes various iSCSI network topologies available to deploy a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 single-
host database installed on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine on the VMware ESX 5.0 hypervisor
on a Cisco UCS B-Series server connected to the NetApp iSCSI storage over an iSCSI network as described in the
section
host database installed on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine on the VMware ESX 5.0 hypervisor
on a Cisco UCS B-Series server connected to the NetApp iSCSI storage over an iSCSI network as described in the
section
This section also discusses three scenarios for accessing storage through the iSCSI protocol for Microsoft SQL
Server 2012 on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine hosted by the VMware ESX 5.0 hypervisor:
Server 2012 on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine hosted by the VMware ESX 5.0 hypervisor:
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Guest-based iSCSI initiator on Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS
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VMware ESX host-based iSCSI initiator on VMware ESX vSwitch
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Guest-based iSCSI initiator on VMware ESX vSwitch
Guest-Based iSCSI initiator on Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS
This section describes a Microsoft SQL Server single-host deployment in a VMware ESX environment using a
Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS for accessing shared NetApp storage over the iSCSI protocol.
Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS for accessing shared NetApp storage over the iSCSI protocol.
Cisco Data Center VM-FEX is a software DVS that can be used in the VMware ESX environment to provide better
visibility and manageability and allow hypervisor VMware VMDirectPath I/O, which provides wire-speed 10-Gbps
capability to the guest virtual machine while running I/O-intensive applications.
visibility and manageability and allow hypervisor VMware VMDirectPath I/O, which provides wire-speed 10-Gbps
capability to the guest virtual machine while running I/O-intensive applications.