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Physical and Logical Design
This section provides a high-level overview of the physical and logical infrastructure design considerations required
to deploy a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 failover cluster on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine
iSCSI software initiator hosted on VMware ESX 5.0 with Cisco UCS Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS on a Cisco
UCS B230 blade server.
to deploy a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 failover cluster on a Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine
iSCSI software initiator hosted on VMware ESX 5.0 with Cisco UCS Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS on a Cisco
UCS B230 blade server.
This document describes Microsoft SQL Server 2012 failover clustering within the same site on a single Cisco UCS
platform across two Cisco UCS B230 blade servers. However, for high availability you can have blades on different
chassis managed by a single Cisco UCS platform.
platform across two Cisco UCS B230 blade servers. However, for high availability you can have blades on different
chassis managed by a single Cisco UCS platform.
Figure 55 shows the physical and logical design of the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 failover cluster solution on a
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine iSCSI software initiator on a VMware ESX 5.0 host with Cisco
Data Center VM-FEX DVS.
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual machine iSCSI software initiator on a VMware ESX 5.0 host with Cisco
Data Center VM-FEX DVS.
Figure 55. Physical and Logical Design of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Failover Cluster Solution
Perform the following steps to implement failover clustering on two Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual
machine software-based iSCSI systems. These Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 nodes are part of a Microsoft
Windows failover cluster, booted through the iSCSI target. Access to the iSCSI target is faciliated through an
instance of the Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS with direct I/O path enabled.
machine software-based iSCSI systems. These Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 nodes are part of a Microsoft
Windows failover cluster, booted through the iSCSI target. Access to the iSCSI target is faciliated through an
instance of the Cisco Data Center VM-FEX DVS with direct I/O path enabled.
1. To implement Microsoft server clustering and a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 failover cluster server on Microsoft
Windows 2008 R2 guest Virtual machines, you need to use two Cisco UCS B230 blades (ESX Host 1 and
ESX Host 2) in a single chassis, as shown in Figure 55.
ESX Host 2) in a single chassis, as shown in Figure 55.
Define two service profiles with the required network infrastructure to install VMware ESX 5.0 iSCSI boot
operating systems, which are clustered to host two failover cluster Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual
machines using the VMware vCenter server. The design of the VMware ESX iSCSI boot OS and guest-based
iSCSI initiator for individual hosts is explained in the sections
operating systems, which are clustered to host two failover cluster Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 guest virtual
machines using the VMware vCenter server. The design of the VMware ESX iSCSI boot OS and guest-based
iSCSI initiator for individual hosts is explained in the sections
respectively.