Windows server 8 hyper v & storage (hans vredevoort)

Windows Server 8 Hyper-V & Storage Hans Vredevoort

Speaker Bio• Consultant & MVP • INOVATIV – The System Center Specialists • System Center, Hyper-V, Cluster, MS Private Cloud • Cluster MVP (2009, 2010, 2011) • Active in Hyper-V community: Hyper-V.nu• Author & Editor • Mastering Hyper-V Deployment (Technical Editor) • Microsoft Private Cloud Computing: Building the Foundation (Co-Author)• Contact • hans.vredevoort@inovativ.nl | @hvredevoort | @hypervnu

Windows 8 Hyper-V & Storage Showing Live Storage Migration between SMB2 shares Deploying to Continuously Available SMB2 File Shares Employing Cluster Shared Volumes 2 Configuring ScaleOut File Server Cluster Serving Out iSCSI Targets to Windows 8 Cluster Using Windows 8 File Services with Pools & SpacesCreating VHDX & Hyper-V guests via PowerShell

Storage Management

The new VHDX virtual disk format• New VHDX format for Hyper-V & Win8 Storage• Large virtual disk size (~ 16TB per VHDX)• Large default block sizes (1MB  32MB  256MB)• Large 4KB sector size (logical + physical same size)• Performant• Mountable• Resilient• Convertible• Scriptable

File Services with Pools & Spaces• Windows 8 Role and Role Services

File Services with Pools & Spaces• Pool is an aggregation of disks• Create virtual disks• Virtual disks = Spaces• Virtual disk behaves like a physical disk – Supports Thin provisioning – Resiliency to failures of physical disks

Integrated iSCSI Target Server• ISCSI Target Server• Optional component of Windows 8 File Server Role• Easy serving of iSCSI disks• Hardware independent• Cluster Support• CSV Support• PowerShell Support

Deployment Options for Hyper-V

Deployment Options for Hyper-V1. External Storage Array – New functionality: ODX & Trim2. File Servers - Pools & Spaces3. Clustered PCI RAID

Offload Data Transfer (ODX)

Deployment Options for Hyper-V• Two separate clusters • Single cluster for VM’s – Cluster to host VMs and storage – Cluster to host storage – VMs can run anywhere – Single CSV namespace

Cluster Shared Volumes 2• Appears as CSVFS• For Hyper-V + other roles• Easy to add a disk to CSV• Higher scalability and reliability• Better interoperability with FS mini-filter drivers• Deep integration with Win8 storage & network technologies• No external authentication• Direct I/O for more scenarios• Multi-subnet Support

Cluster Shared Volumes 2• High Speed CSV I/O Redirection• CSV is integrated with SMB multi-channel – CSV traffic across multiple networks – Improved I/O performance when in redirected mode• CSV takes advantage of SMB2 Direct (SMB2 over RDMA)

Ideal Configuration Hyper-V 1 Hyper-V 2DC/DNS Eth NIC IB NIC Eth NIC IB NIC Eth NIC Ethernet Switch IB Switch Eth NIC IB NIC Eth NIC IB NIC File Server 1 File Server 2 SAS HBA 1 SAS HBA 2 SAS HBA 1 SAS HBA 2 IO Module IO ModuleJBOD 1 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 JBOD 2

Demo Configuration • Hyper-V Hyper-V • File Server • iSCSI Target Ethernet NIC Virtual NetworkvNIC File Cluster vNIC vNIC DC/DNS File Server 1 File Server 2 • File Server • File Server • Continuously • Continuously Available Available Shares 1 2 3 4 …5 9 Shares … Clustered Virtual Disks

Windows 8 Hyper-V & Storage Showing Live Storage Migration between SMB2 shares Deploying to Continuously Available SMB2 File Shares Employing Cluster Shared Volumes 2 Configuring ScaleOut File Server Cluster Serving Out iSCSI Targets to Windows 8 Cluster Using Windows 8 File Services with Pools & SpacesCreating VHDX & Hyper-V guests via PowerShell

Big thanks for attending!! You can build great continuously available platforms that shine withHyper-V across a wide range of storage deployment options

Q&AHans Vredevoort @hvredevoort

Windows server 8 hyper v & storage (hans vredevoort)

by hypervnu on Jan 24, 2012

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