![]() ![]() Return to the Windows server and the iSCSI initiator. Because the Windows server functions as a backup server, I added the newly created host to the same group. In my case, there is already a Hostgroup available, to provide access to the VMware vSphere servers. Specify the hostname and OS type.Īdd the iSCSI initiator of the host enter the Initiator name from step 3. Start the “ Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager”, go to the Configure Tab and Add the Windows host. Now it is time to give the Windows 2008 R2 server access to the MD3000i. If you only need the MPIO drivers, choose “ Host”.Ĭurious to see what happened? Go to the Control Panel and open the MPIO feature, it looks like this a number of Dell devices are now supported.įrom the Control Panel, you can start the iSCSI initiator, go to the Configuration tab and copy the Initiator Name for later use. If you also want to install the “Modular Disk Storage Manager”, choose “ Typical (Full Installation)”. Now, you will need the Dell MD300i iSCSI software, you will need the “ PowerVault MD300i Resource CD”. This screenshot has been taken after finishing Step 2 (that explains why the “Multipath I/O” option has been greyed out). The next screenshot shows the “Add Features Wizard”. Do not I repeat, Do not (as I did during my first attempt) install the Microsoft Windows MPIO. Windows 2008 R2 comes with the iSCSI initiator already installed, which is fine. In this post, I will step through the process for Windows 2008 R2. The article was written for Windows Server 2003 R2 x_64. ![]() Luckily, I found this article on the Dell Storage Wiki, which helped me into the right direction (Thank you very much for that!). During the first run of Veeam Backup & Replication, LUNS configured for Storage Controller 1 were moved to Storage Controller 0, causing the famous Warnings “LUN not on preferred path”. My first attempt to configure the Windows 2008 R2 iSCSI initiator did not match my expectations. The server has two NICs available for accessing the iSCSI storage. The operating system of the backup server is Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Standard edition. ![]() In that case Veeam recommends for data retrieval the “Direct SAN access” mode. The shared storage of the VMware cluster was based on iSCSI technology, in fact a couple of Dell PowerVault MD3000i boxes. For that reason, the backup server was a physical server, so it could be connected to a tape library. Veeam Backup and Replication is entirely based on disk-to-disk backup, but one of the customer requirements was to also have data on tape. ![]() Veeam Backup and Replication was the software of choice. Recently, I was working on a backup solution for a VMware vSphere environment. ![]()
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