Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual page 110

SnapServer 7.0 Administrator's Guide
• Using only "basic" disks with the Microsoft initiator to avoid unexpected behavior
• To extend the size of a basic disk on pre-Vista operating systems, use the diskpart.exe
utility as described in
Disks" on page 6-13
base can be found at http://support.microsoft.com. On Vista, Windows 2008, and
Windows 7 systems, use the disk management tool to resize the disks.
To Configure Microsoft Services Installed on iSCSI Disks to Start Automatically. iSCSI
technology allows SnapServers to host the data files for applications that otherwise require
local disk storage, such as MS SQL Server 2000 and Exchange Server 2003. If you use the
Microsoft initiator on Windows XP, Windows 2003, Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 2008
server, services installed on iSCSI disks will start up automatically by default once you
have configured them to persistently reconnect. On the Windows 2000 server, however, you
must edit the Windows registry to make the service dependent on the iSCSI Initiator
Service.
CAUTION:
evaluated by qualified technical staff to ensure that they do not affect the proper
functionality of the Windows implementation, installed applications, or other components on the
Windows system whose registry is being modified. The result of any modifications to the Windows
registry can vary. Implied outcomes of any modification suggested by SnapServer are NOT
guaranteed, and may not be supported.
Overland Storage strongly recommends backing up your registry before making any
modifications. Please see Microsoft Knowledge Base article
details on backing up and restoring the Windows registry.
To Configure the Server to Persistently Connect. 1.Create an iSCSI disk on the
SnapServer (see
2. From the Target tab of the Initiator's Property dialog box, select the Target and click
the Logon button
3. Check the Automatically restore this connection when the system reboots box to make this
a persistent target, and click OK to log in to the SnapServer target.
4. Use the Disk Administrator to configure all volumes on top of the disks.
5. From the Bound Volumes/Devices tab on the Property dialog box, click Bind All to
allow the iSCSI service to configure the list of persistent volumes.
If you are running Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 2008
Server, your iSCSI disks will now start automatically on reboot.
IMPORTANT: If you are running Windows 2000 Server, you must continue to the following
procedure and edit the registry to make services dependent on the iSCSI Inititator service.
To Edit the Windows Registry for MS Exchange Server or MS SQL Server.
NOTE: This applies to Windows 2000 only.
1. Install Exchange Server 2003 and configure it to use the iSCSI disk as the location
to store database files.
2. On a Windows workstation running Windows 2000, enter on the command line
regedt32
3. Navigate to the registry key:
10400317-001 10/2011
and possible data loss when connecting to iSCSI targets in a SnapServer.
"To Use the Microsoft Diskpart Utility to Grow iSCSI Basic
or refer to Microsoft KB article 325590. The Microsoft knowledge
Use the Registry Editor with caution. Changes suggested by SnapServer should be
"Create iSCSI Disks" on page
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