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the specifics on configuring the internal storage, and then
connecting to the iSCSI storage from Windows Server 2008 R2.
Configuring the internal storage
1.
On boot, Press Ctrl+R to enter the RAID controller BIOS. Our
controller was a PERC H700.
2.
Highlight the controller, press F2, then choose to create the
new virtual disk.
3.
Provide the desired RAID setting, such as RAID 1, 5, 10, and
so on. Choose the relevant disks for this volume.
4.
Press OK to complete the volume configuration.
5.
Highlighting the new virtual disk, press F2, then Initialization,
then Start Init. This will fully initialize your virtual disk
6.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 for the remaining virtual disks in
your server.
Configuring the iSCSI storage in Microsoft Windows
2008 R2
1.
Log into the server.
2.
Install the latest Host Integration Toolkit from Dell EqualLogic,
accepting all defaults. This will require a reboot of the server.
3.
After reboot, click Start, then type iSCSI in the search box.
Click the iSCSI Initiator option to invoke the iSCSI initiator.
4.
In the Quick Connect box, enter the IP address of the Dell
EqualLogic group and click Connect.
5.
Connect to each LUN, choosing to enable multipathing on each
connection.
6.
On the Volumes and Devices tab, click the Autoconfigure
button so that iSCSI will start faster after boot for the
necessary SQL Server storage.
7.
Close the iSCSI initiator and then open the Server Manager
application by clicking the Server Manager icon in the taskbar.
8.
Choose Storage, then Disk Management.
9.
Right-click the uninitialized external volume, and choose
Initialize Disk, then choose MBR.
10.
Right-click the volume, and choose New Simple Volume. Click
Next.
11.
Keep the default drive space, and click Next.
12.
Assign the appropriate drive letter, and click Next.
13.
Choose NTFS, assign a 64KB allocation unit size, and check
the Perform a quick format checkbox. Click Next, and click
Finish.
14.
Repeat steps 9 through 13 for the remaining external
volumes.
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