Dell R815 Connecting the storage to the host, Creating the Hyper-Vvirtual machine

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Connecting the storage to the host

We attached the volumes that we used for VHD storage on the EqualLogic PS5000XV storage with an

Intel PRO/1000 PT quad-port NIC.

Configuring the large external LUN in Disk Management and additional SQL Server data and log LUNs

1.On the host server, click Start, Administrative Tools, Computer Management.

2.Click Disk Management.

3.Right-click the uninitialized external volume, and choose Initialize Disk.

4.Choose MBR.

5.Right-click the volume, and choose New Simple Volume. Click Next.

6.Keep the default drive space, and click Next.

7.Keep the default drive letter assignment, and click Next.

8.Choose NTFS, and check the Perform a quick format checkbox. Click Next.

9.Click Finish.

10.Create folders necessary for the VM VHD storage.

11.Right-click the uninitialized smaller LUNs assigned for SQL Server data and log use, and choose Initialize Disk.

12.Choose MBR.

13.Right-click the volume, choose New Simple Volume, and click Next.

14.Keep the default drive space, assign a drive letter, and click Next.

15.Choose NTFS, assign a 64KB allocation unit size, and check the Perform a quick format checkbox. Click Next.

16.Click Finish.

17.Right-click the drive, and choose Offline to make it available to VMs for pass-through usage.

18.Repeat steps 11 through 17 for the remaining SQL Server data and log LUNs.

Creating the Hyper-V virtual machine

1.Click Start.

2.Expand Administrative Tools, and click Hyper-V Manager.

3.From the Action menu, select NewVirtual Hard Disk.

4.Choose Fixed Size, assign 15GB for size, and place the VHD in the appropriate VM folder on the external volume.

5.From the Action menu, select NewVirtual Machine.

6.On the Before You Begin page, click Next.

7.On the Specify Name and Location page, enter the name for your new virtual machine. Place the virtual machine configuration in the relevant folder on the external volume, and click Next.

8.On the Assign Memory page, enter 5GB of RAM.

9.On the Configure Networking, choose the network assigned to client/server traffic, and click Next.

10.Choose to add a virtual hard disk later.

11.On the Installation Options page, accept the default of Install an operating system later, and click Next.

Virtualized database performance comparison: Dell PowerEdge	A Principled Technologies test report 9
R815 vs. IBM System x3850 X5