STORCENTER IX4-200r NAS WITH VMWARE ESX SERVER 3.5

SOFTWARE

Table 2 lists the software resources used in the testing environment.

Software

Quantity

Configuration

EMC Lifeline 2.0

one

EMC firmware that runs the Iomega

 

 

StorCenter Pro ix4-200r NAS

VMware ESX Server 3.5

one

Installed on a Dell PowerEdge 1850

 

 

machine

VMware Virtual Infrastructure 2.0

one

Installed on a Windows client

 

 

 

DEPLOYMENT ROADMAP

Following its installation and initial configuration, the ESX Server can be connected to shared storage that is presented from the StorCenter ix4-200r over the NFS and the iSCSI network protocols. Figure 1 highlights the steps that should be followed when connecting the StorCenter ix4-200r storage device to the ESX Server.

Figure 1 High-level roadmap for connecting the ESX Server to a StorCenter ix4-200r

This white paper provides further information on each of these steps as follows:

w NIC and iSCSI initiator configuration in the ESX Server – configuring the physical NIC, software iSCSI initiator or the iSCSI HBA that will be used to connect the ESX Server to a StorCenter ix4-200r.

w VMkernel port configuration in the ESX Server – configuring the ESX Server for IP storage connections to a StorCenter ix4-200r for both the NFS and iSCSI network storage protocols.

w Adding Iomega shares to the ESX Server – for NFS, creating and exporting Iomega shares to the ESX Server.

w Creating NFS datastores in the ESX Server – for NFS, configuring NFS datastores in the ESX Server on the exported shares from a StorCenter ix4-200r.

w Adding iSCSI LUNs to the ESX Server – for iSCSI, creating and sharing Iomega iSCSI LUNs to the ESX Server.

White Paper

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