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file server as guest OS

Source: microsoft.public.virtualserver
Sent: 11/17/2008
From: om <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Hi,

I am trying to setup a file server as a guest OS on Hyper V. I would
also like to use the storage within the same machine (RAID 5
underneath). Can someone advice what is the normal approach to setup the
storage? Create a separate volume and make it as passthrough disk or
create a volume and shared it though the Host OS?

Thanks

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Re: file server as guest OS

Sent: 11/19/2008
From: OM <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Dave Harry wrote:

I found this good reference.

http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2008/02/14/storage-options-for-windows-server-2008-s-hyper-v.aspx

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> Keenly watching for answers to this thread, I'd also like to see the
> common approach to tape backup of that guest FS.
>

Re: file server as guest OS

Sent: 11/19/2008
From: "Dave Harry" <(email address - cut out)group>
Message:

Keenly watching for answers to this thread, I'd also like to see the common
approach to tape backup of that guest FS.

--
Dave Harry

"om" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Show quoted text

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to setup a file server as a guest OS on Hyper V. I would also
> like to use the storage within the same machine (RAID 5 underneath). Can
> someone advice what is the normal approach to setup the storage? Create a
> separate volume and make it as passthrough disk or create a volume and
> shared it though the Host OS?
>
> Thanks

Re: file server as guest OS

Sent: 11/22/2008
From: Hiwj
Message:

I am also interested in this scenario. I hope to virtualize my file server,
but don't really want to store all my files in a single VHD (mounted on the
guest).

I intend to use a pass-through disk to the guest to store my files. However,
I would also like to use this pass-through disk for another guest.

I have been told that only one guest should write to the disk at once (to
avoid corruption), but I was wondering if I could create 2 folders on the
disk (d:\Guest1 and d:\Guest2) and have them only read and write data to
their specific folders only.

My only other option is to have a dedicated pass-through disk for each guest.

Re: file server as guest OS

Sent: 11/22/2008
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

>I have been told that only one guest should write to the disk at once (to

You can still get corruption, even if it's separate folders, as that
really doesn't matter where that data is actually written on a disk.

Or just use VHD's. <g> I really don't see the drawback in your
situation. Even with pass-through disks, only a single VM can access
the disk. (the host can't even access it while the VM is running.)

--
Bob Comer

On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:56:01 -0800, Hiwj
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

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>avoid corruption), but I was wondering if I could create 2 folders on the
>disk (d:\Guest1 and d:\Guest2) and have them only read and write data to
>their specific folders only.
>My only other option is to have a dedicated pass-through disk for each guest.
>I am also interested in this scenario. I hope to virtualize my file server,
>but don't really want to store all my files in a single VHD (mounted on the
>guest).
>
>I intend to use a pass-through disk to the guest to store my files. However,
>I would also like to use this pass-through disk for another guest.
>
>I have been told that only one guest should write to the disk at once (to
>avoid corruption), but I was wondering if I could create 2 folders on the
>disk (d:\Guest1 and d:\Guest2) and have them only read and write data to
>their specific folders only.
>
>My only other option is to have a dedicated pass-through disk for each guest.

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