Sent: 09/04/2009
From: Pluto
Message:Thaks Charlie!
I wonder if it would work by putting one Windows 2008 Storage server in the
same virtual environment.
Pluto
"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
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> You'd need to set up iSCSI to get this to work for Windows Server 2008.
> Server 2k8 doesn't support the SCSI in Virtual Server for failover
> clustering.
>
> There are good software iSCSI solutions that can allow you to set up a
> simple test environment. I use StarWind Software's version, and like it a
> lot. They have a limited (but sufficient for a test environment) version
> that is free, I think.
>
> Charlie.
>
> "Pluto" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Does anyone know if it si possible to install the Windows 2008 Failover
> > cluster in Virtual Server 2005 SP1. I can not get to work the storage
> > component, I can not add the storage(disks) eventhough I have fixed size
> > disks attached to virtual SCSI ID 6 and 7). This worked well in Windows
> > 2003.
> >
> > There was an excellent article for Windows 2003 Cluster but I seem not to
> > be
> > able to find the Windows 2008 one. Maybe it is not even available.
> >
> > Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Create and Configure a Two-Node
> > Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs2005.mspx
> >
> > Is it possible to do it somehow with iSCSI?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Pluto
>
>
Sent: 09/04/2009
From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:WSS can be an iSCSI target, yes. See
http://blogs.technet.com/storageserver/archive/2009/08/14/iscsi-software-target-3-2-faq.aspx
for a current FAQ on it.
"Pluto" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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> Thaks Charlie!
>
> I wonder if it would work by putting one Windows 2008 Storage server in
> the
> same virtual environment.
>
> Pluto
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> You'd need to set up iSCSI to get this to work for Windows Server 2008.
>> Server 2k8 doesn't support the SCSI in Virtual Server for failover
>> clustering.
>>
>> There are good software iSCSI solutions that can allow you to set up a
>> simple test environment. I use StarWind Software's version, and like it a
>> lot. They have a limited (but sufficient for a test environment) version
>> that is free, I think.
>>
>> Charlie.
>>
>> "Pluto" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > Does anyone know if it si possible to install the Windows 2008 Failover
>> > cluster in Virtual Server 2005 SP1. I can not get to work the storage
>> > component, I can not add the storage(disks) eventhough I have fixed
>> > size
>> > disks attached to virtual SCSI ID 6 and 7). This worked well in Windows
>> > 2003.
>> >
>> > There was an excellent article for Windows 2003 Cluster but I seem not
>> > to
>> > be
>> > able to find the Windows 2008 one. Maybe it is not even available.
>> >
>> > Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Create and Configure a Two-Node
>> > Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster:
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs2005.mspx
>> >
>> > Is it possible to do it somehow with iSCSI?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Pluto
>>
>>
Sent: 09/04/2009
From: daveberm <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Sep 3, 5:30=A0am, Pluto <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
003.
be
odtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs...
iSCSI is great for your lab. If you want to use it in production,
here are some things you should consider.
http://clusteringformeremortals.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/you-are-the-weakes=
t-link-goodbye/
Dave
Show quoted text
> Does anyone know if it si possible to install the Windows 2008 Failover
> cluster in Virtual Server 2005 SP1. I can not get to work the storage
> component, I can not add the storage(disks) eventhough I have fixed size
> disks attached to virtual SCSI ID 6 and 7). This worked well in Windows 2=
>
> There was an excellent article for Windows 2003 Cluster but I seem not to=
> able to find the Windows 2008 one. Maybe it is not even available.
>
> Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Create and Configure a Two-Node
> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr=
>
> Is it possible to do it somehow with iSCSI?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pluto
Sent: 09/05/2009
From: "Mel K." <(email address - cut out)>
Message:See the article "Parallel SCSI support in Windows Server 2008 Failover
Clusters has been removed" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947710
--
Mel K.
MCSA: M, Ex2000
MCTS: Ex2007
"Pluto" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
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> Does anyone know if it si possible to install the Windows 2008 Failover
> cluster in Virtual Server 2005 SP1. I can not get to work the storage
> component, I can not add the storage(disks) eventhough I have fixed size
> disks attached to virtual SCSI ID 6 and 7). This worked well in Windows
> 2003.
>
> There was an excellent article for Windows 2003 Cluster but I seem not to
> be
> able to find the Windows 2008 one. Maybe it is not even available.
>
> Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Create and Configure a Two-Node
> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs2005.mspx
>
> Is it possible to do it somehow with iSCSI?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pluto
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