Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto
Dell PowerEdge R610 Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V
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External disk drives
The two EqualLogic PS 5000 arrays contained a total of 32 drives.
We configured the two arrays as a single RAID 10 volume. Thus, as
we created the VHDs, we let the EqualLogic SAN manage the
storage.
Because configuring the EqualLogic storage requires using the
EqualLogic Host Integration Toolkit, which runs in your Windows
server, we discuss configuring the EqualLogic storage after we
discuss installing Windows Server 2008.
Installing Windows Server 2008
Hyper-V requires some form of Windows Server 2008 to be running
in the parent partition—either the full installation or the core
installation. For simplicity and ease of installation, we chose to
install the full version of Windows Server 2008.
This section provides an overview of the Windows Server 2008
installation process on the Dell PowerEdge. We include
approximate wait times for each step. (Appendix C
provides
complete, detailed installation instructions.)
• NOTE: Plan on at least 75 minutes for installing Windows
Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on the Dell PowerEdge
server. Each step below takes at least 1 minute. We provide
the approximate amount of time each step takes in
parentheses. These times exclude data entry time. The time
to install updates—22 minutes in our setup—will increase
over time as Microsoft releases additional OS updates.
1. Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Enterprise Edition DVD into the DVD drive, and
reboot the system. If a message appears telling
you to press any key to boot from CD or DVD, do
so. During the boot, a message that Windows is
loading files appears, followed by a Windows
booting loading bar. (7 minutes)
2. Set the basic location information, and enter your
product key, if applicable. For Hyper-V, you must
install Standard, Datacenter, or Enterprise
Edition. We chose Enterprise Edition. Proceed
with the installation, and enter the information
the installation software requires (see Figure 10).
(26minutes, during which Windows resets the
server twice)
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