Notes on NetApp E-Series with Hyper-V 2012 R2, iSCSI, and Multi-Site Failover

Alas, I’m a little time constrained at the moment, so this is going to be just a note form post…

Part 1: Reading and Videos on Hyper-V and Multi-Site Failover

Microsoft Windows Multi-Site Failover Cluster Best Practices - Maged Ezzat on Nov 9, 2013

Image: Multi-Site Hyper-V Cluster

Requirements and Recommendations for a Multi-Site Failover Cluster - Aug 29, 2012

“Choosing between synchronous and asynchronous replication … Synchronous replication is best for multi-site clusters that are using high-bandwidth, low-latency connections … (Asynchronous) where you want to stretch the cluster over greater geographical distances with no significant application performance impact.”

Video: Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2012 R2: (06) Multi-Site Clustering & Disaster Recovery Jeff Koch on Jan 21, 2015

Video: Failover Clustering and Hyper-V: Multi-Site Disaster Recovery - Jul 29, 2015

Part 2: NetApp IMT @ mysupport.netapp.com/matrix

See solution “E-Series SAN Host”

Selections:

Protocol: iSCSI

Host OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 SE / R2 DCE / R2 Hyper-V

Controller: NetApp E-Series Controller E2700

Results:

Host Multipath: NetApp E-Series DSM

Host Utilities: Windows Unified Host Utilities 7.0

E-Series Controller Firmware: 8.10 / 8.20 / 8.25

Part 3: Software Downloads (Required installs on Hyper-V Hosts)

SANtricity Storage Manager for Windows 64-bit 11.25.0300.0016*

*latest version at time of writing

Note: The NetApp E-Series DSM is included in the installer.

Windows Unified Host Utilities 7.0

Part 4: E-Series Reading

1) SANtricity Storage Manager 11.25 Express Guide: For Windows and iSCSI

2) SANtricity Storage Manager 11.25: Software Installation Reference

3) NetApp E-Series Storage Systems: Mirroring Feature Guide

Part 5: Software Component Installation Order

1) SANtricity Storage Manager for Windows 64-bit 11.25.0300.0016

and just the components in the image below

Image: E-Series Software components required on Hyper-V host

Note 1: The Agent is only for “in-band management”.

Note 2: The installation requires a reboot.

2) Windows Unified Host Utilities 7.0

Note 1: Even though MPIO is already installed, leave selected.

Note 2: The installation requires a reboot (can do 1 & 2 together, then reboot just once)

Image: Unified Host Utilities 7.0 Install

Part 6: Guides to Completing the Configuration

Once the hardware is installed and Hyper-V hosts have the required components, follow the guides below to complete the setup:

1) SANtricity Storage Manager 11.25 Express Guide: For Windows and iSCSI

2) NetApp E-Series Storage Systems: Mirroring Feature Guide

3) SANtricity Storage Manager 11.25: Configuring a Storage Array Using the Command Line Interface*

*This was best PDF I found for actually configuring mirroring. The CLI commands can be translated to actions in the GUI.