Implementing VMware ESX Server with IBM TotalStorage FAStT / [Bertrand Dufrasne ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dufrasne, Bertrand.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storage area networks (Computer networks).

Web servers.

IBM computers.

Physical Description:

xvi, 246 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Part 1 FAStT introduction, planning, configuration, and maintenance

Chapter 1. Introduction to FAStT and SAN

1.1 FAStT features and models

1.2 FAStT Storage Manager

1.2.1 FAStT Storage Manager components

1.3 Introduction to SAN

1.3.1 SAN components

Chapter 2. FAStT planning tasks

2.1 Planning your SAN

2.2 SAN zoning

2.2.1 Zone types

2.2.2 Zoning configuration

2.3 Physical components and characteristics

2.3.1 Rack considerations

2.3.2 Cables and connectors

2.3.3 Cable management and labeling

2.3.4 Planning your storage structure and performance

2.3.5 Logical drives and controller ownership

2.3.6 Segment size

2.3.7 Storage partitioning

2.3.8 Cache parameters

2.3.9 Hot-spare drive

2.4 Additional planning considerations

2.4.1 The function of ADT and a multipath driver

2.4.2 ADT alert notification

2.4.3 Failover alert delay

Chapter 3. FAStT configuration tasks

3.1 Preparing the FAStT Storage Server

3.1.1 Network setup of the controllers

3.1.2 Installing and starting the FAStT Storage Manager Client

3.1.3 Updating the controller microcode

3.2 FAStT cabling

3.2.1 FAStT600 cabling configuration

3.2.2 FAStT700/FastT900 cabling configuration

3.2.3 Expansion unit numbering

3.3 Configuring the FAStT Storage Server

3.3.1 Defining hot-spare drives

3.3.2 Creating arrays and logical drives

3.3.3 Configuring storage partitioning

Chapter 4. FAStT maintenance tasks

4.1 Performance monitoring and tuning

4.1.1 The performance monitor

4.1.2 Tuning cache parameters

4.2 Controlling the performance impact of maintenance tasks

4.2.1 Modification operations.

4.2.2 Remote Volume Mirroring operations

4.2.3 VolumeCopy priority rates

4.2.4 FlashCopy operations

4.3 Event monitoring and alerts

4.3.1 FAStT Service Alert

4.4 Saving the subsystem profile

4.5 Upgrades and maintenance

4.5.1 Being up-to-date with your drivers and firmware using My support

4.5.2 Prerequisites for upgrades

4.5.3 Updating FAStT host software

4.5.4 Updating microcode

4.6 Capacity upgrades, system upgrades

4.6.1 Capacity upgrades and increased bandwidth

4.6.2 System upgrade and disk migration procedures

4.6.3 Other considerations when adding expansion enclosures and drives

Part 2 VMware and FAStT

Chapter 5. Introduction to VMware

5.1 VMware, Inc.

5.2 The IBM and VMware relationship

5.3 VMware ESX Server v2.1 architecture

5.4 VMware ESX Server storage structure: disk virtualization

5.4.1 Local disk usage

5.4.2 SAN disk usage

5.4.3 Disk virtualization with VMFS volumes and .dsk files

5.4.4 The Buslogic and LSI SCSI controllers

5.4.5 The complete picture of ESX and FAStT storage

5.5 FAStT and ESX Server solution considerations

5.5.1 General performance and sizing considerations

5.5.2 Which model of FAStT should be used in a VMware implementation?

5.5.3 FAStT tuning considerations

5.6 IBM eServer BladeCenter and ESX Server

5.6.1 Introduction to the IBM eServer BladeCenter

5.6.2 BladeCenter disk storage

Chapter 6. VMware ESX Server terminology, features, limitations, and tips

6.1 Storage Management: naming conventions and features

6.1.1 Disks and LUNs

6.1.2 Failover paths and failover policies

6.1.3 Adapter bindings

6.1.4 VMFS or raw disks?

6.1.5 Booting from SAN and use of NAS devices

6.1.6 Direct attached storage

6.1.7 FAStT premium features: RVM, FlashCopy, VolumeCopy

6.1.8 Network considerations.

Chapter 7. VMware ESX Server storage configurations

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Using redundant paths from the switches to the FAStT

7.2.1 Recommended configuration

7.2.2 Workaround for LUN discovery

7.3 Configurations by implementation

7.3.1 Single HBA with single switch

7.3.2 Multiple HBAs with multiple switches

7.4 Configurations by function

7.4.1 Independent VMFS volumes

7.4.2 Public VMFS volumes

7.4.3 Clustering

7.5 Zoning options

7.6 BladeCenter specifics

7.6.1 The configuration tested in this redbook

Chapter 8. Installing VMware ESX Server

8.1 Assumptions and requirements

8.2 HBA configuration

8.3 Fibre switch configuration

8.3.1 Single path

8.3.2 Dual path: crossover

8.3.3 Zoning the Qlogic FCSM of a BladeCenter

8.3.4 Considerations for attaching multiple hosts

8.4 FAStT NVSRAM settings

8.5 LUN configuration and storage partitioning

8.5.1 Configurations without LUN sharing

8.5.2 Configurations with LUN sharing

8.6 Verifying the storage setup

8.7 ESX Server installation

8.7.1 Text mode installation of ESX Server (BladeCenter without USB mouse)

8.7.2 Installation of ESX using the Graphical Installer

8.8 Configuring the ESX Server swap file

8.8.1 Swap file: required steps for blade servers with IDE drives

8.8.2 Creating and activating the swap file

8.9 Configuring the virtual network

8.9.1 Configuring the network for all systems except HS20 blade servers

8.9.2 Configuring the virtual network on HS20 blade servers

8.10 ESX Server advanced settings and Qlogic parameters

8.10.1 ESX Server advanced settings

8.10.2 Adjust Qlogic driver parameters

8.11 Planning disk resources and creating VMFS partitions

8.11.1 Considerations and guidelines

8.11.2 Creating VMFS partitions

8.12 Creating virtual machines.

8.12.1 Creating the virtual disk resources

8.12.2 Modifying the disk resources as shared drives for clustering

8.13 Guest OS specific settings and remarks

8.13.1 Clustered Windows guest OS settings

8.13.2 Installing MSCS 2003 on a hybrid cluster

Chapter 9. Redundancy by configuration

9.1 Single path configuration

9.2 Dual path redundant configuration

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Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"September 2004."

"SG24-6434-00."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

939263423