setting up Hyper-V cluster using 2 DL360 Gen10 and a MSA 1050

[Johnwick]

I ’m trying to setup a Hyper-V cluster using 2 DL360 Gen10 and a MSA 1050. The storage is connected via SAS to the servers using an SmartArray E208e-p HBA card in each server.

need simple steps (if anynone already implemented in their enn)

I tried ot follow the steps in this whitepaper but not to the point

https://www.router-switch.com/media/upload/product-pdf/hpe-msa-best-practices-for-winserver-2016.pdf

thanks in advance 

[support_s]

System recommended content:

1. HPE MSA 1050 User Guide

2. HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage - Product Information Reference | End-to-End performance figures using virtual storage (Using VE270 firmware)

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[Mr_Techie]

@Johnwick 

You can follow the below instructions: 

1. First make the Storage Configuration

Connect the MSA 1050 to both DL360 Gen10 servers using the SAS ports on the SmartArray E208e-p HBA cards>>Log in to the SMU (Storage Management Utility) to configure storage.>>Create pools and volumes on the MSA. Assign RAID levels appropriate for your use case (e.g., RAID 10 for performance or RAID 6 for redundancy).

Add both servers as hosts in the MSA configuration.>>Map the volumes to these hosts with the appropriate access permissions.

2. Second Server Configuration

Check if both servers are running Windows Server 2016 or 2022 with the latest updates.

Enable Hyper-V Role. Go to Server Manager > Add Roles and Features.>> Enable Hyper-V and ensure that the network adapter used for management is properly configured.

Configure Multipath I/O (MPIO): Go to Server Manager > Add Features > Multipath I/O.>>After installation, configure MPIO to recognize SAS devices. Reboot if necessary.

3. Third cluster setup

Install the Failover Clustering feature on both servers.>> Run Validate a Configuration Wizard from Failover Cluster Manager to check the setup (storage, network, etc.).>>Resolve any issues flagged by the validation report.

Use Failover Cluster Manager to create the cluster. Add both servers as nodes.

4, Clustered Storage

Add storage to cluster- In Failover Cluster Manager, go to Storage > Disks and add the shared volumes from the MSA to the cluster. Then confgure the cluster shared volume. Convert the added disks to Cluster Shared Volumes for better storage efficiency in Hyper-V.

5. Hyper-V Configuration: Create VMs on one server and store the VHD files on the CSV and move a VM between nodes to test failover functionality.

6. Optimizing and secure

Set up dedicated networks for VM traffic, storage, and management. And then configure backups for both the cluster and VMs.

Refer to the HPE MSA 1050 Best Practices and the Failover Clustering Best Practices documents for advanced configurations.

Let me know how it goes. 

[support_s]

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[Johnwick]

thanks alot for the detailed reply, I already did Step 1, 2, and 3 (till report only) , one question : do i have to implement multipathing at step 2 as well or just adding the MPIO feature? also about step 4, and 5 we already have existing VMs running, will be adding them to the cluster. 

[Mr_Techie]

Sorry for the delay. I missed your post. 

Do I need to implement multipathing (MPIO)? Yes, after adding the MPIO feature, configure it for SAS devices

Adding Existing VMs to the Cluster (Step 4)

- Check the Storage Accessibility(Move VMs' VHD/X files to the shared storage (e.g., Cluster Shared Volumes or shared MSA volumes)) and then add VMs to Cluster Roles:

Moving Existing VMs to CSV (Step 5)

Here May Be downtime is Needed, then Migrate the storage(Export the VMs to the shared storage  and re-import them)

Hope this help. Let me know