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6 Dell EMC SC Series: Microsoft Hyper-V Best Practices | CML1009
1 Introduction
Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V and SC Series storage are feature-rich solutions that together present a
diverse range of configuration options to solve key business objectives such as storage capacity, workload
optimization, performance, and resiliency.
1.1 SC Series
The SC Series family includes midrange storage appliances with many robust features including true flash
optimization, thin provisioning, data optimization, data reduction (deduplication and compression), automated
sub-LUN tiering, sub-disk RAID levels, synchronous replication with automatic failover, and intelligent read
and write data placement.
SC Series storage is designed with redundancies to avoid downtime for events such as component failures,
maintenance, upgrades, and expansion. SC Series arrays provide an efficient scalable platform for the
ultimate experience in performance, adaptability, and efficiency.
Front and rear view of the SC7020F all-flash array
In addition to raw capacity and I/O performance, other important factors such as monitoring, reporting,
trending, data protection (backups, snapshots, and replication) and the ability to recover in case of a disaster
are equally important. SC Series storage is well suited to provide a solid, proven storage solution for Hyper-V
environments to meet all these business needs.
SC Series arrays support storage area network (SAN) configurations when equipped with Fibre Channel (FC)
or iSCSI front-end ports. SC Series arrays also support direct-attached storage (DAS) configurations when
select models are equipped from the factory with SAS front-end ports. For more information about SC Series
DAS configuration support for Hyper-V, see the guide: Dell EMC SC Series Storage with SAS Front-end
Support for Microsoft Hyper-V.
To learn more about specific SC Series arrays and features, visit the Dell EMC SC Series storage solutions
website.
1.2 Microsoft Server Hyper-V
The Windows Server platform leverages the Hyper-V role to provide virtualization technology. Hyper-V is one
of many optional roles offered with Windows Server and is installed using the Add Roles and Features
wizard in Server Manager or with PowerShell
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. The Hyper-V role is not installed by default.