Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 - Hyper-V on Dell PowerEdge VRTX Deployment Guide
- Abbreviations
- Audience
- Scope
- Overview
- Solution requirements
- Hyper-V on the Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis— deployment workflow
- Configuring components
- Configuring solution for virtualization – Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
- Installing virtualization infrastructure
- Configuring virtual disk for OS deployment in Dell PowerEdge M630 servers
- Configuring prerequisites to install Windows Server
- Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system in the Dell PowerEdge VRTX
- Enabling Hyper-V and multipath features in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Setting up NIC teaming in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Configuring network in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Sample naming and IP addressing scheme
- Configuring vEthernet switch in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Adding the Dell PowerEdge VRTX servers to the domain
- Assigning virtual disks
- Installing the shared PERC driver
- Adding MPIO settings in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Configuring registry
- Adding volumes in the Dell PowerEdge M630 servers
- Enabling failover clustering in Windows Server 2012 R2
- Creating cluster
- Verifying the deployment
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
Components Software Requirements
Shared PERC Drivers Dell Shared PERC8
Firmware requirements
This solution is deployed using the firmware versions listed in the following table.
Table 4. PowerEdge M630 servers
Components Version
BIOS 1.2.5
CPLD 1.0.5
iDRAC8 Enterprise 2.15.10.10
Lifecycle Controller (LC) 2 2.15.10.10
PERC H730 Mini 25.3.0.0016
BRCM 57810 NDC 7.12
Table 5. VRTX chassis and switches
Components Version
CMC 2.04,A00
Dell Networking R1-2210 10GbE Switch Module 2.0.0.51
Cabling requirements
The following figure shows the high-level design of the reference architecture:
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