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
NOTE: The bandwidth weights mentioned in the table are indicative and should be evaluated based
on network requirements and applications running in your environment.
In the Dell PowerEdge VRTX server, start Windows PowerShell and run the following commands.
1. Create a new VM switch:
New-VMSwitch –AllowManagementOS 1 –Name ConvergedNetSwitch –
MinimumBandwidthmode weight –Verbose
NetAdapterName: ConvergedNet Team
2. Create VM network adapter for Cluster:
Add-VMNetworkAdapter –ManagementOS –SwitchName ConvergedNetSwitch –Name
Cluster –Verbose
3. Create VM network adapter for Live Migration:
Add-VMNetworkAdapter –ManagementOS –SwitchName ConvergedNetSwitch –Name
LiveMigration –Verbose
4. Set VLAN access properties for the Management Network Adapter:
Set-VMNetworkAdapterVlan –ManagementOS –VMNetworkAdapterName
ConvergedNetSwitch –Access –VlanId 10
5. Set VLAN access properties for the Cluster Network Adapter:
Set-VMNetworkAdapterVlan –ManagementOS –VMNetworkAdapterName Cluster –Access
–VlanId 20
6. Set VLAN access properties to LiveMigration:
Set-VMNetworkAdapterVlan –ManagementOS –VMNetworkAdapterName LiveMigration –
Access –VlanId 30
7. Set minimum bandwidth reservation for Management Network Adapter:
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name ConvergedNetSwitch -
MinimumBandwidthWeight 5
8. Set minimum bandwidth reservation for Cluster network adapter:
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name Cluster -MinimumBandwidthWeight 40
9. Set minimum bandwidth reservation for Live Migration network adapter:
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -ManagementOS -Name LiveMigration -
MinimumBandwidthWeight 20
NOTE: Under Network Connections, view vEthernet (ConvergedNetSwitch) and adapters for
cluster and live migration.
Sample naming and IP addressing scheme
The IP addressing provides the requirement to support PowerEdge VRTX chassis solution. For more
information, see Appendix B.
Configuring vEthernet switch in Windows Server 2012 R2
1. In Network Connections, right-click vEthernet (ConvergedNetSwitch) and in the drop-down list,
select Properties.
2. In vEthernet (ConvergedNetSwitch) Properties, configure IPV4 protocol properties, include IP
address and DNS server details and then click OK.
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