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
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Scope
This guide presents a highly available infrastructure that is designed according to the best practices and
recommendations for virtualizing applications.
This guide provides step-by-step information on deploying a solution for general purpose virtual
infrastructure using Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V on the Dell PowerEdge VRTX
architecture. The verification of the infrastructure for component failovers is described in the verifying
deployment section.
This guide provides information on setting up and configuring the following components that are part of
the solution infrastructure:
• Dell Networking R1-2210 10GbE Switch Module
• Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis and Dell PowerEdge M630 Servers
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