Presenting iSCSI (in a VM) to Windows Server 8 (Physical Host)

I’m going to share with you today on how I present iSCSI LUN (running as a VM Server 2008 R2) to a physical Host that is running Windows Server 8 (Running Hyper-V).  This Windows Server 8 is also running as Hyper-V role and hosting the VM that earlier I mentioned running

In summary is as below :

Host : From Windows 8 Server  (Part 1)

• Create a folder and label it as VHDs

• Launch the Hyper-V.
• Maneuver to the SC-Fileserver-iSCSI settings
• Click on the SCSI Controller and add Hard Drive.

• Click New.

• Click Next >

• Select VHDX and click Next

 

• Click Next >

• After creating the file, it should end with vhdx extension.  The location of the folder is the same as created in Windows Explorer.

 

• Put in the size of the virtual hard disk and click Next.

• Review and click Finish.

• Click apply and then OK.

• In the Windows Server 8, launch the iSCSI Initiator.

• If the iSCSI server is not running, click Yes to start it.

• Key in the IP address of the iSCSI IP address of the server.  In my case is 10.52.52.16.
• Click Quick Connect.

• Click Done.
• Now we switch on to the server that is the iSCSI target.

 

iSCSI Target : SC-FILESERVER-iSCSI (Part 2)

 

• Launch the Server Manager in the SC-FILESERVER-ISCSI
• Then scroll down to the Disk Managert
• Initialize the disk (that was just presented)

• Launch the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.

• Right-Click New Simple Volume and then quick format it.
• Once it’s done click Finish.

• Launch the iSCSI Target in the VM
• Scroll to the iSCSI Targets.
• Right-click on the right panel and then select Create iSCSI Target.

• Key in a meaningful name and click Next.

• Click Browse.

• The step performed earlier, from the host has triggered an entry into the iSCSI initiators listing
• Select it (in  my case is C02), then click OK.

• Click Next then click Finish.

• Click on Devices on the left panel
• Then Right-Click on the right panel and select Create Virtual Disk.

 

• Click Next.
• Then click Browse.

• Key in the File with .vhd extension

 

• Key in the Size of the VHD and then click Next.
• Then click until Finish.

• In the iSCSI Target, select Devices
• Select the Disk that was just recently presented, right-click and Assign/Remote Target.

 

    

• Click Add
• Select the Target that was created.
• In my example is Hyper-V-DPM.  After selecting click OK.
• Now it’s back to the Host (physical).

 

Windows Server 8 Host Server (Part 3).

• In the iSCSI inititor, click on Refresh.

• Then click Connect.

• Click OK.

• Now it’s ready for DPM usage.

• Now the storage is ready for Hyper-V Host to use.  In my case, this LUN has been dedicated for DPM only.

Hope the above helps you for your testing or Lab environment.

note : Hyper-V Windows 8 DPM storage, DPM 2012 storage provision from internal iSCSI or storage.