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PowerVault™ MD32X0, MD32X0i, and MD36X0i Series of Storage Arrays: Implementing Hyper-V

Implementing Hyper-V on the PowerVault MD32X0,

MD32X0i, and MD36X0i Series of Storage Arrays

This document provides information about implementing Microsoft® Hyper-V® technology with the

PowerVault™ MD32X0, MD32X0i, and MD36X0i storage arrays.

Hyper-V provides the software infrastructure and management tools in the Windows Server® 2008

operating system to create and manage a virtualized server computing environment. The configuration

in this document uses the Windows 2008 Server Release 2 operating system with the following

enhancements to Hyper-V:

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Live Migration – A transparent move of virtual machines (VMs) from one cluster-node to

another with no loss of VM connectivity between nodes. Live Migration uses Clustered

Shared Volumes (CSVs).

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Dynamic VM storage – Support for hot plug-in and hot removal of storage.

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Enhanced processor support – Up to 32 physical cores.

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Enhanced networking support – Support for jumbo frames on VMs.

For information about planning the implementation of Hyper-V, refer to Planning for Hyper-V on the

DELL PowerVault MD32X0, MD32X0i, and MD36X0i Series of Storage Arrays. For information about

backup and recovery options, refer to Data Protection on the Dell PowerVault MD32X0, MD32X0i, and

MD36X0i Series of Storage Arrays in a Hyper-V Environment.

This document is intended to provide useful information for system administrators and IT planners or

designers who are implementing Hyper-V in their environment.

The steps in this document were performed on a test configuration. Live data was not used. This

document implies no warranties. These instructions are not guaranteed to work in every situation. For

the latest information about Dell IP storage area network (SAN) storage arrays, refer to the Dell storage

array installation guides at this website:

http://www.dell.com

Microsoft Hyper-V requires specific hardware. Refer to the Microsoft Windows Server catalog for Hyper-

V to find out if your systems qualify. Go to this website:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=111228

You also can check the Dell-supported hardware for Microsoft Hyper-V contained in the Dell Solutions

Overview Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V. Go to this website:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/HyperV/en

If you need additional information, go to this website:

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