Qlogic Fibre Channel HBA and VM Specifications

FC0054605-00 AFibre Channel HBA and VM MigrationGuide for Hyper-V™ and System Center VMM2008

1 – IntroductionHow this Guide is Organized1-6 FC0054605-00 ASNotes

FC0054605-00 A 2-12 NPIV Deployment RequirementsThe following sections list the hardware and software requirements that must be met before deploying

2 – NPIV Deployment RequirementsSoftware Requirements2-2 FC0054605-00 AS QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager GUI (or SANsurfer FC HBA CLI) and Agent. Ve

FC0054605-00 A 3-13 Sample Configuration and TopologyFigure 3-1 is an example of an NPIV configuration that uses all of the system elements from Sect

3 – Sample Configuration and Topology3-2 FC0054605-00 ASFigure 3-2 shows the NPIV topology (how all the logical components of the virtualization solu

FC0054605-00 A 4-14 Configuring the Host and VMM ServersThis section describes, at a high level, how to configure the host (Windows Server 2008 Hyper

4 – Configuring the Host and VMM ServersAdding Hosts to the VMM Server4-2 FC0054605-00 AS5. Install the QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager agent (qlremo

4 – Configuring the Host and VMM ServersConfiguring QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on the VMM ServerFC0054605-00 A 4-3AConfiguring QLogic SANsurfer

4 – Configuring the Host and VMM ServersConfiguring QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on the VMM Server4-4 FC0054605-00 AS4. When all the servers have

FC0054605-00 A 5-15 Virtual Adapter (NPIV) Port Creation and VerificationThis section describes how to set up virtual ports and verify that they have

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5 – Virtual Adapter (NPIV) Port Creation and VerificationCreate Virtual Adapter Ports5-2 FC0054605-00 AS2. In the right pane, click the Virtual tab.

5 – Virtual Adapter (NPIV) Port Creation and VerificationVerify Virtual Adapter Port Login to FC SwitchFC0054605-00 A 5-3A5. A dialog box displays, p

5 – Virtual Adapter (NPIV) Port Creation and VerificationVerify Virtual Adapter Port Login to FC Switch5-4 FC0054605-00 ASBefore Virtual Port Creatio

5 – Virtual Adapter (NPIV) Port Creation and VerificationVerify Virtual Adapter Port Login to FC SwitchFC0054605-00 A 5-5AAfter Virtual Adapter Port

5 – Virtual Adapter (NPIV) Port Creation and VerificationVerify Virtual Adapter Port Login to FC Switch5-6 FC0054605-00 ASNotes

FC0054605-00 A 6-16 Presentation of LUNs to a Virtual Adapter PortThis section describes, at a high level, how to present LUNs to a virtual adapter p

6 – Presentation of LUNs to a Virtual Adapter Port6-2 FC0054605-00 AS3. Register this virtual adapter port as a QLogic initiator, which is installed

FC0054605-00 A 7-17 Creating a Virtual MachineMicrosoft Hyper-V enables the creation of Virtual Machines on top of a host computer running Microsoft

7 – Creating a Virtual Machine7-2 FC0054605-00 AS6. Click Next. The Select Virtual Machine Host dialogue box displays. Verify that Transfer type colu

7 – Creating a Virtual MachineFC0054605-00 A 7-3A7. Click Next. The Select Path dialog box displays (see Figure 7-2). By default, a path on the local

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7 – Creating a Virtual Machine7-4 FC0054605-00 AS8. Click Browse and select the destination folder as a Network Drive that is a LUN that was formatte

FC0054605-00 A 8-18 Migrating Virtual Machines and Virtual PortsMicrosoft System Center VMM2008 allows you to quickly migrate Virtual Machines from o

8 – Migrating Virtual Machines and Virtual PortsPerforming SAN Transfers8-2 FC0054605-00 AS The LUN must be configured as a basic/fixed disk. A SAN

8 – Migrating Virtual Machines and Virtual PortsPerforming SAN TransfersFC0054605-00 A 8-3A2. The Migrate Virtual Machine Wizard dialog box displays.

8 – Migrating Virtual Machines and Virtual PortsPerforming SAN Transfers8-4 FC0054605-00 AS6. Monitor the migration status through the Jobs windows b

FC0054605-00 A A-1A Troubleshooting Troubleshooting System Center VMM2008Resources are available on the System Center Virtual Machine Manager TechCen

A – TroubleshootingTroubleshooting QLogic Virtual Adapter (NPIV)A-2 FC0054605-00 AS When trying to create a virtual adapter port, SANsurfer FC HBA Ma

FC0054605-00 A B-1B Activity Flow ChartThe flow chart in Figure B-1outlines the steps required to create a virtualized network that includes creating

B – Activity Flow ChartB-2 FC0054605-00 ASNotes

FC0054605-00 A C-1C Hyper-V Processor Virtualization ExtensionsSystem RequirementsHyper-V requires that processor virtualization extensions (Intel-VT

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C – Hyper-V Processor Virtualization ExtensionsEnabling VT and AMD Virtualization in the System BIOSC-2 FC0054605-00 ASEnabling VT and AMD Virtualiza

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FC0054605-00 A 1-11 IntroductionAbstractThis guide describes procedures and best practices for planning and deploying an N_Port ID Virtualization (NP

1 – IntroductionMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V1-2 FC0054605-00 ASMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-VMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is

1 – IntroductionQLogic FC Adapter NPIV SolutionFC0054605-00 A 1-3ANPIV allows end users to effectively virtualize the Fibre Channel adapter functiona

1 – IntroductionHow this Guide is Organized1-4 FC0054605-00 ASFor a detailed discussion of NPIV benefits, see the QLogic White Paper HBA Virtualizati

1 – IntroductionHow this Guide is OrganizedFC0054605-00 A 1-5AAppendix A. TroubleshootingAppendix B. Activity Flow ChartAppendix C. Hyper-V Processor