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Fujitsu Compute and Storage Platform for Microsoft®

Private Cloud using Konect Elite Management

Software, Microsoft Server 2012® and Microsoft

Hyper-V®

Deployment Guide

By Alex Bethlehem Dec 2, 2013

Documentation Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Program

Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track.DOC F3.2-14

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 3

2. SOLUTION OVERVIEW ............................................................................................... 4

3. KEY SOLUTION COMPONENTS .................................................................................... 5

3.1 BILL OF MATERIALS .................................................................................................... 6 3.2 HARDWARE COMPONENTS ............................................................................................. 6

3.2.1 Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 Storage....................................................................... 7 3.2.2 Fujitsu Compute Rack RX300 S8 .......................................................................... 7

3.3 SOFTWARE COMPONENTS .............................................................................................. 8 3.3.1 Konect Elite Server Management Software ............................................................. 8 3.3.2 ETERNUS SF Express Manager ............................................................................. 8 3.3.3 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V ......................................................... 9 3.3.4 Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager...................................................................... 9 3.3.5 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator .................................................................................... 9

4. SOLUTION DESIGN ................................................................................................... 9

4.1 COMPUTE ............................................................................................................. 9 4.2 STORAGE ............................................................................................................. 10 4.3 NETWORKING ........................................................................................................ 10 4.4 MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ............................................................................................ 10 4.5 COMPUTE - FUJITSU RX300 S8 CONFIGURATION .................................................................... 10

4.5.1 Front and Rear View ....................................................................................... 10 4.5.2 Server Architecture ........................................................................................ 11 4.5.3 Server Operating System .................................................................................. 12 4.5.4 Local Attached Storage .................................................................................... 12 4.5.5 RAID Configuration ......................................................................................... 12 4.5.6 RAM Allocation .............................................................................................. 12 4.5.7 Server Network Architecture ............................................................................. 13

4.6 STORAGE - FUJITSU ETERNUS DX100 S3........................................................................... 13 4.6.1 Front and Rear View ....................................................................................... 13 4.6.2 Storage Architecture ...................................................................................... 14 4.6.3 Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 Setup ........................................................................ 15 4.6.4 iSCSI Initiator ............................................................................................... 20 4.6.5 Failover Clustering ......................................................................................... 22

4.7 NETWORK ARCHITECTURE ............................................................................................ 23 4.7.1 iSCSI Channel Architecture ............................................................................... 23 4.7.2 Network Switch Module Configuration ................................................................. 24 4.7.3 Network Uplink Connectivity ............................................................................. 25

4.8 KONECT ELITE SERVER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ..................................................................... 25 4.8.1 Assign Konect Users ........................................................................................ 26 4.8.2 Create VM Templates ...................................................................................... 26 4.8.3 Create new VM’s from Templates ....................................................................... 26 4.8.4 Konect VM Library .......................................................................................... 26 4.8.5 Konect Application/Desktop Publishing ................................................................ 27

5. ENGINEERING VALIDATION ...................................................................................... 27



Fujitsu Compute RX300 S8 and Storage DX-

100 S3 Platform for Microsoft® Private Cloud

using Konect Elite Management Software,

Microsoft Server 2012 and Microsoft Hyper-

V®

Reference Architecture Guide

1. Introduction

This Fujitsu Compute and Storage Platform Select for Microsoft® Private Cloud reference

architecture guide uses the following:

Fujitsu Compute node PRIMERGY RX300 S8 rack server

Fujitsu SAN Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3

Konect Elite Server Management Software

Microsoft Windows Server® 2012

Microsoft Hyper-V®

This Private Cloud Fast Track solution provides you the following benefits:

Faster deployment with the ability to adapt to market pressures by leveraging the scalable

design of the architecture.

Reduced risk with a tested and validated solution with end-to-end interoperability of compute,

storage, and network components

Predictability with a consistent experience to the hosted workloads with standardized physical

servers, network devices, and storage systems.

This solution provides rapid deployment, configuration, and provisioning of virtual machines, with the tight

integration of the storage architecture. The dynamic provisioning in this solution includes the ability to

create templates to VM library, create new machines from templates in library, to a highly available

cluster with two nodes to shared storage. Storage architecture, critical for Hyper-V cloud solutions, is a topic that rapidly changes with new

standards, protocols, and implementations. Fujitsu’s SAN storage can scale as you provision additional

VM workloads in this cloud solution, providing high availability to these workloads.

Fujitsu Compute node platform selected for Microsoft Private Cloud supports high availability and failover

to production workloads offering reliable uptime and high performance to meet workload needs.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/server-cloud/fast-track.aspx#fbid=we1UuWOPzOZ



Konect Elite Server Management Software offers the ability to dynamically sync, create, configure, and

manage Hyper-V VM workloads from a single management pane tightly integrated into Hyper-V

dramatically simplifying VM workload management while maximizing investment into the Microsoft Private

Cloud to provide high availability to the management system referenced. This reference architecture guide is for IT administrators involved in small to medium sized data center

planning and design, using a Hyper-V private cloud infrastructure. You need some familiarity with the

following:

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

Microsoft Hyper-V failover clustering

2. Solution Overview This reference architecture is built on hardware and software virtualization platforms from Fujitsu,

desktopsites, and Microsoft.

Two (2) Fujitsu Compute nodes RX300 S8 rack with redundant failover

One (1) Attached Fujitsu SAN Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3 with redundant failover

Konect Elite Server Management Software to configure, manage, deploy and provision Virtual

Machines

A compute node rack server used for this reference architecture typically hosts 30 virtual machines,

hosted by the two (2) node tenant cluster. Also 30 RemoteApp and desktop sites can be supported. If

you allow for the ability to failover virtual machines in case of a server node failure or maintenance, this

architecture hosts a total of 30 running virtual machines and 30 RemoteApp and Server desktop session

users.

This reference architecture provides the following capabilities:

Virtual machine high availability — With the Fujitsu Compute nodes RX300 S8 running Hyper-

V failover clustering, the virtual machines deployed in the failover cluster are highly available. In

case one of the nodes in the cluster fails, the virtual machines residing on that node automatically

fail over to another node in the cluster.

Virtual machine live migration — A virtual machine can migrate live from one node in the

cluster to another node to balance workloads or to perform server maintenance.

Virtual Machine Management Software —Konect Elite Server Management Software

provides the ability to dynamically create and manage VM library shares and templates, while

dramatically simplifying the process to create, configure, and provision new and existing VM’s.

This size of this reference architecture is based on the following goals:

Tolerate the failure of a single Hyper-V host in the tenant node cluster to continue running virtual

machines from the failed node by restarting them on another node in the failover cluster.

Reserve sufficient memory for the Hyper-V management partition

Provide adequate storage capacity and performance on Fujitsu Storage DX100 S3 to support the virtual machines and RemoteApp/Desktop user sessions.



Figure 1 provides a high-level design of the reference architecture in this technical paper.

This reference architecture requires these components must be in place or deployed with it.

Microsoft Active Directory® and Domain Name Services

These support the Microsoft Hyper-V failover clusters and Konect Elite Server Management

Software

3. Key Solution Components

These are the key hardware and software components used to deploy this solution.



3.1 Bill of Materials

Table 1 lists the hardware components used to deploy this solution.

Item Type Description Version Quantity

Fujitsu DX100 S3

Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3 Base system 2.5INCH type

4 Port iSCSI 1 Gb (Host Interface)

8 Gb cache memory

8 x 1 TB 7.2k RPM SAS drives 2.5” SFF

4 x 600 Gb 10k RPM SAS drives 2.5” SFF

Controller redundancy

Fan redundancy

Power Supply redundancy

Power cord IEC320-C14 (2x)

ETERD100_ET103AU_169709

1

Fujitsu RX300 S8

Compute RX300 S8 Rack

2U Server

CPU - 2 x Intel Xeon processor E5-2630v2

(6C/12T 2.60 GHZ 15MB)

8x 8Gb RAM - DDR3 – Memory Capacity 64

GB

3x 600GB 15k RPM 3.5” SAS 6Gb/s HDD

Fujitsu D2616 SAS 6G 512MB RAID Ctrl

w/BBU

Fujitsu LAN Adapter D2735-2 (Intel

82576NSBased) - LAN / Ethernet – RJ-45

Fan redundancy

Power supply standard / hot plug

Power cord (2x)

FSCR300_S26361-K1457-V101_169710

2

Konect Elite

Software Konect Elite Management SW / 30 ULA 8.6.100

1

Server Notes: Bundle is available in both the tower and rack compute server type which have the same hardware specification. Choose the bundle with your preferred server type. Depending on your individual number of virtual desktops multiple bundles can be ordered additionally. A combination of tower and rack servers is also possible. For further technical information please refer to the datasheets of PRIMERGY RX300 S8.

3.2 Hardware Components

Item Type Version Quantity Fujitsu DX100 S3 Storage ETERD100_ET103AU_169709 1



3.2.1 Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 Storage Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 is an ideal disk storage management system for small and medium-sized IT

environments. The unified ETERNUS SF storage management software enables single point

administration, easy data protection and efficient operation across the entire ETERNUS DX range. In

virtualized IT environments in particular, ETERNUS SF perfectly integrates the powerful ETERNUS DX

disk storage with minimal administration effort.

Designed for smaller environments it provides remarkable scalability in storage capacity of up to 576 TB

(raw) offering good headroom for future growth. The perfect storage solution for consolidation of

distributed data and for smaller server virtualization projects.

Enterprise-proven capabilities protect data assets across all types of IT infrastructure. Redundant

components, RAID protection and build-in data protection provide the highest system reliability to ensure

business continuity is maintained. The benefits of Fujitsu DX100 S3 are the following:

Main Features Benefits

Reliable operation at an affordable

Combines affordable price-level with

High performance

Rich data safety functionality

Enterprise proven capabilities already in entry-level storage

Ideal for small and medium-sized IT environments

Easy to install, configure, operate and maintain

Fits perfectly into o Storage consolidation starters &

virtualization newcomers o Medium capacity requirements with

moderate growth rates

3.2.2 Fujitsu Compute Rack RX300 S8

Item Type Version Quantity Fujitsu RX300 S8 Compute FSCR300_S26361-K1457-V101_169710 2

PRIMERGY RX300 S8 both combine the high-end features with the high compute density and adaptable

architecture you need to lower costs and protect investment for SME’s. This great system strikes the right

balance between price and performance.

The Fujitsu RX300 S8 contains the required Ethernet cards and RAID controller for meeting the high

availability requirements of the Microsoft Private Cloud program.

Main Features Benefits

Dual-processor performance

Intel® Xeon® E5-2600v2 processor family with

up to 12 core operation,30 MB shared cache,

Internal Memory Management Unit (4 channels

of DDR3 memory) and Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0

Higher overall productivity with leading-edge

technology and the performance of up to two

processors!

Optimized for business applications, cloud and

http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/STRSYS/system/DX100S3ds.pdf

http://globalsp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/public/ds-py-rx300-s8.pdf



Optimization virtualization

Suits memory-hungry applications

Scalability of up to 24 DIMMs with 1536 GB

memory configurable in independent,

mirrored, spare or performance modes

Maximum scalability to meet future demand

Efficient operation

Hot-plug power supply with 94 % efficiency (90

% efficiency for standard power supply)

Save energy costs and minimize the

environmental impact

Room for further growth

Choice of chassis that provides up to 6 3.5-inch

hard disks or up to 16 2.5-inch SAS or SATA

hard disk drives and 7 PCIe Gen 3expansion

slots

Choose among a range of expansion variables to

suit your budget and requirements

Stable and reliable

Hot-plug hard disks included as standard, plus

optional: hot-plug redundant power supply units,

redundant fans or ServerView Local Service

Panel (LSP)

Tailor made availability, offering the security level

you need

3.3 Software Components

Table 2. Software Components

Important software used in this reference architecture

Items - Software Components Version

Konect Elite Server Management Software 8.6.100

ETERNUS SF Express Storage Management 16

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition

Microsoft Hyper-V Manager 3.0

Microsoft Fail-Over Manager Server 2012

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Server 2012

3.3.1 Konect Elite Server Management Software

Konect Elite Server Management Software Manager is the management software for managing the virtual machine center used in this reference architecture. The virtual machine center lets you create VM templates, create VM’s from those templates to multiple nodes in the cluster, manage, provision, and configure VM settings, networking and storage resources of those VM’s in a private cloud.

3.3.2 ETERNUS SF Express Manager

ETERNUS SF Express Manager is bundled with ETERNUS DX entry level disk storage systems to

simplify storage system management and maintenance. The software helps to monitor multiple

http://desktopsites.com/

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/storage/eternus/products/eternus-sf/express/



ETERNUS DX100 S3 disk storage systems with one centralized console. In addition to that, ETERNUS

SF Express manages Advanced Copy functions of the storage system for snapshots and clones with a

simple management console. Overall, the storage management software ETERNUS SF Express

simplifies operation and maintenance to leverage more enterprise features of ETERNUS DX entry level

disk storage systems.

3.3.3 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V

Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper- V is a virtualization platform that helps organizations of all sizes realize considerable cost savings and operational efficiencies. With industry-leading size and scale, Hyper-V is the platform of choice for you to run your mission critical virtual machine workloads.

3.3.4 Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager

Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager provides high availability and scalability to many server workloads.

The server applications can run on physical servers or virtual machines. Failover clusters also provide

Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) functionality that provides a consistent, distributed namespace that

clustered roles can use to access shared storage from all nodes. With the Failover Clustering feature,

users experience a minimum of disruptions in service.

3.3.5 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

Microsoft iSCSI Initiator, iSCSI initiator makes a connection to the iSCSI Target by logging on to a Target.

There could be multiple Targets on the iSCSI Target Server, each Target can be accessed by a defined

list of initiators. Multiple initiators can make connections to the same Target. However, this type of

configuration is only supported with clustering. Because when multiple initiators connects to the same

Target, all the initiators can read/write to the same set of iSCSI virtual disks. With Clustering, only one

machine is allowed to access the iSCSI virtual disk at one time.

4. Solution Design

For ease of management, scalability, and predictable performance, this solution uses the following as

pooled resources in support of the private cloud architecture.

Compute - PRIMERGY RX300 S8— The resources to host Virtual Machines (VM)

Storage - ETERNUS DX100 S3 — Supports high availability to shared storage for rapid

deployment of virtual machines and RemoteApp/Desktops session users.

Networking – The networking and connection ports required for this reference architecture.

Management Software - Konect Elite – Server Management software to dynamically provision,

create, configure, and deploy Virtual Machines on multiple nodes in cluster.

4.1 Compute

The Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S8 Compute farm has two (2) rack servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V and failover clustering. Configure a two-node Hyper-V failover cluster to support the management infrastructure and provide high availability.


http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/windows-server-2012-r2.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/windows-server-2012-r2.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/product-info/overview-capabilities.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/product-info/overview-capabilities.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831579.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2012/05/21/introduction-of-iscsi-target-in-windows-server-2012.aspx



This two node management cluster supports the deployment and management of virtual

machines.

Configure a two (2) node Microsoft Hyper-V failover cluster to host the tenant virtual machines that are

deployed via the management cluster. This provides the ability to quickly move virtual machines between

nodes in the cluster enabling high availability.

4.2 Storage

The Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 is used to support the storage requirement for capacity, performance,

and rapid provisioning of a private cloud infrastructure, deploy and configure Microsoft iSCSI Target.

The storage configuration for the private cloud architecture consists of:

2 RAID Groups

5 Clustered Volume disks

1 LUN Group – 5 host LUN’s

1 Host iSCSI port group – 4 ports

1 Host Affinity Group

4.3 Networking

This documents the required network switch configuration and cable setup required for both compute and

storage referenced in this architecture requirement

4.4 Management Software

Use Konect Elite Server Management Software and Microsoft tools to provision a two (2) node

management cluster to dynamically create, manage, and deploy the virtual machines and their associated

LUNs across the storage pools. Also used to publish and assign Remote Applications and Desktops

sessions. The recommendation is to use the round robin method for allocation of LUNs.

Features:

Konect VM Center – manage and configure host servers and their VM’s

Konect VM Library – manage VM templates

Personal and Pooled desktop – create, deploy, manage, and access VM’s

RemoteApp – manage, publish, and access server applications

Server Desktops (session based) - manage, publish, and access server applications

4.5 Compute - Fujitsu RX300 S8 Configuration

This is the Fujitsu Compute node RX300 S8 configuration in this solution.

4.5.1 Front and Rear View

This reference architecture uses Two (2) RX300 S8 servers



Figure 4.4.1 shows the front and back of the Fujitsu Compute RX300 S8 chassis used in this solution.

Front View

Rear View

4.5.2 Server Architecture

The host server architecture is a critical component of the virtualized infrastructure. The ability of the host

servers to handle the workload of a large number of consolidation candidates increases the consolidation

ratio and helps provide cost benefits.

This reference architecture uses Fujitsu Compute RX300 S8 due to the ability to support large numbers

of virtual machines per server. It meets the requirements in the Microsoft Private Cloud program for

processor, RAM, and network capability.

Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S8

RX300 S8 3.5” Rack chassis

2U form factor

CPU - 2 x Intel Xeon processor E5-2630v2 (6C/12T 2.60 GHZ 15MB)

8x 8Gb RAM - DDR3-1600 – Memory Capacity 64 GB

3x 600GB 15k RPM 3.5” SAS 6Gb/s HDD

Fujitsu D2616 SAS 6G 512MB RAID Ctrl w/BBU



Fujitsu LAN Adapter D2735-2 (Intel 82576NS Based) - LAN / Ethernet – RJ-45

Fan redundancy

Redundant hp modular 450W PSU, Platinum certified

Power cord (2x) IEC320-C14

4.5.3 Server Operating System

Each node has a full installation of Server 2012 Datacenter Evaluation.

Server Server Name Operating System

Node 1

FJSR2-1-Node0

Server 2012 Datacenter

Node 2

FJSR2-2-Node1

Server 2012 Datacenter

4.5.4 Local Attached Storage

Each node has the following local attached storage available on each node.

Server Server Name # of Drives Type Available local Storage

Node 1

FJSR2-1-Node0

3 600 GB 15K RPM SAS 1.8 TB

Node 2

FJSR2-2-Node1

3 600 GB 15K RPM SAS 1.8 TB

4.5.5 RAID Configuration

Locate the Hyper-V host operating system and paging files for each tower server on two local 1 TB SAS

drives configured as RAID-1 for high performance and availability.

Server Server Name Operating System RAID Type Role

Node 1

FJSR2-1-Node0

Server 2012 5 Hyper-V host tenant

virtual machines

Node 2

FJSR2-2-Node1

Server 2012 5 Hyper-V host tenant

virtual machines

4.5.6 RAM Allocation

Locate the Hyper-V host operating system and paging files for each tower server on two local 1 TB SAS

drives configured as RAID 5 for high performance and availability.

Server Server Name

Available

RAM Item

RAM Allocation

Rack 0 FJSR2-1 Node0 64 GB 2012 Operating System 4 GB

Virtual Machines (VM) x 31

1.5 GB per VM

46.5 GB

RemoteApp / Desktops (sessions)

30 users – Approx. 330 MB per user

10 GB

Total 60.5 GB

Rack 1 FJSR2-2 Node2 64 GB 2012 Operating System 4 GB



Virtual Machines (VM) x 31

1.5 GB per VM

46.5 GB

RemoteApp / Desktops (sessions)

30 users – Approx. 330 MB per user

10 GB

Total 60.5 GB

Number of VM’s per Rack

This Fujitsu Compute RX300 S8 configuration hosts up to 30 virtual machines per rack server. This gives

a total of 30 virtual machines in a two-node Hyper-V failover cluster.

Number of RemoteApp and Desktop Session Users

This Fujitsu Compute RX300 S8 configuration hosts up 30 RemoteApp/Desktop session users in a two-

node Hyper-V failover cluster.

Note! Ensure that dynamic memory is enabled for optimum performance. Minimum startup RAM set to

512 Mb.

4.5.7 Server Network Architecture

Ensure that you can ping Network, Heartbeat, and storage IP’s between nodes. Server Network Architecture

Server Server Name NIC IP IP Ver.

Rack 0 FJSR2-1-Node0 Network 192.168.3.91 IPv4

Heartbeat 10.10.10.91 IPv4

Storage 100.100.100.91 IPv4

Rack 1 FJSR2-2-Node1 Network 192.168.3.92 IPv4

Heartbeat 10.10.10.92 IPv4

Storage 100.100.100.92 IPv4

4.6 Storage - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3

This is the Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 configuration in this solution.

4.6.1 Front and Rear View

This reference architecture uses One (1) Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 external storage device Figure 4.5.1 shows the front and back of the Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 chassis used in this



solution.

Front View

Rear View

4.6.2 Storage Architecture

The storage architecture is a critical component of the virtualized infrastructure. The ability of the store

virtual machines and to handle the workload of a large number of consolidation candidates increases the

consolidation ratio and helps provide cost benefits.

This reference architecture uses Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 due to the ability to support large numbers

of virtual machines and RemoteApp/Desktop users per server. It meets the requirements in the Microsoft

Private Cloud program for processor, RAM, and network capability.

ETERNUS DX100 S3

ETERNUS DX100 S3 (2.5INCH, 1GBPS, ISCSI, DUAL-CONTROLLER) (ET103AU)

4 Port iSCSI 1 Gb (Host Interface)

8 Gb cache memory

8 x 1 TB 7.2k RPM SAS drives 2.5” SFF

4 x 600 Gb 10k RPM SAS drives 2.5” SFF



Controller redundancy

Fan redundancy

Power Supply redundancy

Power cord (2x) IEC320-C14

4.6.3 Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S3 Setup

First you need to setup and initialize the DX100 S3. Once completed follow these steps:

1. Create 2 RAID Groups

2. Create a volume

3. On ETERNUS Set the To-server Connection Type (Setting the iSCSI Port Parameters)

4. On the server, setup the iSCSI server connectivity as per the User's Guide -Server

Connection- (iSCSI) for Windows (p3am-3382-en.pdf)

5. On ETERNUS Create the iSCSI port groups

6. Add iSCSI host to the ETERNUS.

7. Add iSCSI host to the LUN

8. Create host affinity

1. RAID Configuration - Under the Raid Group tab, click on Create button

a. Select a RAID name and select the type of disk and RAID type that you want. When

all the selection are completed, hit Create at the bottom right of the page

b. Repeat this is you wish to setup additional Raid groups

RAID Group Name

RAID

Type

# of

Drives

Drive

Size

Drive Details

Total

Storage

Disk

Type

RG0(Hyper-V) 1 + 0 4 600 GB 10K RPM SAS 1.2 TB OnLine

RG1(Application/Data) 1 + 0 8 1 TB 7.2K RPM SAS 4 TB NearLine

Total Available Storage 5.2 TB



2. Under the Volume tab, click on Create button

a. Give it a name, capacity, keep the type as standard

b. Select the disk type as required (Online for SAS, Nearline for NL_SAS)

c. Click on create

To satisfy the requirement to support up to 30 virtual machines and 30 RemoteApp/Desktop session users, this reference architecture uses the following: Cluster Volume Name and volume capacity

Cluster Volume Name

Used for

Usable Pool

Capacity

Cluster Shared Volume 0

Quorum / Witness Disk 2 GB

Cluster Shared Volume 1 Virtual Server - Konect Elite Server SW 127 GB

Cluster Shared Volume 2 Virtual Desktops (VDI) Win 8.1 1 TB

Cluster Shared Volume 3 Application / data storage (VDI) 3 TB

Cluster Shared Volume 4 RemoteApp / Desktop Applications and Data 500 GB

Total Used Storage 5.132 TB

Clustered Shared Volumes



This reference architecture implements CSVs to host the virtual machine operating system and

application data. CSVs are exclusively for use with Hyper-V failover clustering. They enable all

nodes in the cluster to access the same cluster storage volumes at the same time.

Using CSVs eliminates the one virtual machine per Logical Unit Number (LUN) requirement,

allowing multiple virtual machines to be placed on a single CSV. This simplifies the management of

the storage infrastructure in a private cloud environment.

Because all cluster nodes can access all CSVs simultaneously, standard LUN allocation

methodologies based on performance and capacity requirements of the expected workloads can be

used. Microsoft recommends isolating the virtual machine operating system I/O from the application

data I/O. This is the reason behind creating multiple dynamic provisioning pools to host the CSVs:

CSV architecture differs from other traditional clustered file systems. This frees it of scalability

limitations, such as one virtual machine per LUN and drive letter limitations. As a result, there is no

special guidance for scaling the number of Hyper-V nodes or virtual machines on a CSV volume. The virtual disks of all virtual machines running on a particular CSV contend for storage I/O.

Understand the I/O workload characteristics for the virtual machines hosted on the CSVs located in

dynamic provisioning pools. Take into consideration the IOPS requirements of any virtual machine to

be deployed along with its I/O profile (for example, random read and write operations versus

sequential write operations).

3. Under the Connectivity tab: Expand the category Port Group, then select iSCSI

The iSCSI ports should be displayed

You can select multiple ports for this step and configure all of the ports at once, as long as all of

the ports are of the same type, i.e. all 1Gbit/s. The modification screen will then have a pull

down tab that allows you to switch between ports.

Modify the iSCSI port parameters updating the IP address and default Subnet to each port. It is

also recommended that you change the iSCSI Name on each port so that they each have a

unique name. By default the iSCSI Name is the same for all ports on the array. We usually

recommend that you add the port number to the end of the default iSCSI Name, such as

“iqn.2000-09.com.fujitsu:storage-system.eternus-dxl:0004437b-CM0P0”

4. Under Connectivity: Select the Port Group Category and then click on Create iSCSI Port Group This function creates a new iSCSI port group, and registers the port to be a member. An iSCSI port group is a group of iSCSI-CA type ports that are connected to the specified host group. This function configures the host affinity setting for each iSCSI port group.

The procedure to create an iSCSI port group is as follows:

1. Click [Create iSCSI Port Group] in [Action].

2. Specify the name of the port group to be created, select all the ports to be registered in

the port group, and click the [Create] button.

a. Name (ex: PortGrp#1)

b. Specify the port group name. An existing port group name cannot be

specified. The following input conditions apply: - Up to 16 alphanumeric

characters and symbols (except ", (comma)" and "?") – Space

c. Checkbox to select ports



Select the checkbox of the iSCSI port to be registered in an iSCSI port group.

Ports group should be created using all the ports that will connect to the same server.

Ex; CM#0, PORT#0 and CM#1,PORT#0 should be brought into PORTGRP#1 Ex:

CM#0, PORT#1 and CM#1,PORT#1 should be put together into PORTGRP #2

iSCSI Port group

Port Type

Port

Mode

Transfer

Rate

iSCSI Name

CM#0 CA#0 Port#0

1G

iSCSI

CA 1Gbit/s iqn.2000-09.com.fujitsu:storage-system.eternus-

dxl:00046f42.cm0p0

CM#0 CA#0 Port#1

1G

iSCSI


dxl:00046f42.cm0p1

CM#1 CA#0 Port#0

1G

iSCSI


dxl:00046f42.cm1p0

CM#1 CA#0 Port#1

1G

iSCSI


dxl:00046f42.cm1p1

5. Adding the iSCSI Host

a. Under the Connectivity tab, click on Add iSCSI Host

b. From the Add iSCSI Host screen, add a name and select the host

response type (for windows, it should remain to default)

c. Cut and Paste the iSCSI names of the host by selecting the « manual

Input » tab and clicking on « add »Click Add. A confirmation screen will

appear. Click ok.

d. Additional host groups are needed if they are not part of a cluster. If the

hosts are a part of a cluster then they should be added to a single host

group.

iSCSI Host Group

Host Group Name iSCSI Name IP Ver. IP

FJS_iSCSI_Grou~0 Iqn.1995-05.com.microsoft:fjsr2-1.Konect2012.local IPv4 100.100.100.91

FJS_iSCSI_Grou~1 Iqn.1995-05.com.microsoft:fjsr2-2.Konect2012.local IPv4 100.100.100.92



6. Under Connectivity: Select LUN group then click on Add LUN Group

A meaningful name should be given (ex: iSCSI_LUN)

Select the first LUN starting from 0 that should be part of this group.

Table lists LUN group

Raid

Group

Name

LUN

Group

Host

LUN

Cluster Volume Name

Used for

Usable

Pool

Capacity

RGO

(Hyper-V)

Konect LUN0 Cluster Shared Volume 0

Quorum / Witness Disk 2 GB

LUN1 Cluster Shared Volume 1 Virtual Server - Konect Elite

Server SW

127 GB

LUN2 Cluster Shared Volume 2 Virtual Desktops (VDI) Win 8.1 1 TB

RG1 (Data)

LUN3 Cluster Shared Volume 3 Application / data storage

(VDI)

3 TB

LUN4 Cluster Shared Volume 4 RemoteApp / Desktop

Applications and Data

500 GB

Total Used Storage 5.132 TB



8. Under Connectivity: Create Host Affinity

a. Host Group: Browse – You should select the host group created in step 6. If

you have multiple host groups then you will be creating multiple host affinity

settings and you should have a separate LUN group for each host group. If

all of the hosts are in a cluster and need to see the same LUNs then they

should all be in a single host group.

b. CA Port Group – Browse - Select Port groups

c. LUN Group – Select the created LUN Group

Host Affinity Group

Host Affinity Group CA Port Group LUN Group Host CA Port

FJS_ISCSI_Group

DX100 S3 iSCSI Konect

FJS_ISCSI_Grou~0 CM#0 CA#0 Port#0

CM#0 CA#0 Port#1

CM#1 CA#0 Port#0

CM#1 CA#0 Port#1

FJS_ISCSI_Group DX100 S3 iSCSI Konect FJS_ISCSI_Grou~1 CM#0 CA#0 Port#0

CM#0 CA#0 Port#1

CM#1 CA#0 Port#0

CM#1 CA#0 Port#1

4.6.4 iSCSI Initiator

This reference architecture uses the iSCSI initiator feature to communicate between the node and storage device. You need to enable the service. Once enabled follow the following steps. Step 1 Select Discovery tab -> Discover Portal tab –> Advanced. Fill in the following parameters and select OK Local Adapter: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Initiator IP: Select Node IP Target Portal IP: Select Storage IP



Step2 Select Auto Configure to show all available cluster volumes.

Step3 The volumes will show inactive. Select connect to connect volumes. Status column should show connected.



4.6.5 Failover Clustering

This reference architecture uses the Failover clustering feature. You will need to enable this feature using the 2012 Server manager. Step 1 – Create cluster

Step 2 – Check nodes have been created successfully



Step 3 – Check the status of your Volume Disks

Step 4 – Check your network status

4.7 Network Architecture

Private cloud solutions must be designed specifically to provide high network performance and high

availability.

With Hyper-V and host clusters, define networks on all nodes. This is necessary so a virtual machine to

be able to failover to any node and maintain its connection to the network.

4.7.1 iSCSI Channel Architecture

Hyper-V users can use iSCSI Channel SANs to virtualize guest virtual machine workloads that require

direct access to SAN logical unit numbers (LUNs).

ISCSI Channel allows you to operate in new scenarios. This includes running the Windows Server

failover-clustering feature inside the guest operating system of a virtual machine that is connected to



shared iSCSI storage.

4.7.2 Network Switch Module Configuration

Below is the required network switch configuration to both compute and storage referenced in this architecture. Compute Each RX300 S8 server blade has a single on-board two-channel 1 GbE CNA card for network traffic.

There are three (3) physical NICs per server blade. This allows maximum bandwidth for the virtual

machine network.

Ensure that you can ping Network, Heartbeat, and storage IP’s between nodes. Server Network Architecture

Server Server Name NIC Used for IP IP Ver. Capacity

Rack 0 FJSR2-1-Node0 0 Production 192.168.3.91 IPv4 1 Gb/bit

1 Heartbeat 10.10.10.91 IPv4 1 Gb/bit

2 Storage 100.100.100.91 IPv4 1 Gb/bit

Rack 1 FJSR2-2-Node1 0 Production 192.168.3.92 IPv4 1 Gb/bit

1 Heartbeat 10.10.10.92 IPv4 1 Gb/bit

2 Storage 100.100.100.92 IPv4 1 Gb/bit

Storage The ETERNUS DX100 S3 requires the following network configurations.

Host Affinity Group

Host Affinity Group CA Port Group LUN Group Host CA Port

FJS_ISCSI_Group

DX100 S3 iSCSI Konect

FJS_ISCSI_Grou~0 CM#0 CA#0 Port#0

CM#0 CA#0 Port#1

CM#1 CA#0 Port#0



CM#1 CA#0 Port#1

FJS_ISCSI_Group DX100 S3 iSCSI Konect FJS_ISCSI_Grou~1 CM#0 CA#0 Port#0

CM#0 CA#0 Port#1

CM#1 CA#0 Port#0

CM#1 CA#0 Port#1

4.7.3 Network Uplink Connectivity

Off-rack connectivity is provided by using 1 Gb/sec uplink capabilities of the network switch modules.

These switches, when connected to your core network switching infrastructure, provide extensive

connectivity into the environment.

4.8 Konect Elite Server Management Software

Deploy one (1) Konect Server virtual machine into a failover cluster to support the management

infrastructure. Konect provides the highly available and well-performing database platform that is critical

to the overall management of the environment in this reference architecture. Configure the Konect Elite

server with the following:

LUN OS RAM Size CPU

LUN1, CSV Volume 1 Server 2012 Datacenter Edition 2 GB 127 GB 1

Deploy Konect Elite Server Management Software for this reference architecture to manage the Hyper-V

hosts and guests in a single data center.

The Konect management console will auto provision the following roles and features dynamically: Roles and features:

Hyper-V Role

RDSH Role

IIS Role



3.5 Framework

4.8.1 Assign Konect Users

Using the Konect management console you first need to assign active directory user as Konect users.

Konect users then can be assigned specific virtual desktops and RemoteApps / Desktops.

4.8.2 Create VM Templates

Using the Konect management console you can create virtual machines templates. Supported templates:

LUN OS Type Types Bit Version

LUN2, CSV Volume 2 2012, 2012, 2008

R2, 2008, 2003

Server Standard and

Datacenter

X32 bit, x64

bit

LUN2, CSV Volume 2 8.1, 8.0, 7.0, XP SP3 Desktop Professional and

Enterprise

X32 bit, x64

bit

4.8.3 Create new VM’s from Templates

Using the Konect management console you can create new virtual machines on a selected server node

using the available VM templates found in the Konect VM library.

4.8.4 Konect VM Library

The following tables show what VM’s Library resources are available for creating Virtual machines.

Library shares are available, VM templates created, stored and utilized by Konect VM Center to deploy

virtual machines and desktops in this configuration. The following templates are used in this reference

architecture

4.8.4.1 Library Shares

Where the VM Templates are stored. These templates are used to create new virtual machines on the selected Host node server.

Library Shares CVS Volume Template Type

Konect Server CSV2 Server

Windows 8.1 CSV2 Desktop

4.8.4.2 Virtual Machine Templates

Using the Konect Management console, VM templates gives you a list of the available templates that can be used to create new VM’s.

VM Templates CPU Memory Size Operating System

Konect Server 1vCPU 2 GB 10 GB 2012 Datacenter

Windows 8.1 1vCPU 1.5 GB 10 GB Windows 8.1 Enterprise



4.8.4.3 Guest OS Profile

Using the Konect Management console, you can pre-define Guest OS Templates that can be used when

create VM templates that are stored into the VM Library.

Template Guest OS Profile

Konect Server 2012 Datacenter

Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Konect VM Center is tightly integrated with Microsoft Hyper-V to enable performance and resource

optimization.

4.8.5 Konect Application/Desktop Publishing

Table 4.7.2 shows the published application and desktops to specific users and groups.

Published Item Protocol User RDP

Sessions

Available

RAM

Assigned to Operating

System

Notepad RDP 30 10 GB Domain Users 2012

Remote Desktop

Server

RDP 30 10 GB Domain Users 2012

5. Engineering Validation

This Microsoft Private Cloud reference architecture was designed to provide a robust infrastructure for the

customer to deploy a private cloud quickly. Since each environment is unique, specific testing was only

performed to ensure that the underlying infrastructure met the requirements of the Private Cloud program

from Microsoft. The specific tests performed were the following:

Ensure that the network design was properly configured for both performance and availability Ensure that the management structure was properly configured for high availability and failover on a 2

node cluster with attached external storage.

Ensure the management of VM creation, deployment, and provisioning using the Konect Elite

Management server SW.

The solution described in this white paper passed all of Microsoft validation testing for the Microsoft

Private Cloud 2012 program.

Table 12. Virtual Machine and RemoteApp/Desktop Profile

Type Profile Characteristic Value Virtual Machines Number of virtual machines (VM) 31 VM’s

Virtual machine OS Windows 8.1 Enterprise Edition

RAM per virtual machine 1.5 GB

Average storage available per virtual machine 100 GB

Average IOPS per virtual machine 18



RemoteApp/Desktops (Session based) Number of user sessions 30 RDP sessions

RAM per user 330 MB

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quickstack-server-2012.html

Primergy Datasheet: http://globalsp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/public/ds-py-rx300-s8.pdf

Eternus Datasheet: http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/STRSYS/system/DX100S3ds.pdf

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