Add iSCSI target Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Core
Working with Windows Server 2016 Server Core is a bit more difficult than working with the GUI enabled version of Windows Server. Also, with Windows Server 2016 Microsoft has removed…
Tag: iSCSI
VMware ESXi 6.5 Can’t Add Existing iSCSI LUN
In playing around with adding an existing iSCSI LUN to a new VMware ESXi 6.5 host in a lab environment, I ran into a peculiar issue adding the storage to…
Equallogic SAN basic initial iSCSI setup
Recently, I configured a couple of Dell Equallogic SANs for two different VMware environments and I wanted to pass along to you guys the steps required to stand up a…
Best Practices using VLANs with iSCSI and vMotion
So many times, the discussion comes up with using vlans , how to use them, and when they need to be implemented, especially in best practices using vlans with iscsci…
Basic Dell Powerconnect Nseries iSCSI switch configuration
Recently, I got my hands on a couple of Dell PowerConnect 8132f switches for a client to configure for iSCSI traffic for a 3-node VMware cluster that was being implemented for…
Setup a Hyper-V Cluster Lab in VMware Workstation
Setting up a Hyper-V cluster lab in VMware Workstation is not too difficult and can easily be accomplished in a couple of hours worth of work to get things configured…
FreeNAS Change IP Address on iSCSI target VMware ESXi 6
FreeNAS is one of the easiest and coolest virtual SAN appliances out there for use with VMware and other Hypervisor labs. If you have FreeNAS already setup and running with…
Setup iSCSI Napp-it Windows Server 2012 R2 Cluster
In playing around recently in my home VMware lab, I set about created a Windows Server 2012 R2 cluster with iSCSI storage. I have used many products over the years…
How to change the raid controller battery in an MD3000i
In working with a client recently in changing out the RAID controller battery on an MD3000i connected to a small VMware environment, I wanted to post the steps taken to…