Comments on: How To Use Windows 2008 to Host Storage for ESX http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/ Thoughts on theology & technology. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:03:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Steve http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 Steve Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:23:31 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-2009 Hi Mike. You might want to check out Xtravirt.com as they recently published a whitepaper on this topic. http://xtravirt.com/nfs-storage-configuration-for-vsphere-using-windows-2008 Steve Hi Mike. You might want to check out Xtravirt.com as they recently published a whitepaper on this topic. http://xtravirt.com/nfs-storage-configuration-for-vsphere-using-windows-2008

Steve

]]> By: Mike http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 Mike Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:29:14 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-2008 Hi, we configure Windows 2008 host slight differently by installing Identity for Unix (role service) on our AD Domain Controller and set Services for NFS on W2008 server to use the AD authentication (also we create AD user and group with mapping to ESXi root GID=0 UID=0). Datastore was created and accessible for ESXi. But we have huge problem because when we try to copy the data W2008 server with NFS share crashed (hangup the whole system) and must rebooted. We try on two different HP server models one with Windows 2008 and second with Windows 2008 R2. Same result - server hangs/crash. There are no BSOD, there no trace in logs on possible cause. Anybody knows where is the problem ? We copy for test not so big (8GB) folder with turned off virtual machine using datastore copy/paste function from vSphere client. Hi,
we configure Windows 2008 host slight differently by installing Identity for Unix (role service) on our AD Domain Controller and set Services for NFS on W2008 server to use the AD authentication (also we create AD user and group with mapping to ESXi root GID=0 UID=0).
Datastore was created and accessible for ESXi.
But we have huge problem because when we try to copy the data W2008 server with NFS share crashed (hangup the whole system) and must rebooted. We try on two different HP server models one with Windows 2008 and second with Windows 2008 R2. Same result – server hangs/crash. There are no BSOD, there no trace in logs on possible cause.

Anybody knows where is the problem ?

We copy for test not so big (8GB) folder with turned off virtual machine using datastore copy/paste function from vSphere client.

]]> By: Omar http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1745 Omar Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:24:44 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-1745 Ok, it works but NFS throughput MB/s is almost zero. Did anyone try to clone a VM to the NFS data store? it takes hours to clone a 3GB VM :( Ok, it works but NFS throughput MB/s is almost zero. Did anyone try to clone a VM to the NFS data store? it takes hours to clone a 3GB VM :(

]]> By: Brian Baker http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 Brian Baker Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:09:32 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-1646 I have been at this for 7 hours we have followed each step and checked it over at least 100 time, I am unable to get my ESXi 4 to connect, If someone could do a web x session with me to look over my sholder that would be wonderfull, in addition my cell phone is 504-908-3428 Brian Baker I have been at this for 7 hours we have followed each step and checked it over at least 100 time, I am unable to get my ESXi 4 to connect, If someone could do a web x session with me to look over my sholder that would be wonderfull, in addition my cell phone is 504-908-3428 Brian Baker

]]> By: Steve http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Steve Tue, 25 May 2010 19:45:49 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-1482 I'm glad you got it going Chris. Steve I’m glad you got it going Chris.

Steve

]]> By: Chris Scott http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Chris Scott Mon, 24 May 2010 21:13:42 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-1473 Sadly it took me four hours to find this. The Local Policy setting did the trick for me. I'm SO glad you posted this. Well done! Chris Sadly it took me four hours to find this. The Local Policy setting did the trick for me. I’m SO glad you posted this. Well done!

Chris

]]> By: Sastry Malapaka http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 Sastry Malapaka Thu, 13 May 2010 16:54:35 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-1341 I did all this got the storage to been seen by the ESX 4 host, but cant seem to use it for creating VM guests, the shared folder had the ISO as well,pointed to the ISO file on the Shared 2008 folder, it doesnt work. I did all this got the storage to been seen by the ESX 4 host, but cant seem to use it for creating VM guests, the shared folder had the ISO as well,pointed to the ISO file on the Shared 2008 folder, it doesnt work.

]]> By: Thomas Seiz http://ross-family.org/blog/2009/07/08/how-to-use-windows-2008-to-host-storage-for-esx/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Thomas Seiz Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:53:36 +0000 http://ross-family.org/blog/?p=83#comment-319 Perfect information - works quite well! Perfect information – works quite well!

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