OnWire Lab Manual: 20740 [MCSE2016]

Module 3: Configuring Storage Technologies

& Components
Exercise 1: Implementing iSCSI Storage Area Network

Task 1: Adding Network Prerequisites.

Task 2: Creating Disks and Targets.

Task 3: Client-side iSCSI Initiator Configuration.

Machines Required

• KHI-DC1

• KHI-MS1

Start KHI-DC1 with “AD Installed” checkpoint after it is started start KHI-MS1 with “Base”
Checkpoint and join Domain “Onwire.pk”

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Exercise 1: Implementing iSCSI Storage Area Network

Task1: Adding Network Prerequisites

Adding additional network

adapter for SAN network.

Open Hyper-V and right click

on KHI-DC1 then click on
Settings.

Select Network Adapter from

Add Hardware and click on
Add.

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Connect the newly added

Network Adapter to a Virtual
Switch.

Select New Virtual Switch

from the drop down menu and
click on OK then start the VM.

Rename both old and new

network adapters on KHI-DC1
to Production and SAN
respectively.

Change the IP address of SAN

Network Adapter to 10.0.0.10.

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Now goto Hyper V and right

click on KHI-MS1 and goto
Settings.

Select Network Adapter from

Add Hardware and click on
Add.

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Connect the newly added

Network Adapter to a Virtual
Switch.

Select New Virtual Switch

from the drop down menu and
click on OK and Start the VM.

Rename both old and new

network adapters on KHI-MS1
to Production and SAN
respectively.

Change the IP Address of SAN

Network Adapter to 10.0.0.2

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ON KHI-DC1 Go to Server
Manager and from dashboard
click on Add roles and
features and click next

Select Role-based or Feature-

based installation and click on
Next.

Select the server and click on

Next.

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Select iSCSI target server role

and click on Next

Leave Features as default and

click on Next

Click on Install

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Task 2: Creating Disks and Targets

Go to Server Manager
→ File and Storage Services
→ iSCSI

Click Tasks and select New

iSCSI virtual Disk.

Select desired server from list

and then Select Volume or a
custom path for virtual disk and
click on Next.

Type Disk1 for disk name and

click on Next

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We will set size of disk as

12GB and click Next.

Select New iSCSI Target and

Click on Next.

Type San1 for iSCSI target

name and click on Next.

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Click on Add and select the

enter a value for the selected
type and select IP Address and
type 10.0.0.2

Leave all options to default for

this lab and click on Next.

Once everything is set click on

Create.

Our new iSCSI target is created

click on Close.

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Task 3: Client Side iSCSI Initiator Configuration

On KHI-MS1
Go to Server Manager
→ Tools → iSCSI Initiator

Type 10.0.0.10 in target and

click on Quick Connect.

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Make sure the status shows

connected and click on Close.

Target server is successfully

connected, click on OK to
close.

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Press Window + R and type

Diskmgmt.msc and click on
OK

Make Sure the Newly Created

Disk of 12 GB is there and
offline.

Right click on Offline and click

on online then right click on
Disk and click on Initialize
Disk.

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Click on OK

Right click on Unallocated

Space and click on New
Simple Volume then click on
Next.

Enter value to specify size of

volume and click on Next.

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Assign a drive letter and click

on Next

For this lab we will perform a

quick format this volume as
NTFS file system, with default
allocation unit size and label it
as New Volume.

When all options are set click

On Next.

Click on Finish to complete the

wizard.

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Make Sure the Disk has now a

new volume (E:) of 12 GB.

Open File Explorer and verify

that the New Volume E is there
and can be used.

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