Dear Shawn,
Maybe I am going to get back to you with further detailed questions in the next ours after reading the complete "Best practices", but do not understand yet what can be done incorrectly by configuring Linear storage or virtual. I was wondering if you might tell me please? Thank you.
wrote: Hello Sir,
It sounds as if you are still in the planning stages for your storage. Before configuring your array I suggest you upgrade the array and drives to the latest firmware. You can find the latest versions for both at the following link: https://h41111.www4.hpe.com/storage/msafirmware.html
Answers to your questions:
- Will the shared storage volume be configured (raid) by web interface? Answer: You can configure the storage from either the SMU (WebGUI) or CLI. Please review the following guides for more details.
SMU Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c04220794
CLI Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c04957376
- If further HDD comes into the enclosure, then they will be a seperate volumen, right? A existing volumen can not be modified without data loss, right? Answer: This depends on whether you are using Linear storage or virtual. You can modify a Linear vdisk by adding drives using the expansion utility. However, it is easier to use Virtual storage and add capacity. Using Virtual disk-groups, you could add additional drives, create a new disk-group and expand your volume this way. It is easy and quick. There is more information in the SMU Guide on both Linear Vdisks and Virtual Pools. However, either option will not cause data loss if done correctly.
Both options support RAID5 redudancy and error correction and can be enhanced in capacity without data loss, when doing config correctly. Yet I do not understand yet what can be done incorrectly by configuring Linear storage or virtual. I was wondering if you might tell me please? Thank you. Can you confirm please.- Will the volumen be recognizec by the (HPE ProLiant DL380) controllers as (additional to the OS logial drive by the on-board-controller) logical drive which can be used as a additional disk volumen by the operating system (Windows 2012 R2 Server Hyper-V) for moving the existing virtual maschine disks on and use them from the shared storage? Answer: Yes, you must present the volume to the host OS first, but then it will be recognized as an additional disk volume which can host the VMs.
As far as planning for your implementation there are some guides and Best Practices. You will need to adjust as needed for your usage.
HPE Planning Guide for Server 2012: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03572235&docLocale=en_US
HPE MSA 2040 Best Practices: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA4-6892ENW.pdf
HPE MSA Storage Information Library: http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/us/en/storage/info-library/index.aspx?cat=msa&lang=1
Just a question: Do one get the here mentioned documents also in german language in between? Thank you.Good luck!
Cheers,
ShawnI work for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The comments in this post are my own and do not represent an official reply from HPE. No warranty or guarantees of any kind are expressed in my reply.