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XenServer Storage Deep Dive
XenServer Storage Deep Dive
Multipathing
Vendor Integration
StorageLink
Lab Management
Platinum
Provisioning Services (p+v)
Edition
VM virtual disk
FC LUN Storage
1
controller 1
HBA 1
LUN LUN
FC 1
Storage 1
HBA 2 LUN
controller 2
1
• xe host-param-set other-
config:multipathing=true
uuid=host_uuid
• xe host-param-set other-
config:multipathhandle=dmp
uuid=host_uuid
• Note: Do not enable
multipathing by other ways
(e.g. CLI)!!!
Default yes no
NIC 1 LUN
1
Subnet 1
Port 1 IP:
192.168.1.201 Storage
LAN
NIC 1 IP: Port 2 IP: Adapter 1
NIC 1 192.168.1.10 192.168.2.201
NIC 2 IP:
NIC 2 192.168.2.10
Port 1 IP:
192.168.1.202 Storage LUN
LAN 1
Port 2 IP: Adapter 2
192.168.2.202
Both server NICs in same subnet Mixing of NIC teaming and multipathing
Subnet 1 Subnet 1
NIC 2 IP:
NIC 2 192.168.1.11 NIC 2
XenServer XenServer
• Execute
iscsiadm -m discovery --type sendtargets --portal <ip
address of 1 target>
CIFS Network
Controller 0
(active)
NIC 0
NIC 1
NIC 0 Controller 1
(fault tolerance)
NIC 0
NIC 1
NIC 1
iSCSI Network
NIC 0
vif /
NIC Bond
NIC 1 bond
NIC 0 Controller 1
(fault tolerance)
NIC 0
NIC 1 vif /
NIC 1 bond
NIC 1
iSCSI VLAN NIC 0
Vif /
NIC 1 bond
Multipathing
Controller 1
NIC 2 (fault tolerance)
Same configuration
NIC 3
Subnet 1
Port 1 IP:
192.168.1.201 Storage
Controller
NIC 1 IP: 1
NIC 1 192.168.1.10 IQN 1
NIC 2 IP:
NIC 2 192.168.2.10
IQN 2 Storage LUN
Controller 1
Port 2 IP: 2
192.168.2.202
Guest
iSCSI / F
C
Snap-in
for XenServer
StorageLink
XenServer Hyper-V
Control Path
SAN/NAS
LUN LUN LUN
LUN LUN LUN
Storage Repository
Storage Repository
SMI-S
NetApp FAS980
status
powe r
provider activity
sta tus
po we r
NetApp
HP
St or ag eWor ks
UID
HP
Sto ra geW orks
MSA150 0cs
Vendor-specific VSM
Storage Adapters run in
U ID
H P Stora geWorks
3 6 9 12
HP
Sto ra ge Work s
HP EVA series
M SA1 500c s
U ID
HP
Sto rage Work s
M SA1 500cs
UI D
HP Sto ra geWorks
separate processes
Mo dul ar Smart Array 15 00
HP Sto rag eWo rks
LUN
VM virtual disk
3. Creation of VM 3. Creation of VM
1. Copy of LUN
2. Modification of Zoning
3. Creation of VM
4. Assignment of LUN to VM
1. Copy of LUN
• StorageLink HCL
http://hcl.vmd.citrix.com/SLG-HCLHome.aspx