Free iSCSI SAN for your home lab using FreeNAS 8.2
Scenario You have a home lab set up so you can experiment with the latest and greatest software and technology. You could be using VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or another hypervisor for your lab, but they...
View ArticleConfigure iSCSI SAN using FreeNAS 8.2
Scenario You’ve installed FreeNAS 8.2 in your Home Lab, and now wish to configure iSCSI for shared storage. Here’s how. Solution Open a browser and login to FreeNAS 8.2. Navigate to Storage > Active...
View ArticleConnect an iSCSI SAN to Server 2008 R2 using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Scenario You’ve installed FreeNAS 8.2 and configured it as a free iSCSI SAN. Now you need to connect to the iSCSI SAN using an iSCSI Initiator. Solution Note: This process is the same for both Server...
View ArticleConfigure a Failover Cluster using Server 2008 R2
Scenario You have already installed and configured an iSCSI SAN for your shared storage, and now you want to configure a Failover Cluster to provide increased availability to services like Exchange,...
View ArticleInstalling SQL Server 2008 R2 on a Failover Cluster using Server 2008 R2
Scenario You’ve configured a Failover Cluster using Server 2008 R2, and now you want to install SQL Server 2008 R2. Solution Changes A few changes were made to the simple Failover Cluster that was...
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