Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Hyper-V ISCSI Configuration Best Practise



Disable all networking protocols on the iSCSI NICs used, with the exception of Internet Protocol Version 4/6.  This is to reduce the amount of chatter that occurs on the NICs.  We want to dedicate these network adapters strictly for iSCSI traffic, so there is no need for anything outside of the IP protocols. 

iSCSI network: It is always suggested to have at least two network ports dedicated to the iSCSI network. (This number can vary depending on the SAN) This is for redundancy reasons. This Network should be an isolated and private network. This network should follow regular iSCSI best practices. Non routable, no cluster communication, DNS should not be registered in advanced TCPIP properties. iSCSI should be at the bottom of the binding order as well. File and print sharing and Client for Microsoft Networks should be unchecked. iSCSI network ports should never be teamed using network card vendor teaming software.

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