JamesPCSchool: Storage Space, iscsi and FSRM Lab Environment Preparation

Storage Space, iSCSI and FSRM Lab Environment Preparation

0. Preface

This chapter is about how to prepare an environment for the next 3 labs, Storage Space, iSCSI and FSRM. Those 3 labs will use the same virtual machine environment such as domain controller and file server settings.

Below links are for the related chapters
Storage Space Chapter 1
iSCSI Chapter 1
FSRM Chapter 1

0-1. Why need a lab environment preparation

The environment preparation is to set up a dedicated scenario for implement and practice 3 labs.

0-2. What is

Storage Space (Storage Space Chapter 1)
iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) (iSCSI Chapter 1)
FSRM (File Server Resource Manager) (FSRM Chapter 1)

Those 3 roles or functions are provided by Microsoft in the Windows server. They are able to provide solutions to solve storage approaches such as redundant, RAID, fault tolerance and so on. More details about them will be described in the specific chapters.

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1. Virtual machine

Before doing the lab, we need to set up the lab environment. The lab environment is as the table below:

Domain Name: JamesLab.com
Domain Administrator: sysop

Computer name	DC01	FS01	FS02
IP address	10.0.0.1	10.0.0.3	10.0.0.5
Role	Domain Controller, iscsi initiator	File server, Storage space server iscsi target, FSRM server	File server, iscsi initiator
CPU	4	4	4
RAM	4	4	4
HDD	c:50GB	c:50GB VD01:10GB VD02:10GB VD03:10GB VD04:10GB VD05:30GB VD06:20GB	c:50GB