Deployment, PowerShell and System Administration
In this post we will configure the OpenFiler server for NFS and connect the virtual ESXi servers to it. Configure OpenFiler Open the web interface and go to Services. Click Enable next to NFSv3 server. Go to Volumes. Click on Block Devices on the right, then click on /dev/sdc. Scroll down and click on the…
In this post, we will set up the OpenFiler VM as an iSCSI target for the virtual ESXi servers, and connect the virtual ESXi servers to it. Configure OpenFiler Log into your OpenFiler server via the web interface. Go to Services and click Enable next to iSCSI target server. Go to System and scroll down…
This post will run through the initial configuration of the OpenFiler appliance, to provide some shared storage for the virtual ESXi servers. Importing the VMware Appliance: If you haven’t done so already, download the OpenFiler v2.3 VMware appliance and extract it. It will extract 3 files to a folder called openfiler-2.3-x86. Open the vSphere Client…