topic Re: Netapp and Xenserver new system from scratch in ONTAP Hardware https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Netapp-and-Xenserver-new-system-from-scratch/m-p/15496#M1072 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi William,</P><P></P><P>I have used and installed XenServer and NetApp extensively, I would recommend NFS over iSCSI or FC, there's a discussion going on in Citrixs' support forum where I posted some information that you may find useful.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=1614051#1614051" target="_blank">http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=1614051#1614051</A></P><P></P><P>Regarding the SQL LUNs, in XenServer the only possible way to connect a LUN to a VM is using iSCSI with software initiators (I don't think that this is officially supported by NetApp, but I have done that without problems) because XenServer don't support Raw Device Mapping.</P><P></P><P>Cheers.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:33:32 GMT ralfaro01zero 2012-02-29T21:33:32Z Netapp and Xenserver new system from scratch https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Netapp-and-Xenserver-new-system-from-scratch/m-p/15491#M1071 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a FAS2040 which was recently purchased.<BR />The unit is up and running and I have On command able to connect to the Netapp.<BR />I have gotten some conflicting information and would like to know how to best start out putting my new system together.</P><P>The system will be on the netapp fas 2040 and it will use Citrix Xen server to run the VM on my three host machines.</P><P>I need to set up OS and data stores for the environment.</P><P>I've read that the best installation for an OS is to use a volume and use NFS so block level recovery is possible.</P><P>I'd like to know best practice for setting up a volume and then If I need to set up a LUN inside that volume for the Server 2008 OS or just set up the OS on that volume.</P><P>Does that volume or LUN need to be iscsi or nfs protocol or does it matter?</P><P>the next thing I've read is that the SQL data and log need to be on iSCSI for speed and response performance. </P><P></P><P>I've set up one OS and I can't tell if what I am doing will cause problems in the future or if I am using all the benefits of my Net app.</P><P></P><P>If there is a best practices reference any one knows of please let me know. I'm a bit lost in all the features and On command is easy to use but offers little in guidance for best use and application.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:33:43 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Netapp-and-Xenserver-new-system-from-scratch/m-p/15491#M1071 wrfoster3 2025-06-05T06:33:43Z Re: Netapp and Xenserver new system from scratch https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Netapp-and-Xenserver-new-system-from-scratch/m-p/15496#M1072 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi William,</P><P></P><P>I have used and installed XenServer and NetApp extensively, I would recommend NFS over iSCSI or FC, there's a discussion going on in Citrixs' support forum where I posted some information that you may find useful.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=1614051#1614051" target="_blank">http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=1614051#1614051</A></P><P></P><P>Regarding the SQL LUNs, in XenServer the only possible way to connect a LUN to a VM is using iSCSI with software initiators (I don't think that this is officially supported by NetApp, but I have done that without problems) because XenServer don't support Raw Device Mapping.</P><P></P><P>Cheers.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:33:32 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Hardware/Netapp-and-Xenserver-new-system-from-scratch/m-p/15496#M1072 ralfaro01zero 2012-02-29T21:33:32Z