A server virtualization platform from VMware. VMware vSphere debuted in 2009 as the successor to the company’s flagship VMware Infrastructure solution, and it serves as a complete platform for implementing and managing virtual machine (VM) infrastructure on a large scale.
VMWARE INSTALLATION
1. Mount VMWare ISO
2. Follow image below to install VMWare.
Select VM kernel and hit next
DELL iSCSI CONFIGURATION
After logging into the system click on add networking
Repeat the same process to add the second switch and after creating the switch go to properties
VMWare md storage
For the md storage these steps should be followed
Go to summary and create two virtual drives
Go to setup then configure iSCSI host port
Now navigate to Host mapping and define the Host group
Now click on host group storage and create hosts
provide the host name and click next
choose the host interface type and then select the known host identifier
Now select the Host type in this case it will be vmware
now select the host group and enter the name
verify the settings and click on finish
now move to host mapping and do the following conifgurations
Now navigate to VMWARE and add the storage adopter as fellows
now add the port groups as fellow
Now move to iSCSI software adopter and click on setting and on path here and path should be active now
Now navigate to storage section and add the storage that was created on md storage using virtual drives
select the disk type
Add the second storage
Now all the data stores should appear here
