Adding SCSI Adapter

We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure SQL
Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive (quorum
and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using up ID
SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.

How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
shared array.

Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top is a
SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make the
changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use addresses 6
and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one node on the
same address when I build these.


"Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
> We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure SQL
> Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
> (quorum
> and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using up
> ID
> SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
>
> How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
> shared array.
>

Hi Guys,

Can i just check something with you. I have 4 virtual scsi adapters on 1
guest. each has scsi id 7.

Each has a Virtual Scsi disk attached, each on Scsi id 0.

Does this sound correct?

"Tim Walsh" <tmwalsh@aep.com> wrote in message
news:O%233u4N6KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top is
> a SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make the
> changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use addresses 6
> and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one node on the
> same address when I build these.
>
>
> "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
>> We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure
>> SQL
>> Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
>> (quorum
>> and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using up
>> ID
>> SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
>>
>> How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
>> shared array.
>>
>
>

Why would you have 4 adapters??? One adapter and 4 disks is more typical.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

"Chris" <chris@me.com> wrote in message
news:erSucV9KJHA.5972@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi Guys,
>
> Can i just check something with you. I have 4 virtual scsi adapters on 1
> guest. each has scsi id 7.
>
> Each has a Virtual Scsi disk attached, each on Scsi id 0.
>
> Does this sound correct?
>
> "Tim Walsh" <tmwalsh@aep.com> wrote in message
> news:O%233u4N6KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top
>> is a SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make
>> the changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use
>> addresses 6 and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one
>> node on the same address when I build these.
>>
>>
>> "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
>>> We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure
>>> SQL
>>> Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
>>> (quorum
>>> and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using
>>> up ID
>>> SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
>>>
>>> How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
>>> shared array.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Well I can add four adapters but I am confused if I can use the same id. I am
trying to create two node windows cluster with SQL Server 2005. I have gone
through couple of articles on how to go about these

-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...y/cvs2005.mspx
-
http://www.sql-server-performance.co...server_p1.aspx

As per these articles I cannot use the same ID for SCSI adapters as these
needs to be on Shared Bus.

From Page 8 of article (article on second link which I referenced)

"In the above screen, you want to select "Share SCSI bus for clustering,"
which I have already done above, and select the "SCSI adapter ID" as 6. Note:
Do not use the default value of 7, as this will conflict with node1. Then
click on "OK" to create the SCSI adapter. We are now done adding the virtual
SCSI adapter."

I have used one ID for each node to share the quorum disk. Now i need to two
more adapters with unique ID so that I can add shared array to store SQL
Server database.

Maybe I am not clear on what is required but if anyone of you can read and
clarify if unique ID are required?

Thanks to all who have replied and anyone who will be replying in future.

Sameer Dhoot.
http://intellects.in/

"Tim Walsh" wrote:

> Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top is a
> SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make the
> changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use addresses 6
> and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one node on the
> same address when I build these.
>
>
> "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
> > We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure SQL
> > Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
> > (quorum
> > and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using up
> > ID
> > SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
> >
> > How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
> > shared array.
> >
>
>
>

Chris, i have replied to this and hope this should provide you an explanation.

You can do this if the disk are not shared. In my case i need these adapters
to on a shared SCSI bus so cannot have same ID. And articles i read says i
cannot use same ID's.


"Chris" wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> Can i just check something with you. I have 4 virtual scsi adapters on 1
> guest. each has scsi id 7.
>
> Each has a Virtual Scsi disk attached, each on Scsi id 0.
>
> Does this sound correct?
>
> "Tim Walsh" <tmwalsh@aep.com> wrote in message
> news:O%233u4N6KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top is
> > a SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make the
> > changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use addresses 6
> > and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one node on the
> > same address when I build these.
> >
> >
> > "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
> >> We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure
> >> SQL
> >> Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
> >> (quorum
> >> and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using up
> >> ID
> >> SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
> >>
> >> How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
> >> shared array.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

Charlie,

I treid to add more disk to same adapter but then its erroring out saying
that the location is already in use. the virtual server documentation says
you can have four adapters with 8 disk attached to each adapter. but there no
way in interface(atleast which i know) to add more disk to same adapter.

I would appreciate if you can share the knowledge on how do this. It will
help me.

Thanks,
Sameer Dhoot.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Why would you have 4 adapters??? One adapter and 4 disks is more typical.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
> "Chris" <chris@me.com> wrote in message
> news:erSucV9KJHA.5972@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > Can i just check something with you. I have 4 virtual scsi adapters on 1
> > guest. each has scsi id 7.
> >
> > Each has a Virtual Scsi disk attached, each on Scsi id 0.
> >
> > Does this sound correct?
> >
> > "Tim Walsh" <tmwalsh@aep.com> wrote in message
> > news:O%233u4N6KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top
> >> is a SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make
> >> the changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use
> >> addresses 6 and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one
> >> node on the same address when I build these.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
> >>> We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure
> >>> SQL
> >>> Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
> >>> (quorum
> >>> and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using
> >>> up ID
> >>> SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
> >>>
> >>> How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
> >>> shared array.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Certainly you can add more disks. You just select SCSI ID 0 for the first
disk (that's the default), and then SCSI ID1 for the second disk, SCSI ID 2
for the third, etc. Your SCSI "Adapter" will have SCSI ID 7, and you can
connect 7 disks to each adapter.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

"Sameer Dhoot (http://intellects.in)"
<SameerDhoothttpintellectsin@discussions.microsoft .com> wrote in message
news:FF18ACDB-6551-47B7-8DBD-3BAF16DB756C@microsoft.com...
> Charlie,
>
> I treid to add more disk to same adapter but then its erroring out saying
> that the location is already in use. the virtual server documentation says
> you can have four adapters with 8 disk attached to each adapter. but there
> no
> way in interface(atleast which i know) to add more disk to same adapter.
>
> I would appreciate if you can share the knowledge on how do this. It will
> help me.
>
> Thanks,
> Sameer Dhoot.
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Why would you have 4 adapters??? One adapter and 4 disks is more typical.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>> "Chris" <chris@me.com> wrote in message
>> news:erSucV9KJHA.5972@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi Guys,
>> >
>> > Can i just check something with you. I have 4 virtual scsi adapters on
>> > 1
>> > guest. each has scsi id 7.
>> >
>> > Each has a Virtual Scsi disk attached, each on Scsi id 0.
>> >
>> > Does this sound correct?
>> >
>> > "Tim Walsh" <tmwalsh@aep.com> wrote in message
>> > news:O%233u4N6KJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >> Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the
>> >> top
>> >> is a SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and
>> >> make
>> >> the changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use
>> >> addresses 6 and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on
>> >> one
>> >> node on the same address when I build these.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
>> >>> We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to
>> >>> configure
>> >>> SQL
>> >>> Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
>> >>> (quorum
>> >>> and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes
>> >>> using
>> >>> up ID
>> >>> SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
>> >>>
>> >>> How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to
>> >>> sqldata
>> >>> shared array.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

Hi Guys,

I was setting this up ready for a 2node cluster. I read that the disks all
need to be attached to the shared scsi bus 0. Is this correct?

"Sameer Dhoot (http://intellects.in)" <Sameer Dhoot
(http://intellects.in)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:006C3ACC-7557-4D33-9335-F7781A509A98@microsoft.com...
> Well I can add four adapters but I am confused if I can use the same id. I
> am
> trying to create two node windows cluster with SQL Server 2005. I have
> gone
> through couple of articles on how to go about these
>
> -
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...y/cvs2005.mspx
> -
> http://www.sql-server-performance.co...server_p1.aspx
>
> As per these articles I cannot use the same ID for SCSI adapters as these
> needs to be on Shared Bus.
>
> From Page 8 of article (article on second link which I referenced)
>
> "In the above screen, you want to select "Share SCSI bus for clustering,"
> which I have already done above, and select the "SCSI adapter ID" as 6.
> Note:
> Do not use the default value of 7, as this will conflict with node1. Then
> click on "OK" to create the SCSI adapter. We are now done adding the
> virtual
> SCSI adapter."
>
> I have used one ID for each node to share the quorum disk. Now i need to
> two
> more adapters with unique ID so that I can add shared array to store SQL
> Server database.
>
> Maybe I am not clear on what is required but if anyone of you can read and
> clarify if unique ID are required?
>
> Thanks to all who have replied and anyone who will be replying in future.
>
> Sameer Dhoot.
> http://intellects.in/
>
> "Tim Walsh" wrote:
>
>> Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top
>> is a
>> SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make the
>> changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use addresses
>> 6
>> and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one node on the
>> same address when I build these.
>>
>>
>> "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
>> > We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure
>> > SQL
>> > Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
>> > (quorum
>> > and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using
>> > up
>> > ID
>> > SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
>> >
>> > How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to
>> > sqldata
>> > shared array.
>> >
>>
>>
>>

I have found the answer here
https://blogs.msdn.com/blakhani/arch...05-part-2.aspx

I was confused that i need unique scsi id for each adapter. But actually i
can add upto 4 scsi adpater using same id 7 (Shared Bus) on one vm node and
four adapters using scsi id 6 on other vm node.

Thanks to all for taking time to answer.

Sameer Dhoot.

"Sameer Dhoot (http://intellects.in)" wrote:

> Well I can add four adapters but I am confused if I can use the same id. I am
> trying to create two node windows cluster with SQL Server 2005. I have gone
> through couple of articles on how to go about these
>
> -
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...y/cvs2005.mspx
> -
> http://www.sql-server-performance.co...server_p1.aspx
>
> As per these articles I cannot use the same ID for SCSI adapters as these
> needs to be on Shared Bus.
>
> From Page 8 of article (article on second link which I referenced)
>
> "In the above screen, you want to select "Share SCSI bus for clustering,"
> which I have already done above, and select the "SCSI adapter ID" as 6. Note:
> Do not use the default value of 7, as this will conflict with node1. Then
> click on "OK" to create the SCSI adapter. We are now done adding the virtual
> SCSI adapter."
>
> I have used one ID for each node to share the quorum disk. Now i need to two
> more adapters with unique ID so that I can add shared array to store SQL
> Server database.
>
> Maybe I am not clear on what is required but if anyone of you can read and
> clarify if unique ID are required?
>
> Thanks to all who have replied and anyone who will be replying in future.
>
> Sameer Dhoot.
> http://intellects.in/
>
> "Tim Walsh" wrote:
>
> > Using VMCR-Plus, just shutdown the VM and open the settings. At the top is a
> > SCSI options window, change it from 1 to 3, and then go in and make the
> > changes to the SCSI addresses and share options. You still use addresses 6
> > and 7 for each new card. I tend to keep all the cards on one node on the
> > same address when I build these.
> >
> >
> > "Sameer Dhoot" <Sameer Dhoot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1EC1D854-3D22-4999-896D-40453473F6BC@microsoft.com...
> > > We are currenlty running Virtual Server R2 SP1 and wanted to configure SQL
> > > Server Clustering (Two nodes) which required atleast two shared drive
> > > (quorum
> > > and sqldata) i am able to add the quorum drive to both the nodes using up
> > > ID
> > > SCSI ID 6 and SCSI ID 7 for each node using shared SCSI bus option.
> > >
> > > How do i go about adding two more adpaters which will connect to sqldata
> > > shared array.
> > >
> >
> >
> >