Prerequisites for deploying QoreStor in Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 environments
To deploy QoreStor on Microsoft Hyper-V ensure that the following prerequisites are met.
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NOTE: These prerequisites are applicable to Microsoft Hyper-v Server 2016 environments. |
- Required User Privileges:
You must have administrator privileges or you must be a member of the administrator’s group.
- Extract the downloaded QoreStor installation package on the Hyper-V host to access its files. It may take a couple of seconds for the files to be extracted. Before executing the Hyper-V installation process the following software pre-requisites are required:
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NOTE: This software is easily accessible from the Pre-Requisites folder. The pre-requisite file names may change due to different QoreStor OS versions release and also other updates may be required. |
- Installing .NET Framework 4.6
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NOTE: For convenience, both online and offline versions of .NET 4.6 are available along with the .NET security update packages. |
Additional prerequisites for deploying QoreStor in Microsoft Hyper- V Server 2016 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 environments
Installing the Hyper-V Management Tools
This prerequisite is a Windows feature that contains a PowerShell extension to manage Hyper-V servers on Server 2016 systems. Using PowerShell to install this feature, enter the following commands with elevated privileges:
Install-WindowsFeature Hyper-V-Tools – This command enables Windows to administer Hyper-V.
Install-WindowsFeature Hyper-V-PowerShell – This command installs additional PowerShell commands specialized for Hyper-V.
Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned – This command allows scripts signed by a trusted publisher to be run on a Windows server.
After the prerequisites are complete, you can deploy QoreStor on the local Hyper-v host. For more information, see the topic “Deploying QoreStor on a Local Hyper-V Host”.
Deploying QoreStor on a local Microsoft Hyper-V host
To deploy the QoreStor VM on a local Hyper-V host:
- Uncompress the qs_local_storage_7.5.1.117.zip or qs_object_direct_7.5.1.117.zip file and extract the contents into a temporary directory.
- Navigate to the temporary directory in Windows explorer, select the "qs_simple_deployment.ps1" file, right-click the file, and select "Run in Powershell".
- Click OK.
- The Quest Software Inc. Transaction Agreement dialog box is displayed. Select the "I accept the terms and conditions of this agreement." checkbox, and click OK to continue.
- Select the deployment capacity (Tier) that you want to deploy and click OK:
- Select a destination folder for the VM's disk images, and click OK.
- Enter a name for the new VM. This name, must not already be assigned to a guest VM on the same Hyper-V host.
- A list of virtual switches configured for the Hyper-V host is displayed on the next dialog box. Select the desired switch name, and click OK.
- A summary of the deployment options chosen above displays. Press Enter to continue with the deployment.
- Once the deployment is complete, press Enter to exit.
- Next launch the Hyper-V Manager. Navigate to Start Menu > Administrative Tools > Hyper-V Manager. The Hyper-V Manager window is displayed.
- Right-click the new VM and select Connect to launch the console. This will allow you to log in and configure the QoreStor.
- Proceed with the initial setup and configuration of QoreStor as described in the topic, “Configuring QoreStor.”
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NOTE: If you have deployed QoreStor in an Object Direct configuration, QoreStor will start in Manual Intervention mode. This is an expected behavior. A valid cloud connection is required for normal operation. To add a cloud connection and restore QoreStor to normal operation, use the object_direct --update_sentinel command to configure the cloud connection details:
object_direct --update_sentinel --cloud_container <bucket name> --cloud_provider <cloud provider name>
Refer to the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide for more information. |
Changing the storage paths for Hyper-V deployment
If an alternate storage location is required for the QoreStor virtual appliance due to capacity limitations or for other reasons, the remote Hyper-V host Virtual hard disks and Virtual machine paths must be changed before QoreStor is deployed.
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NOTE: The capacity requirements of QoreStor are beyond 200GB. For example, if a 2TB QoreStor Virtual Machine is to be deployed, a 2.2TB storage capacity will be required. |
To change the storage paths follow these steps:
- Log on and connect to the remote machine using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) using the following command:
mstsc /v:<remote server IP address>
For example: mstsc /v:127.0.0.1
- Open the file manager and identify the volume that has free capacity for QoreStor deployment.
- Create a folder in this location.
- With the storage needs identified, change the Hyper-V virtual machine storage locations. From the local machine, navigate to Start Menu > Administrative Tools > Hyper-V Manager.
- Connect to the host where QoreStor will be deployed.
- Right-click the host, and select Hyper-V settings.
- Change both the Virtual hard disks and Virtual machine path settings to the same new path, and click OK.
The QoreStor machine is ready to be deployed.
Setting up and Configuring QoreStor
Configuring the QoreStor virtual machine
The sections below contain the steps and information required to configure the QoreStor virtual machine for the first time.
