What you want is:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...age/wudss.mspx

The current storage server includes the iSCSI target. So, you setup your
WUDSS boxen as a storage target, then connect to it from your SQL box.

~kenny

"news.microsoft.com" wrote in message
news:%2301pcFZuHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello Community,
>
> we bought a DELL PE 2950 with Storage Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition x64
> to be used as file storage for WSUS 3 and SQL Server 2005.
>
> When installing WSUS on another server I noticed that it only accepts
> local disks and after searching the web for solutions I found an article
> which states that iSCSI will help - unfortunately only with a Linux
> solution as example.
>
> I searched again for MS solutions finding SAN, iSCSI, Targets etc., but I
> am very new to SAN technology and so understood to little.
>
> The server has a hardware RAID5 with initially one basic disk which
> consists of 63 MB DELL diagnostic partion, 12 GB primary partition (C
> and several hundred GBs primary partition (D.
>
> While my attempts I converted the basic disc to a dynamic one with the
> DELL partition and now a 12 GB simple volume for the OS (C and remaining
> space unallocated.
>
> Can someone here help with a quick "how to" use my Storage Server as as
> SAN with iSCSI or can provide me with a set of links?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated because we have to use this machine
> and I found infos at MS saying that (complete) installation of WSUS and
> SQL server on Storage Server isn't supported.
>
> So, is it possible to use that server as an iSCSI-Target for WSUS and SQL?
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
>

So, we have to buy one of the machines with WUDSS installed, right? Or can I
use our existing machine installing some additional software?

Regards,
Peter

"Kenny Speer" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:5D37D9E0-61A2-4910-97CE-A0C8BCF6FB9C@microsoft.com...
> What you want is:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...age/wudss.mspx
>
> The current storage server includes the iSCSI target. So, you setup your
> WUDSS boxen as a storage target, then connect to it from your SQL box.
>
> ~kenny
>
> "news.microsoft.com" wrote in message
> news:%2301pcFZuHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hello Community,
>>
>> we bought a DELL PE 2950 with Storage Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
>> x64 to be used as file storage for WSUS 3 and SQL Server 2005.
>>
>> When installing WSUS on another server I noticed that it only accepts
>> local disks and after searching the web for solutions I found an article
>> which states that iSCSI will help - unfortunately only with a Linux
>> solution as example.
>>
>> I searched again for MS solutions finding SAN, iSCSI, Targets etc., but I
>> am very new to SAN technology and so understood to little.
>>
>> The server has a hardware RAID5 with initially one basic disk which
>> consists of 63 MB DELL diagnostic partion, 12 GB primary partition (C
>> and several hundred GBs primary partition (D.
>>
>> While my attempts I converted the basic disc to a dynamic one with the
>> DELL partition and now a 12 GB simple volume for the OS (C and
>> remaining space unallocated.
>>
>> Can someone here help with a quick "how to" use my Storage Server as as
>> SAN with iSCSI or can provide me with a set of links?
>>
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated because we have to use this machine
>> and I found infos at MS saying that (complete) installation of WSUS and
>> SQL server on Storage Server isn't supported.
>>
>> So, is it possible to use that server as an iSCSI-Target for WSUS and
>> SQL?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Peter
>>
>>
>

Contact Dell and ask them if they will sell you the iSCSI Target Application
Pack for WSS. I am not sure if they are offering this but other vendors do.

"Peter K. Werlich" wrote in message
news:evKiP3kuHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> So, we have to buy one of the machines with WUDSS installed, right? Or can
> I use our existing machine installing some additional software?
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
> "Kenny Speer" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:5D37D9E0-61A2-4910-97CE-A0C8BCF6FB9C@microsoft.com...
>> What you want is:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...age/wudss.mspx
>>
>> The current storage server includes the iSCSI target. So, you setup your
>> WUDSS boxen as a storage target, then connect to it from your SQL box.
>>
>> ~kenny
>>
>> "news.microsoft.com" wrote in message
>> news:%2301pcFZuHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello Community,
>>>
>>> we bought a DELL PE 2950 with Storage Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
>>> x64 to be used as file storage for WSUS 3 and SQL Server 2005.
>>>
>>> When installing WSUS on another server I noticed that it only accepts
>>> local disks and after searching the web for solutions I found an article
>>> which states that iSCSI will help - unfortunately only with a Linux
>>> solution as example.
>>>
>>> I searched again for MS solutions finding SAN, iSCSI, Targets etc., but
>>> I am very new to SAN technology and so understood to little.
>>>
>>> The server has a hardware RAID5 with initially one basic disk which
>>> consists of 63 MB DELL diagnostic partion, 12 GB primary partition (C
>>> and several hundred GBs primary partition (D.
>>>
>>> While my attempts I converted the basic disc to a dynamic one with the
>>> DELL partition and now a 12 GB simple volume for the OS (C and
>>> remaining space unallocated.
>>>
>>> Can someone here help with a quick "how to" use my Storage Server as as
>>> SAN with iSCSI or can provide me with a set of links?
>>>
>>> Any help will be greatly appreciated because we have to use this machine
>>> and I found infos at MS saying that (complete) installation of WSUS and
>>> SQL server on Storage Server isn't supported.
>>>
>>> So, is it possible to use that server as an iSCSI-Target for WSUS and
>>> SQL?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Peter,

You may use Microsoft iSCSI target (ex-WinTarget from the R.I.P.
String Bean Software) or third-party commercial targets. Like
SANmelody from DataCore or FalconStor or Rocket Division ones.

-ichiro

Peter K. Werlich wrote:
> So, we have to buy one of the machines with WUDSS installed, right? Or can I
> use our existing machine installing some additional software?
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
> "Kenny Speer" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:5D37D9E0-61A2-4910-97CE-A0C8BCF6FB9C@microsoft.com...
> > What you want is:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...age/wudss.mspx
> >
> > The current storage server includes the iSCSI target. So, you setup your
> > WUDSS boxen as a storage target, then connect to it from your SQL box.
> >
> > ~kenny
> >
> > "news.microsoft.com" wrote in message
> > news:%2301pcFZuHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> Hello Community,
> >>
> >> we bought a DELL PE 2950 with Storage Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
> >> x64 to be used as file storage for WSUS 3 and SQL Server 2005.
> >>
> >> When installing WSUS on another server I noticed that it only accepts
> >> local disks and after searching the web for solutions I found an article
> >> which states that iSCSI will help - unfortunately only with a Linux
> >> solution as example.
> >>
> >> I searched again for MS solutions finding SAN, iSCSI, Targets etc., but I
> >> am very new to SAN technology and so understood to little.
> >>
> >> The server has a hardware RAID5 with initially one basic disk which
> >> consists of 63 MB DELL diagnostic partion, 12 GB primary partition (C
> >> and several hundred GBs primary partition (D.
> >>
> >> While my attempts I converted the basic disc to a dynamic one with the
> >> DELL partition and now a 12 GB simple volume for the OS (C and
> >> remaining space unallocated.
> >>
> >> Can someone here help with a quick "how to" use my Storage Server as as
> >> SAN with iSCSI or can provide me with a set of links?
> >>
> >> Any help will be greatly appreciated because we have to use this machine
> >> and I found infos at MS saying that (complete) installation of WSUS and
> >> SQL server on Storage Server isn't supported.
> >>
> >> So, is it possible to use that server as an iSCSI-Target for WSUS and
> >> SQL?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Peter
> >>
> >>
> >

Thanks a lot guys for your excellent help!

Meanwhile I'm evaluating an iSCSI target software called "StarWind iSCSI
Target" from Rocket Division; it seems to work great!

Best regards,
Peter


"news.microsoft.com" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:%2301pcFZuHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello Community,
>
> we bought a DELL PE 2950 with Storage Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition x64
> to be used as file storage for WSUS 3 and SQL Server 2005.
>
> When installing WSUS on another server I noticed that it only accepts
> local disks and after searching the web for solutions I found an article
> which states that iSCSI will help - unfortunately only with a Linux
> solution as example.
>
> I searched again for MS solutions finding SAN, iSCSI, Targets etc., but I
> am very new to SAN technology and so understood to little.
>
> The server has a hardware RAID5 with initially one basic disk which
> consists of 63 MB DELL diagnostic partion, 12 GB primary partition (C
> and several hundred GBs primary partition (D.
>
> While my attempts I converted the basic disc to a dynamic one with the
> DELL partition and now a 12 GB simple volume for the OS (C and remaining
> space unallocated.
>
> Can someone here help with a quick "how to" use my Storage Server as as
> SAN with iSCSI or can provide me with a set of links?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated because we have to use this machine
> and I found infos at MS saying that (complete) installation of WSUS and
> SQL server on Storage Server isn't supported.
>
> So, is it possible to use that server as an iSCSI-Target for WSUS and SQL?
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
>