Dell POWEREDGE DL385 User Manual
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31. Click OK to restart, click Close, and click Restart Now.
Configuring networking in the VM
1. Power on the VM, and open the console.
2. Click Start, Control Panel, Network Connections, and click Manage Network Connections.
3. Right-click the NIC, and choose properties.
4. Select TCP/IP (v4), and choose properties.
5. Set the IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS server for this NIC, which will handle outgoing server
traffic (e.g., the public IP). Click OK, and click Close.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 twice more, but these NICs should be on the same network segment as the
Dell EqualLogic storage.
Installing the Host Integration toolkit on the VM
1. Download the host integration toolkit (Setup64.exe).
2. Double-click
Setup64.exe.
3. Accept the security warnings, and choose to run the EXE.
4. Click
Next.
5. Click Accept, then Next.
6. Click Typical, then Next.
7. You will see a Windows Firewall warning; leave it open for a minute.
8. Click the Start button, and choose Administrative ToolsÆWindows Firewall with Advanced Security.
9. In the left panel, click Inbound Rules.
10. In the center Inbound Rules panel, right-click iSCSI Service (TCP-In), and choose Enable Rule.
11. In the center Outbound Rules panel, right-click iSCSI Service (TCP-In), and choose Enable Rule.
12. Close the Windows Firewall dialog.
13. Clear the message box.
14. Click Install.
15. Click Yes to install multipath software automatically.
16. Choose to restart the VM when the application prompts you to do so.
Installing Windows updates
1. Power on the VM, and open the console.
2. Log into the VM.
3. Click Start, Windows Update.
4. Click View Advanced Options.
5. Click Never Check for Updates.
6. Click
OK.
7. Click Check for Updates.
8. Click Install Now when the application prompts you to install an update for Windows update.
9. Click View available updates to ensure you install the necessary updates.
Note: We installed the following updates:
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Hotfix for Windows (KB942288)
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Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update (KB951847)
x64
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB958687)
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Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 (KB957388)
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64-based Systems (KB938464)
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Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB949189)
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB955069)
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB954459)
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957097)
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB958690)
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Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB963027)
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB960803)
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Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB958623)