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StoneFly SCVM™ Deployment Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V
ENG-114 V 1.2 Copyright StoneFly, Inc. 2022 Page 2
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
2. System Requirements…………………………………………………………………………………………………..4
3. SCVM Limitations for Hyper-V ……………………………………………...........................................4
4. SCVM Package…………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….4
5. SCVM Installation … …………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
5. SCVM Configuration …………………………………………………………………………………………………..33

1. Introduction
This document describes the steps required to install a new Hyper-V StoneFly Storage Concentrator Virtual
Machine (Hyper-V SCVM™) on Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit server with Hyper-V™ role installed.
Note that this document only addresses issues unique to SCVM installation on a Hyper-V Virtual Machine
using .ISO file. Other documentation such as StoneFly IPSAN appliances user’s guide should be consulted for
usage of the SCVM after it is installed.
Note that this document is oriented toward the creation of a new SCVM, and not a SCVM upgrade. To
upgrade an SCVM, follow the normal Storage Concentrator software upgrade procedure that is documented
in the StoneFusion release notes.
Note: The rest of the document will only refer to SCVM instead of Hyper-V SCVM
2. System Requirements
The following are the prerequisites for installing a new SCVM:
1. A Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit with the Hyper-V Role installed and all relevant and
recommended service packs and Microsoft updates installed.
2. 8 GB or more of free memory for use by the SCVM
3. 4 CPU Core
4. A minimum of 32 GB of storage for loading the StoneFly StoneFusion is required.
5. Two virtual networks defined in Hyper-V server:
5.1 One for the LAN,
5.2 Another for the SAN.
6. Additional storage space (internal or external) to be managed by the SCVM.
7. SCVM package (SCVM software ISO file, documents, and additional files)

3. SCVM Limitations for Hyper-V
The following are restrictions and limitations specific for StoneFly SCVM when running on Microsoft Hyper-V:
1- Virtual Network Adapter Ethernet Jumbo frames are not supported
2- Virtual Network Bonded Interfaces are not supported
3- Because only a single SAN Virtual Network Adapter is supported, SC Multi-path SAN Network
interfaces are not supported
4. SCVM Package
Please refer to this link to download the ISO file.

5. SCVM Installation
1. Using the Hyper-V Manager GUI, create the new virtual machine by selecting the Windows
Server system from the left tree, right click, and select New Virtual Machine
2. Click Next

3. Chose a meaningful name and location for the SCVM. Often, it is useful to organize the related virtual
machine and virtual disk files together in subdirectories.
Click on Next.
4. Select Generation 1 and click on Next

5. Specify the amount of memory to allocate to the SCVM and click on Next (Note: A minimum
of 8192 MB is required).
6. The first SCVM network interface must be the LAN interface, the second, and the SAN
interface. Select the LAN network from the dropdown menu and Click on Next.

7. Create the SCVM boot disk. Choose a meaningful name and location and Click on Next
Note: This should be at least 32 GB in size
8. The SCVM installation will be performed later. Select Install an operating system later and
click on Next.

9. Review the New Virtual Machine Wizard settings, and click on Finish.
10. Modify the new SCVM settings by selecting the new SCVM virtual machine from the Hyper-V
Management GUI Virtual Machines panel, and right click on settings.

11. Assign at least 4 virtual processors and click on Apply.
12. First, the SAN Network Adapter must be added. From the Add Hardware panel, select
Network Adapter, and click on Add.

13. Select the SAN network, and click on Apply.
Note: In the SCVM, the first listed Network Adapter must always be the LAN interface, and the
second should be for the SAN.

Although the SCVM LAN and SAN Virtual Network Adapters have been created, they use Dynamic
MAC addresses by default. For a number of reasons, with the SCVM these MAC addresses must be
Static.
The setting of Static could have been chosen earlier, but then a pair of known unique MAC addresses
would have to be known by the user. Instead, it is better to start the SCVM once, and let the Hyper-V
pick the MAC addresses and then change the configuration to use Static MAC addresses.
14. From the Virtual Machines pane of the Hyper-V Management GUI, right click on the SCVM,
and click on Start.

The SCVM will start to run but since no software is installed so, it will not load any operating system.

15. Once the State of Running appears, click on Turn Off to stop the SCVM. Normally, the Shut Down
option would be used as a graceful power off, but since there is no software installed on the SCVM
yet, Turn Off must be used. When prompted, click on Turn Off.
16. When the SCVM is in the Off state, right click on the SCVM and click on settings.

17. In the Hardware tree, select the first Network Adapter that is on the LAN Virtual Network, and note that there
is now a non-zero MAC Address populated. Change the Setting to Static, and click on Apply.

Repeat the same for the SAN Virtual Network adapter. In the Hardware tree, select the second
Network Adapter that is on the SAN Virtual Network, and note that there is now a non-zero
MAC Address populated. Change the Setting to Static, and click on Apply.
18. Now that the SCVM is fully configured, StoneFusion can be installed. Start the Hyper-V console
connection window by right clicking on the SCVM and select Connect.

19. A new Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection window will appear for the new SCVM.
19.1. To use a physical CD-ROM for the SCVM installation, in the Connection menu, select Media >
DVD Drive > CaptureD:” The correct disk drive letter may be different.
Note: It is important that the Windows Server where Hyper-V is running not be configured to
automatically boot from CD as any unplanned reboot of the server while any VM installation media is
installed could result in the loss of the Windows Server. Once the installation is done, the SCVM CD-
ROM should be ejected and removed.
19.2. For a .ISO file, the Virtual Machine Connection window Media>DVD Drive>Image file. Browse
to the location where the SCVM installation .ISO file resides and click on open.
Note: Hyper-V requires special permissions be set to allow a VM to access network sharing. If this
can be easily done, proceed, however the SCVM will never need such access other than for the
installation.It is often more expeditious to copy the .iso file to a Hyper-V local disk and to install the
SCVM from there.

20. Regardless of where the SCVM installation media is located, once
available, start the SCVM from the Action menu and click on Connect.

21. The SCVM will boot from the CD, and installation banner screen should appear. The prompt
times out automatically, or the user can select option 2 – Software Installation.
Installation will take up to 30 minutes or less. Once the SCVM installation completes, the CD will be
ejected, and the SCVM will reboot.

22. Once the SCVM reboots, the SCVM console screen will appear.
The "SC Service" menu can be accessed on the "Virtual Console" to set the Storage Concentrator
management network IP address. Then the Storage Concentrator GUI can be used from a browser to
complete the Storage Concentrator configuration. The default credentials for console are:
 Login: console
 Password: coni100o

23. The Storage Concentrator management network interface is pre-configured with the default
IP address of 192.168.0.254. This must be changed to a valid address for your LAN network.
Login to the SC service console using the Hyper-V connection window for the SCVM by:
a. Press Enter to display the login prompt.
b. At the user ID prompt type console and hit Enter.
c. At the password prompt type coni100o and hit Enter. Note that the user ID and
password are case sensitive.
d. Using the SC service menu, configure the management network byselecting option
‘2’, for “2 – Network…”.

24. At the Service > Network menu, change all of the Storage Concentrator management network
settings to values appropriate for your LAN network, save them, and then completely exit the
SC service menu using the q option for q – Logout.
25. The “login:” prompt should reappear.
Note: The browser access to the Storage Concentrator Management GUI is blocked while the SC Service
menu is active. Also note that there can be a short delay before the Storage Concentrator GUI becomes
available.
26. Afterconfiguring the Storage Concentrator management network, it should be possible to login
to the Storage Concentrator Management GUI by browsing to the management IP address that
you have configured.
The default administrative credentials are:
User ID: admin
Password: M@n4g1ng

27. Once logged in, you should configure the SAN data network settings for appropriate values of
your SAN.
28. Add SCSI disks to the SCVM SCSI Controller. These disks will be used as managed storage
resources by the SCVM and be offered to SCVM clients as iSCSI storage targets when SCVM
volumes are created.
In the Hyper-V Management GUI Hardware tree, move to the SCSI Controller and select
Hard Drive, and click on Add.

In this example, we will add a Physical hard disk as a SCSI Hard Drive to the virtual machine. Click on
the Physical hard disk: radio button.
Choose the disk to be used and click on Apply.
A second SCSI “Hard Drive” will also be added, this one being a new “Virtual hard disk”. Select
Virtual hard disk:, and click on New.
Note: When both virtual hard disks and physical hard disks are being used at the same time, it is recommended
that a second SCSI Controller be added using the “Add Hardware” tree item so that all of the virtual hard disks
are added to one SCSI controller, and the physical hard disks are added as disks to the other controller.

29. Choose Fixed size for the disk type, and click on Next.
30. Pick a meaningful name and location for the new virtual hard disk, and click on Next.

For this example, a small 100 GB virtual hard disk is created. Hyper-V will not allow a hard disk be
larger than 2 TB, but once these are managed storage resources within the SCVM, multiple disks can
be combined as SCVM volumes that exceed this limit.
Pick a size that is available, and click on Next .
Confirm the settings and click on Finish.

Depending on the size of the virtual hard disk created, it may take a while for the Hyper-V to initialize the
disk. This occurs only once.
Although the new virtual hard disk has been created, it has not been added to the SCVM until you
click on Apply. Click on Apply to add the new virtual disk to the SCVM.

Key Points:
 Additional Hyper-V SCSI Hard Drives can be added at any time using the
same procedure described above. Note that additional Disks can be added
to an existing Hyper-V SCSI controller without stopping the SCVM.
 As multiple SCSI controllers are being used, make sure to add the disk
to the correct one. Once a new disk has been created for the SCVM in
Hyper-V, you will need to discover the new storage resource by using the
Storage Concentrator Management GUI Resources page and perform a
Discovery.
 Storage Concentrator software uses a feature licensing mechanism. The
software can be installed without licenses and will run in an evaluation
mode. Software licenses will be needed to continue operation.
 Once your SCVM is installed and operational, contact StoneFly support
to obtain Storage Concentrator feature software licenses.
 Make sure that the Power Saving features and Windows Automatic
Update are disabled on the Windows Server running Hyper-V so that the
SCVM and the other VM’s are not disrupted.

6. SCVM Configuration
Open the SCVM's Management IP on a Web Browser and if the product isn’t licenced, here you'll find the
System UUID please copy this string and share with the support team , the team will generate the trial license
for you and send it back to you accordingly.
1. If licensed, please login to using username as admin with M@n4g1ng as password

2. After successful login, SCVM dashboard will appear as first screen
3. The default User ID’s are stonefly for administrative users and demo forobserver. The
default passwords should be changed on first login to secure the system.
3.1 To change the passwords navigate to System > User > Detail > Select User and enter
the new password and click on Submit. This should be performed for both default User
IDs
3.2 To add new user client on the Add User tab and specify the username along with
password

4. To configure network;
4.1. Navigate to System -> Network-> Local iSCSI Data Port page.
4.2. Enter the Local Host GbE IP Address and click on Submit.
Note: It is recommended to have data network segregated from the management network.

5. Review the popups and click on Ok.

6. Navigate to Resources -> Summary page. A list of available resources will be displayed.
7. The use type must be set before a resource can be used. Use Type include:
7.1. Managed is the most common, this allows for iSCSI and NAS
volume creation plus Advanced Features based upon licensing.
7.2. Pass Thru is only used when migrating existing data into a StoneFly volume and
should only be used temporarily.
7.3. Flash Cache is only used when higher speed storage is available to cache write
operation for a slower speed resource.
7.4. NAS Managed can only be used to create NAS volumes and cannot be split into
multiple volumes.
In most cases the use type of Managed should be selected. Select the same and click hit Submit button.
The configuration is completed at this point. iSCSI or NAS volumes can now be created as needed.

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