17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell Storage PS Series PS6210S

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1 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell Storage PS Series PS6210S Deployment Guide Dell Engineering December 2015 A Dell Deployment and Configuration Guide

2 Revisions Date December 2015 Description Initial release THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. Copyright 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. 2 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

3 Table of contents Revisions Overview Solution requirements Deployment workflow Cabling Requirements Configure Dell Networking S4810 switches Access the switch console (CLI) Delete startup configuration Configure the out of band (OOB) management port Configure route for OOB management port (optional) Configure login credentials Enable iscsi optimization features Enable switch ports (all ports at once) Configure port channel for LAG Configure QSFP ports for LAG Save the configuration Configure the Dell PowerEdge R730 server Configure the Dell PowerEdge R730 server Configure the BIOS Update the Dell PowerEdge R730 firmware Configure PERC H730P Mini Install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R Install and configure the Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I320 NICs Install the Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I320 NIC Configure Intel 10 Gbe ports for iscsi Configure server name Install the Dell Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Initialize and Configure the Dell PS6210 Array Initialize the PS Configure the PS Series PS RAID Verification and SNMP access TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

4 7.4 Setup the volume access policy Dedicated management network (optional) Create PS Series volumes for DWFT Configure Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R Configure access to the PS6210 with HIT/Microsoft Discover and activate the iscsi connections to the PS6210 volumes Initialize and format the volumes for Windows access Configure Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 for DWFT Enable the.net Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R Select power policy Lock pages in memory Install and configure Microsoft SQL Server Install Microsoft SQL Server Configure Microsoft SQL Server Set the Startup parameters Set the Memory maximum Set the Maximum Degree of Parallelism Set the Resource Governor Configure tempdb Verify the deployment A Additional resources TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

5 1 Overview This guide provides the step-by-step approach to build a balanced configuration for Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse workloads on Dell enterprise products. The reference architectures are described in the 17 TB and 26 TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage PS6210S documents. In this deployment guide, the requirements will be described to prepare the hardware platforms and the software to achieve a balanced, optimized 17TB or a 26TB configuration for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 data warehouse. Dell best practices and Microsoft DWFT principles are implemented as appropriate to the Dell PowerEdge R730 servers, Dell Networking switches and PS Series storage. This deployment document reference architecture is graphically represented in Figure 1. Public network Dell PowerEdge R730 2 x Dell Networking S4810 LAG Dell PS6210S Figure 1 Reference Architecture for a single server Note: A single server or highly available reference architecture may be implemented for both the 17TB and 26TB solutions. For simplicity, this guide will cover the single server implementation. 5 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

6 2 Solution requirements This section lists the hardware, software, and firmware used to implement a balanced configuration for Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse workloads with PowerEdge R730 servers, Dell Network switches and PS Series PS6210S solid state device storage. Table 1 Hardware and software requirements Component Server Description PowerEdge R730 Processors 2 x Intel Xeon E v3 (3.40Ghz 6 cores, 12 threads) Total cores 12 Total logical processors Total memory Network adapters (LAN and Heartbeat) iscsi Network Adapters 24 (Hyper-Threading enabled) 17 TB (192GB) 26 TB (384GB) Public Network: Use the on board/embedded 1Gbps NIC ports. 1 x Intel Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter 1 x Intel Ethernet 10G 4P X520 Embedded Internal Disks 2 x 300GB 15K Raid 1 Software Operating system Windows 2012 R2 Standard Edition Database software SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition Storage Storage array 1 x Dell Storage PS6210S Disk drives 17TB: 24 x 400GB SLC SSD drives Raid 50 26TB: 24 x 800GB SLC SSD drives Raid 50 SAN switches (iscsi) 2 x Dell Networking S4810 switches (10GbE) 6 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

7 Table 2 Device Host server and storage support matrix table Revision BIOS System CPLD PERC H730P Mini Intel 10G 2P X Intel 10G 4P X520 (embedded) integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (idrac) Lifecycle Controller Dell OS Single Driver pack for 13G AOO, PS6210S Dell Networking S4810 (Dell Real Time Operating System Software (R400572) 9.8 (0.0) 7 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

8 3 Deployment workflow This section outlines the sequence of deploying the 17 TB or 26 TB solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using the Dell PowerEdge R730 server, Dell Switches s4810 and Dell PS series PS6210S storage. Differences in the configuration will be identified throughout the document depending on the solution. Perform the following tasks to deploy the DWFT for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 on the Dell PowerEdge R730, Dell Networking S4810 and Dell PS Series PS6210S. 1. Install and Cable the R730, S4810 Switches and PS6210S. 2. Install and Configure the Dell Networking S4810 switches. 3. Install and Configure the R730 server. 4. Initialize and Configure the Dell PS Series PS6210S. 5. Configure Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. 6. Install and Configure Microsoft SQL Server This guide assumes some understanding of general administration responsibilities for Windows Servers, SQL Server and PS Series storage. 8 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

9 4 Cabling Requirements Figure 2 shows the iscsi connectivity. The NICs should be installed in the server to provide four 10GbE connections. Use the number callouts as a guide to perform the following connections. Note: Callout numbers are for reference only and are not actual port numbers Figure 2 Cable layout guide Each NIC will have one iscsi port connected to one switch. Alternate the connectivity as shown in Figure 2 to maximize efficiency and availability. - Connect 1 to 2, 3 to 4, 5 to 6, 7 to 8 from the NIC ports to the Switch 9 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

10 The Dell Networking Switch should be interconnected - Connect 9 to 10, 11 to 12 between the switches (ports 52 and 48) The Dell PS6210 should be redundantly connected to the switch from each controller. - Connect 13 to 14, 15 to 16 for the top switch - Connect 17 to 18, 19 to 20 for the bottom switch Optionally connect management ports to a management network. Note: If a Management port is cabled be sure the network environment can support a dedicated management network, with a subnet that is separate from the subnets for iscsi traffic TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

11 5 Configure Dell Networking S4810 switches After racked, stacked, cabled and powered on, connect a serial cable to the console port of each switch. Note: Recommend downloading the latest steps described in Dells TechCenter Switch Configuration Guides for the Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S4810 guide under the PS Series reference. 5.1 Access the switch console (CLI) 1. To access the console, connect one end of the serial cable to the console port on the S4810 top or bottom switch, and the other end to the terminal server (Laptop). 2. Open the switch console using the HyperTerminal (a terminal emulator application such as Putty). 3. Open your terminal emulator and configure it to use the serial port (usually COM1, but may vary). a. Configure serial communications for 9600, N, 8, 1 and no flow control. b. Be sure the LAG cables are connected as described in the Cabling requirements 5.2 Delete startup configuration Note: The following commands delete all the configuration settings. 1. FTOS>enable 2. FTOS#delete startup-config Proceed to delete startup-config [confirm yes/no] yes 3. FTOS#reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no] no Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no] yes Note: The switch will reboot. 5.3 Configure the out of band (OOB) management port 1. FTOS>enable After the startup configuration is deleted, the factory default Enable mode password is force FTOS>#config 3. FTOS(conf)#interface ManagementEthernet 0/0 4. FTOS(conf-if-ma-0/0)#no shutdown 5. FTOS(conf-if-ma-0/0)#ip address ipaddress mask 6. FTOS(conf-if-ma-0/0)#exit 11 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

12 5.3.1 Configure route for OOB management port (optional) FTOS(conf)#management route X.Y.Z.0 /24 A.B.C.1 Note: X.Y.Z.0 is the network your management system is connecting from and A.B.C.1 is the gateway for the switch. If your management system is on the same subnet as the switch, the previous step may be omitted. The example above assumes a class C subnet mask. 5.4 Configure login credentials 1. FTOS(conf)#username admin privilege 15 password 0 yourpassword 2. FTOS(conf)#enable password level 15 0 yourpassword 5.5 Enable iscsi optimization features These features include Jumbo frames, disabling unicast storm, spanning tree PortFast, and flow control. 1. FTOS#configure 2. FTOS(conf)#iscsi enable 3. FTOS(conf)#exit Note: For manual configuration of any of the optimization features consult the latest PS Series switch configuration guide. 5.6 Enable switch ports (all ports at once) 1. FTOS#configure 2. FTOS(conf)#interface range tengigabitethernet 0/ FTOS(conf -if-range-te-0/0-47)#switchport 4. FTOS(conf -if-range-te-0/0-47)#no shutdown 5. FTOS(conf -if-range-te-0/0-47)#exit 6. FTOS(conf)#exit 5.7 Configure port channel for LAG 1. FTOS(conf)#interface Port-channel 1 2. FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#mtu FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#switchport 4. FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#no shutdown 5. FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#exit 12 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

13 5.8 Configure QSFP ports for LAG These commands assigns 40Gb QSFP ports to the Port Channel. 1. FTOS(conf)#interface range fortygige 0/48, fortygige 0/52 2. FTOS(conf-if-range-fo-0/48,fo-0/52)#no ip address 3. FTOS(conf-if-range-fo-0/48,fo-0/52)#mtu FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/48,fo-0/52)#no shutdown 5. FTOS(conf-if-range-fo-0/48,fo-0/52)#flowcontrol rx on tx off 6. FTOS(conf-if-range-fo-0/48,fo-0/52)#port-channel-protocol lacp 7. FTOS(conf-if-range-fo-0/48,fo-0/52-lacp)#port-channel 1 mode active 8. FTOS(conf-if-range-fo-0/48,fo-0/52-lacp)#exit 9. FTOS(conf-if-range-fo-0/48,fo-0/52)#exit 10. FTOS(conf)#exit 5.9 Save the configuration FTOS#copy running-config startup-config Repeat the commands in sections 5.1 through 5.9 for the other switch TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

14 6 Configure the Dell PowerEdge R730 server This section describes how to configure the Dell PowerEdge R730 server. 6.1 Configure the Dell PowerEdge R730 server The PowerEdge R730 server is a 2-socket, 2U rack server that supports the latest Intel Xeon E5 series Haswell processors and DDR4 RAM. To provide processing on the PowerEdge R730 server, two 6-core Intel Xeon E V3 processors operating at 3.4 GHz were used for both the 17TB and the 26TB solution. For the 17TB solution, 192GB at 2133 MHz of memory was used. For the 26TB solution, 384GB at 2133 MHz of memory was used. For the operating system two 2.5-inch back accessible hard drives were used. The R730 has four 10 GbE Network Interface Card (NIC) ports available. Two ports are from the embedded Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I350, while the other two 10 GbE ports are available from the additional Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I350 installed on the server in a PCIe slot. The PowerEdge R730 as well as the PS6210S are connected through the Dell Networking S4810 switches. Perform the following tasks to configure the PowerEdge R730 server for the DWFT solution. 1. Configure the BIOS. 2. Update the Dell PowerEdge R730 firmware. 3. Configure the PERC H730P Mini. 4. Install and configure the Windows operating system. 5. Install and Configure Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I350 NICs. 6. Install Auto-Snapshot Manager and Host Integration Tools for Microsoft. 6.2 Configure the BIOS Configure the BIOS setting as follows: 1. During initial boot, press F2 to enter the system BIOS setup mode, and then click System BIOS. 2. Set System Profile Settings to Performance. 3. Click Back, and then click OK to return to the main BIOS page. 4. Click Processor Settings, verify the Logical Processor default of Enabled is set. 5. Click Finish to get back to the System Setup. 6. Click Finish then Yes to the confirm exit TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

15 6.3 Update the Dell PowerEdge R730 firmware The firmware update feature of the Lifecycle Controller can be used to update the firmware on the server. The Lifecycle Controller is assessable during the server boot cycle. To update the firmware using the Lifecycle Controller, perform the following steps: 1. Reboot the server and press F10 when prompted to enter the Lifecycle Controller. 2. On the left hand side of the screen click on Firmware Update 3. Click on Launch Firmware Update 4. On the Select Update Repository screen, leave FTP Server selected and click on the Next button 5. On the Enter Access Details screen, under Proxy Settings, uncheck Enable Settings and click on the Next button. 6. On the Select Updates screen, available updates will have a check mark next to the component name. After verifying the list of selected updates, click on the Apply button. This will apply the updates and reboot the server. 7. After rebooting, the server will enter the Lifecycle Controller. In some cases, it may be necessary to repeat this process until all updates have been applied. 8. To exit the Lifecycle Controller, click on Exit in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. 9. On the Confirmation dialog, click on the Yes button. The server will reboot. 6.4 Configure PERC H730P Mini This solution leverages one RAID 1 disk group for the OS Virtual Disk. 1. During boot after the BIOS screen is displayed, press Ctrl+R to launch PERC H730 Mini BIOS Configuration Utility. 2. Press F2, select Create New Virtual Disk, and then press Enter. 3. Select RAID 1 under the RAID Level option. 4. From the Physical Disks list, select the two 278GB SAS HD for the OS. 5. Select the default virtual disk size in the Virtual Disk Size field. 6. In the VD Name field, type a virtual disk name for the C:\ drive typically OS. Keep the defaults for other properties 7. Press the tab key to select OK. 8. Click Finish to exit the integrated RAID controller configuration utility TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

16 6.5 Install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 This section describes the installation and configuration of Windows Server 2012 R2 for the SQL Server application. Note: It is a prerequisite to keep the Windows installation media ready to start the installation. 1. Boot the Dell PowerEdge R Follow the instructions in the Windows Setup wizard and click Next to go to the installation screen. 3. Click Install Now. 4. In the Windows Setup wizard, enter the product key to activate Windows. 5. Select the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (Server with a GUI) option. 6. In the License terms, select I accept the license terms and then click Next. 7. Select the Custom Install Windows only option. 8. Select Drive 0 Unallocated Space and click New. 9. Select the partition where you want to install the OS and click Next. An information box about Windows creating additional partitions for system files is displayed. 10. Click OK to continue. The Windows Setup wizard displays information about the partitions for your reference. Click Next. Note: The Windows Setup wizard gathers all the required information and proceeds with the installation. 11. Click Restart now to complete the installation of the OS. 12. In the Settings window, enter the user name and password for the built-in administrator account. 13. Click Finish. The Windows server installation is now complete. Enter the user name and password to log on to the Windows server. Additional site specific setup options should be considered: Configure the server LAN NIC according to site standards. Configure the firewall Configure the IE Enhanced security configuration Configure the time zone Activate the product ID Configure the browser for downloads and install java Configure remote desktop access 16 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

17 6.6 Install and configure the Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I320 NICs This section walks through the installation of the additional NIC card, driver setup and optimization configuration needed for the DWFT reference architecture Install the Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I320 NIC Note: A restart will be required 1. Install the Intel Ethernet 10 X520/I320 NIC according to the Dell PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Owner s Manual (typically in PCIe slot 6 or 7). 2. Download the latest drivers for the Intel Ethernet 10G X520/I320 NICs by going to Note: Download Intel NIC Firmware Family Version XX.X.X for X520, X540, and I350 Adapters. Where XX.X.X is the latest adapter version 3. Run the Dell driver executable for Intel NIC Firmware family and click Install. 4. Click Yes to updated firmware questions. 5. Click Finish and Restart the R Configure Intel 10 Gbe ports for iscsi 1. Open the Network and Sharing Center. 2. Configure the iscsi 10 Gbe ports, click connection then right click Properties. 3. Click on TCP/IPv4, then Properties. 4. Enter appropriate IP, subnet mask, gateway on the network connected to the PS6210S. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Close to exit the properties. Repeat this for each iscsi port Note: Other NICs such as the public LAN or private heartbeat should also be configured if appropriate. The configuration for these NICs are site specific and are not be covered in this document. 7. Click Close to exit the status. 8. Click Change Adapter settings, select the NICs for iscsi access and rename appropriately 9. Right click on each iscsi port and click Properties then Configure 10. Click on the Advanced tab and be sure that Flow control is set to Rx & Tx Enabled 11. Click on Jumbo Packet and change to 9018 Bytes in the Value drop down. 12. Click on Receive Buffers and change the value to Click on Transmit Buffers and change the value to Click Ok, then Close and repeat for each iscsi NIC port TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

18 6.6.3 Configure server name 1. Open Server Manager and click Local Server on the navigation pane. 2. Click Workgroup under Properties. 3. On the Computer Name tab of the System Properties dialog, click Change to change the system name (for example R730-FT-PS6210S). Name the domain 4. Select the Domain option and enter the appropriate domain. 5. Click Ok. 6. Enter the credentials in the Computer Name/Domain changes prompt and click OK. 7. Click Ok to the welcome message. 8. Click OK to You must restart your computer to apply these changes. 9. Restart the server. After the server restarts, enter the domain name with the login credentials to continue with the configuration. 6.7 Install the Dell Host Integration Tools for Microsoft. This section provides instructions for installing of the HIT/Microsoft for the PS6210S. The HIT kit must be installed on the R Download the Host Integration tools from (requires a login). 2. Click Downloads, Host Integration Tools for Microsoft. 3. Click the Version (4.8.0 or higher) link under Recommended Host Integration Tools for Microsoft. 4. Click Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft v4.8.0 (or higher). 5. Click the 64bit version of the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft v bit. 6. Accept the EULA agreement and click Download. 7. Click the Setup64.exe file in the download folder to start the install process. 8. Continue through the wizard by clicking Next, accepting the license agreement, and selecting the Complete setup. 9. Click Ok to finish the setup. 10. Click on Yes to restart the system. Configure the MPIO settings for iscsi access to the SAN 11. Click on the Windows Start button and in the Start page type Auto-Snapshot Manager then click on the results to launch the Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager. 12. Click on Settings, MPIO Settings 13. Select all the R730 servers in this configuration by pressing [Ctrl] or [Shift] while clicking. 14. Under the Network Connections, click Exclude to remove any IP address schemes that are not isolated to the Dell PS Series iscsi network. 15. Click Save TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

19 The HIT/Microsoft has been installed. Initialize the Dell PS6210 with the Remote Setup Wizard. In addition to provide monitoring of events, install performance and proactive support through SupportAssist (the latest version of SAN Headquarters). All PS Series software is available from the support site TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

20 7 Initialize and Configure the Dell PS6210 Array This Section describes how to initialize and configure a PS6210 array. The PS6210 should be racked, stacked and powered on with all cable connections completed. The remote setup may be performed from any server with access to the iscsi network communicating to the PS6210s. However, for simplicity the R730 intended to support the DWFT will be used to initialize and configure the PS6210S. 7.1 Initialize the PS6210 The HIT/Microsoft kit should be installed, this includes the Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager GUI which provides the access, protection and management of the servers attached to PS Series SANs. 1. Click on the Windows Start button and in the Start page type Auto-Snapshot Manager, then click on the results to launch the Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager. 2. Click Launch and then Launch Remote Setup Wizard from the landing pane menu. 3. Click Next on the Thank you for choosing Dell EqualLogic screen. 4. Click Initialize a PS Series Array 5. Click the service tag displayed for the PS6210 and then click Next. 6. With the default selection of Create a New Group enter the following: - Member name (name for this member in the Group) - IP Address for the eth0 interface - Subnet Mask (iscsi network Subnet Mask) - Default Gateway 7. Click Next. 8. On the Create a New Group page enter the following: - Group Name - Group IP Address - Select RAID 50 from the drop down for RAID Policy - Enter credentials for Admin Password (overall administrator of the group grpadmin is the default administration user) - Membership password (can be the same as Admin or if needed a specific password allowing for new members to be added to the Group). - Enter the CHAP credentials to allow access to the group 9. Click Ok to the initialization complete message. 10. Optionally, check the box to Launch Group Manager to continue configuring the PS Click Finish TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

21 7.2 Configure the PS Series PS6210. This section will walk through the configuration of the PS6210. In this section instructions are provided for: Verify the initialization from the Remote Setup Wizard Setup the volume access policy Create the PS Series volumes 7.3 RAID Verification and SNMP access 1. Open the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager within a browser using the IP for the dedicated management address or the Group IP provided during initialization. Note: The Dell EqualLogic Group Manager GUI requires the browser to have a recent Java version installed. Consult the PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Release Notes for more information. 2. If prompted, install, update or allow Java access. 3. Accept the End user license agreement and click Ok. 4. Click on the new member under Members in the Group window and click Status. 5. Verify that RAID 50 is the selected RAID policy. Note: The verification process may not be completed, however other operations may continue safely. 6. Click on the Group Configuration, Click the SNMP tab and add a Read-only community name to be used by SAN Headquarters. 7. Click the floppy disk icon to save the configuration. 7.4 Setup the volume access policy 1. Click Group Configuration then the Access Policies tab 2. In the Access policies section, Click New to add a new Access policy and name as desired. 3. Click New to add a new Access point in the Access points section. 4. In the New Extended Access Point window enter the iscsi Initiator Name and click OK. Note: IP addresses or a CHAP account may be used to provide access. However, for this reference architecture the iscsi Initiator Name is used. The iscsi Initiator Name may be found in the Windows iscsi Initiator tool under the Configuration tab. 5. Click Ok to add the New Access Policy. 6. Click the member name and then the Network tab. Right click eth1, click Modify IP settings and then enter the IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway for the second 10 GbE port of the PS Select Enable Interface. 8. Click OK TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

22 7.5 Dedicated management network (optional) 9. Under Group Configurations Advanced Tab click the Configure management network button 10. Click the Enable dedicated management network enter the group management IP and default gateway. 11. Right click on the eth2 Interface and click Modify IP Settings. 12. Enter the IP address, subnet and default gateway for the eth2 interface. 13. Click Enable interface and click OK. 14. Click Ok in the Configure dedicated management network dialog. 15. When prompted to restart the applet click Ok. Note: You will now need to use the Management IP for PowerShell/SMP access as well as the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager GUI. 7.6 Create PS Series volumes for DWFT The following volumes should be created for either the 17 TB or the 26 TB DWFT solution. Table 3 PS Series volumes Dell Storage PS Series Volume name Space GB Volume purpose FT-MPRoot-DWFTPS6210S 1 GB Mount point FT-SQLSystem-DWFTPS6210S 150 GB SQL Server system databases and files FT-SQLLog-DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData01-DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData02-DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData03-DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData04-DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData05-DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData06-DWFTPS6210S FT-TempData01-DWFTPS6210S FT-TempData02-DWFTPS6210S FT-TempData03-DWFTPS6210S FT-TempData04-DWFTPS6210S Site Dependent Transaction log files for tempdb and the data warehouse Site Dependent Data files for the data warehouse Site Dependent Data files for the data warehouse Site Dependent Data files for the data warehouse Site Dependent Data files for the data warehouse Site Dependent Data files for the data warehouse Site Dependent Data files for the data warehouse Site Dependent Data files for tempdb Site Dependent Data files for tempdb Site Dependent Data files for tempdb Site Dependent Data files for tempdb 22 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

23 Note: The tempdb data volumes should be the same size. In the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager GUI perform the following for each volume in Table Select the group on the navigation panel, under Activities click Create Volume. 2. Enter the name, appropriate Volume size and check the box for Thin provisioned volume. Leave the defaults for other properties. Click Next. 3. In the Define iscsi access points, click the Select or define access control policies and click on the policy created during the PS6210 Access configuration and RAID verification. 4. Click Add to move the policy to the Selected box. 5. Click Skip to the end and then Finish. 6. Repeat for each volume listed. Note: Once the first volume is created the access point may be selected by utilizing the Copy access controls from another volume option. The PS6210 installation is now complete. Next, configure the volumes for use by Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

24 8 Configure Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 To configure Windows Server 2012 R2 on a database server, perform the following steps: Configure access to the PS6210. Discover and activate the iscsi connections to the PS6210 volumes. Initialize and format the volumes. Configure the R730 for the DWFT. - Enable.Net 3.5 features, - Enable power plan - Enable lock pages settings, 8.1 Configure access to the PS6210 with HIT/Microsoft In this section the R730 will be enabled to access the PS6210 through the iscsi network. The HIT/Microsoft includes the tools to manage access to the PS Series arrays using the Dell EqualLogic Auto- Snapshot Manager. Steps: 1. Click on the Windows Start button, in the Start page type Auto-Snapshot Manager and then click on the results to launch the Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager. 2. From the Hosts pane, click Settings and then PS Group Access. 3. Click Add PS Group. 4. Click on New PS Group and enter: - PS Group name (for instance DWFT-PS6210S) - Group IP - Check the box to Verify connection to PS Group. 5. Click Save 6. Click on the PS Group (name from above) and click on the VDS/VSS Access. - Enter the Username and Password from the CHAP credentials created during initialization 7. Click Save 8. Click Smart Copy access - Enter the Username and Password from the CHAP credentials created during initialization 9. Click Save 10. Click PowerShell/SMP access (PS Authentication) - Enter the PS Group Management IP if set or the IP of the group. - Enter the PS Group Username: (default is grpadmin) - Enter the PS Group Password 11. Click Save TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

25 8.2 Discover and activate the iscsi connections to the PS6210 volumes This section uses the Microsoft iscsi Initiator tool to activate the PS6210 volume connections. Steps 1. Click on the Windows Start button and in the Start page type iscsi Initiator then click on the first instance in the results to launch. 2. Click the Targets tab and click Refresh. 3. For each volume the iscsi target name will display along with the status. - Click Connect on each Inactive volume needed for the Reference Architecture (RA). 4. Select Enable multi-path and verify Add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets is checked. 5. Click OK. Note: To determine the Windows disk in the iscsi Initiator: On the Targets tab, select the iscsi target under the name, then click on Devices. This will show the disk number to associate with the appropriate volumes created in the PS Initialize and format the volumes for Windows access. Steps 1. Launch the File and Storage Services from the Server Manager GUI. 2. Click on the Disks in the navigation pane. Click on Rescan Storage in the TASKS drop down for the disks. 3. Click Yes to continue. For each disk created for the RA: 4. Right click on the disk with status of Offline and right click Bring Online. 5. Click Yes Start with the mount point root volume as indicated in Table 4 and perform for all volumes: 6. Right click the disk and click New Volume 7. Click Next. 8. Verify the capacity and click Next. Answer OK to the GPT warning. 9. Click Next. To the Specify the size of the volume. 10. For the mount point root volume: - Select the Drive Letter (select appropriate drive letter: in this example N ) - In Windows File Explorer create the directory to store the mount points (in this example FT) TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

26 For all other volumes: - Select The following folder and enter the access path according to Table 4 Using the Browse wizard: - In the Select Folder, click the mount point drive letter and directory on the left. - Click New Folder (at the top). - Enter the volume label as indicated in Table 4. - Click Select Folder. 11. Click Next 12. File system should remain as the default of NTFS and Allocation unit size should be 64 KB for all volumes except for the mount point root volume (keep as Default). Enter a volume name as shown in the Windows volume label column in Table Click Create, then Close to complete the New Volume Wizard. Table 4 Mount-point naming and PS6210 mapping Dell Storage PS Series volume name Windows volume label Access path Allocation Unit FT-MPRoot- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLSystem- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLLog- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData01- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData02- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData03- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData04- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData05- DWFTPS6210S FT-SQLData06- DWFTPS6210S FT-TempData01- DWFTPS6210S MPRoot M:\FT Default SQLSystem M:\FT\SQLSystem 64K SQLLog M:\FT\SQLLog 64K SQLData01 M:\FT\SQLData01 64K SQLData02 M:\FT\SQLData02 64K SQLData03 M:\FT\SQLData03 64K SQLData04 M:\FT\SQLData04 64K SQLData05 M:\FT\SQLData05 64K SQLData06 M:\FT\SQLData06 64K TempdbData01 M:\FT\FTTMPDB1 64K 26 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

27 Dell Storage PS Series volume name Windows volume label Access path Allocation Unit FT-TempData02- DWFTPS6210S FT-TempData03- DWFTPS6210S FT-TempData04- DWFTPS6210S TempdbData02 M:\FT\FTTMPDB2 64K TempdbData03 M:\FT\FTTMPDB3 64K TempdbData04 M:\FT\FTTMPDB4 64K Note: The PS Series volume name reflects the Virtual Disk in Windows File and Storage Services when the PowerShell/SMP access is set. 8.4 Configure Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 for DWFT This section describes how to configure and tune the system to optimize the server for DWFT Enable the.net Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 1. In Server Manager, click on the Dashboard then select Add Roles and Features. 2. In the Before you begin, select Next. 3. In the Installation Type, select Role-based or feature-based Installation, and click Next. 4. In the Select destination server, click Select a server from the server pool and in the server pool, select the server and then click Next. 5. In Server Roles, click Next. 6. In Features, select.net Framework 3.5 Features and click Next. 7. In Confirmation, click Specify an alternate source path and the path to the Windows Server 2012 R2 media (for example, E:\Sources\SxS\) 8. Select Restart the destination server automatically if required and click Install Select power policy 1. In Windows Control Panel, enter Power Options, then click on Choose a power plan. 2. Select High performance as the preferred plan and close Control Panel Lock pages in memory 1. Click on the Windows Start button and in the Start page type gpedit.msc then click on the results to launch the Windows group policy. 2. On the Local Group Policy Editor console, expand Computer Configuration, and then expand the Windows Settings. 3. Expand Security Settings, and then expand Local Policies. 4. Select the User Rights Assignment folder TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

28 The policies appear in the details pane. 5. In the pane, double-click Lock pages in memory. 6. In the Local Security Setting Lock pages in memory dialog, click Add User or Group. 7. In the Select Users, Service Accounts, or Groups dialog, add the SQL Server service account. 8. Log out and then log back in for this change to take effect. This completes the configuration of Windows Server 2012 R2. You can proceed with the installation and configuration of SQL Server TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

29 9 Install and configure Microsoft SQL Server Install Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Prerequisites Keep the SQL Server installation media ready to start the installation. Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition product key. To install Microsoft SQL Server by using the installation wizard, perform the following steps: 1. Install the SQL Server media and double-click SQL Server setup.exe. The SQL Server Installation Center window is displayed. 2. Select Installation in the left pane to start the installation. 3. Select New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation The SQL Server 2014 Setup dialog will appear. 4. In the Product key window, enter the product key and click Next >. 5. In the License Terms window, select I Accept the license terms and click Next >. 6. In the Microsoft Update window, select Use Microsoft Update to check for updates (recommended) and click Next >. The installation wizard runs a validation in the Global Rules window to determine problems and report, if any. The details of all the verifications are displayed in the Install Rules window. 7. In the Setup Role, select the SQL Server Feature Installation option and click Next >. 8. In the Feature Selection window, select the following features: - Database Engine Services - Client Tools Connectivity - Client Tools Backwards Compatibility - Management Tools Basic - Management Tools Complete Click Next >. The status of running the rules of installation is displayed in the Feature Rules window. 9. Click Next > to proceed. 10. In the Instance Configuration window, select Default instance, MSSQLSERVER will be in the Instance ID field. Click Next > TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

30 11. In the Server Configuration window, select the service accounts for SQL Server and SQL Server Agent. 12. Click Next >. 13. In the Database Engine Configuration window, select Windows authentication mode. Click Add to add the current user. Click the Data Directories tab and separate the log and Temp DB files from the data files by allocating separate locations in the M:\FT folder. For the default location of the first temp DB data file, use M:\FT\FTTMPDB1 (the other files will be added later). In the Data root directory text box, enter M:\FT\SQLSystem Leave the remaining directory text boxes as-is (See Table 5 as a guide). Table 5 Example of the initial Database Engine Configuration Data Directory layout Directory type Data Directories Notes User database directory M:\FT\SQLData01 User data Data root directory M:\FT\SQLSystem SQL System data User database log directory M:\FT\SQLLog User and Temp DB log Temp DB directory M:\FT\FTTMPDB1 First Temp DB file directory Temp DB log directory M:\FT\SQLLog User and Temp DB log Note: The User database log and Temp DB log directories are the same for this RA. Click Next >. The Feature Configuration Rules window is displayed. If all the entries are fine, the SQL installation wizard automatically proceeds to the next step. 14. Click Install to start the installation. The wizard displays the installation progress and prompts you with the Complete window after the installation is over. 15. Click Close to exit the installation wizard. The SQL Server installation is now complete and you can proceed with the SQL Server configuration for data warehouse TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

31 9.2 Configure Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Apply these tunings to the SQL Server application to maximize efficiencies. Add startup options Set the SQL maximum memory Set the maximum degree of parallelism Enable and set the resource governor Allocate disk space to the tempdb data files Perform the following steps by using the SQL Server Management Studio GUI Set the Startup parameters 1. Open SQL Server Configuration Manager. 2. In SQL Server 2014 Configuration Manager, click SQL Server Services in the left pane. 3. In the right pane, right-click on SQL Server (<MSSQLSERVER>), and then click Properties. The SQL Server Properties window is displayed. 4. On the Startup Parameters tab, in the Specify a startup parameter box, enter -E then click Add. 5. On the Startup Parameters tab, in the Specify a startup parameter box, enter T1117 then click Add. 6. Click OK to exit. Acknowledge the prompt that changes made will be saved; the changes will not take effect until the service is stopped and restarted. 7. Right click on the SQL Server service and click Restart. 8. Close SQL Server Configuration Manager Set the Memory maximum 1. Open the SQL Server 2014 Management Studio. 2. In the Connect to Server dialog, verify the default settings, and then click Connect. To connect, the Server name box must contain the name of the local server. A default environment of SQL Server Management Studio with Object Explorer on the left hand side is displayed. 3. In Object Explorer, right-click the local server name and click Properties. The Server Properties For example: R730-FT-PS6210S window is displayed. 4. In the Server Properties R730-FT-PS6210S window, in the Select a page pane, click Memory to configure the maximum server memory. Enter the appropriate amount in the Maximum server memory (in MB) field: 31 17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

32 For the 17TB RA enter (in MB). For the 26GB RA Enter (in MB) Set the Maximum Degree of Parallelism Note: The Maximum Degree of Parallelism (MAXDOP) is workload specific and may differ from the value below. The MAXDOP setting was used for the DWFT evaluation process. 1. In the Server Properties R730-FT-PS6210S in the Select a page pane, click Advanced and then expand Parallelism in the right pane. Enter 24 in the Max. Degree of Parallelism as mentioned in the RA document for the column store tests. 2. Click OK Set the Resource Governor 1. In the Object Explorer of SQL Server Management Studio, expand Management and click Resource Governor. 2. Right-click Resource Governor and select Enable. 3. Right-click Resource Governor and select Properties. The Resource Governor Properties window is displayed. 4. In the Workload groups for resource pool: default box, update the Memory Grant % field in the first row with 12% (you may have to scroll the rows to the right). 5. Click OK Configure tempdb 1. In the Object Explorer of SQL Server Management Studio, expand Database System Databases, right-click tempdb and select Properties. The Database Properties tempdb window is displayed. 2. In the Database Properties tempdb window, select Files in the Select a page pane. In the Database Files box, add two tempdb data files each to the four tempdb data volumes by clicking Add (seven additional files need to be added to total eight for this RA). Note: Enter the tempdb details such as, Logical Name, File Type, Filegroup, Initial Size, Autogrowth/Maxsize, Path, and File Name. Enter M:\FT\FTTMPDBx in the Path field (where x is the volume number from 1 to 4). The first volume should have the initial tempdb data file on the M:\FT\FTTMPDB1 directory. All tempdb data files should be the same size TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

33 Table 6 Logical Name to volume mapping for tempdb data files Logical Name AccessPath Notes tempdev M:\FT\FTTMPDB1 Created during SQL install tempdev2 M:\FT\FTTMPDB1 New tempdev3 M:\FT\FTTMPDB2 New tempdev4 M:\FT\FTTMPDB2 New tempdev5 M:\FT\FTTMPDB3 New tempdev6 M:\FT\FTTMPDB3 New tempdev7 M:\FT\FTTMPDB4 New tempdev8 M:\FT\FTTMPDB4 New 3. Click OK. Applying the Windows Server 2012 R2 tuning to SQL Server application is complete. The database may be created, loaded and tested on this Server TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

34 10 Verify the deployment Use telnet from a client machine to verify that applications can successfully connect to the database server. Note: The telnet client must already be installed on the client machine. Perform the following steps on a client machine: 1. Open Command Prompt 2. Type telnet <ip address> 1433, replacing <ip address> with the IP address of the SQL Server machine, and press the Enter key. A blank screen will be displayed if the connection is successful 3. Press CTRL + ] to close the telnet connection 4. Type quit to exit telnet 5. Close Command Prompt After the command succeeds, the client is connected to the SQL Server database. The solution is verified. Note: If the telnet command fails, make sure that the steps mentioned in the installation and configuration of SQL Server section are followed correctly TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell

35 A Additional resources Support.dell.com is focused on meeting your needs with proven services and support. DellTechCenter.com is an IT Community where you can connect with Dell Customers and Dell employees for the purpose of sharing knowledge, best practices, and information about Dell products and installations. Referenced or recommended Dell publications: Dell and Microsoft Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architectures Dell Data Warehouse Fast Track for SQL Server Advisor: Dell Storage technical content on Dell TechCenter: Dell SQL Server Solutions: Dell Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG ) Virtual Rack Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide: TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell