Configuration Notes

  • DataCore Installation Manager for Hyper-V generates an Administrator password with an option for the user to create a different password. If the user is providing a password, the Administrator password must adhere to Microsoft’s Windows password complexity requirements.
  • During the DataCore Server software installation, some additional firewall ports will be opened for DataCore software to function properly on the virtual machine. See the Windows Security Settings Disclosure for more information. If using network firewalls, ensure access to the required ports is provided.
  • Several log files are created in the DataCore Installation Manager for Hyper-V folder the first time that the installation manager is run. The logs provide a history of the deployment including: virtual machine parameters that were entered in the wizard, any errors that occurred while running the DataCore Installation Manager for Hyper-V and during deployment, the names of DataCore Server virtual machines and the hosts on which they were created, and the progress of the deployment. Information is appended each subsequent time the DataCore Installation Manager for Hyper-V is run. There is a single log located at C:\Program Files\DataCoreDeployment\HDW\log.txt and a folder containing multiple log files at C:\Program Files\DataCoreDeployment\HDW\Log.
  • A log is created on the DataCore Server virtual machines during deployment. This file contains a history of the configuration of iSCSI network adapters. The log path is: C:\Program Files\DataCore\SANsymphony\Set-iSCSIPortSettingsLog.txt.
  • When deploying a DataCore Server virtual machine, the installation manager automatically configures certain parameters on the DataCore Servers per the DataCore Hyper-converged and iSCSI Best Practices Guides (see FAQ 1155 and FAQ 1626). See Automatically Configured Settings.

Virtual machines will be created in the default directory defined in the Hyper-V settings for each individual host. To view or modify this location, navigate to Hyper-V Manager, then go to the Actions pane and click on Hyper-V Settings.