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PREFACE
Information, Tip and Caution
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Preface....................................................................................................................... 1
Information, Tip and Caution................................................................................... 1
Table of Content......................................................................................................... 2
Audience .................................................................................................................... 3
Environment ........................................................................................................... 3
Topology................................................................................................................. 4
Configuration.............................................................................................................. 6
XEVO iSCSI Configuration ..................................................................................... 6
QSM NFS Configuration ....................................................................................... 16
QSM SMB Configuration ...................................................................................... 21
QSM iSCSI Configuration ..................................................................................... 24
Conclusion............................................................................................................ 25
Apply To ............................................................................................................... 25
References ....................................................................................................... 2525
Announcement ......................................................................................................... 26
Appendix .................................................................................................................. 27
Related Documents .............................................................................................. 27
Technical Support................................................................................................. 27

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AUDIENCE
This document is demonstrating how to create storage to deposit VMs in “Proxmox VE”
environment when uses XEVO and QSM. We will introduce to use NFS/SMB/iSCSI
protocol to create the storage in the below chapters.
Environment
STORAGE
XEVO & QSM
Firmware
QSM v3.4.1
XEVO v2.2.0
RAM
16GB
Data port
Proxmox server: 192.168.252.81
XEVO
Data Port IP1: 192.168.175.31
Data Port IP2: 192.168.175.32
QSM
Cluster IP: 192.168.138.109
Private IP1: 192.168.175.41
Private IP2: 192.168.175.42

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Topology

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CONFIGURATION
For XEVO iSCSI Configuration
1. Connect to the XEVO 192.168.175.31 and 192.168.175.32 and the installed
Proxmox to the same switch, and confirm that they can ping each other.
2. Create pool and volume and hostgroup, and connect the volume to the hostgroup.

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3. Login to the Proxmox VE Web UI, and go to edit node “pve”network, configure IP
address 192.168.175.11/24 and 192.168.175.12/24.
4. “Apply configuration”enables the above setting.

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5. SSH to the Proxmox, and confirm that they can ping the XEVO IP set Previously
set XEVO IP.
6. Go to datacenter of storage, and then click “Add”and select iSCSI.

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7. Enter ID and controller1/controller2 portal and select the target iqn you just
created from host group page. Please note that “Use LUNs”needs to be
unchecked.

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8. After clicking “Add”, you can go to the storage page to confirm the newly created
iSCSI.
9. SSH to the Proxmox, download multipath-tools with the following command.
# apt update
# apt install multipath-tools
10. Use the command "fdisk -l" to confirm the mounted iSCSI location

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11. Use the command "iscsiadm -m session" to confirm that there are two sessions.
12. Use the command "service multipathd start " to enable multipath function. And
use the command "cd /etc/" to enter the etc directory.
13. Use the command "multipath -ll" to record the wwid as shown in the picture
below, and when MPIO has not been enabled, the status is active and enable.

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14. Use the command "vi multipath.conf" to configure MPIO policy. You can refer to
the following configuration to set.
15. Use the command "service multipathd restart" to apply multipath.conf setting.

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16. Use the command "multipath -ll" to check MPIO enable successfully. It can be
found that the status of both paths has become active.
17. Back to Proxmox web UI, and then go to datacenter of storage, and then click
“Add”and select LVM.

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18. Enter ID and select SANiSCSI1 as base storage and select volume and enter
Volume group name and check “shared”.
19. After clicking “Add”, you can go to the LVM of pve node to confirm the newly
created LVM. It can be found that the path of LVM is the previously set multipath
"/dev/mapper/proxmox1".

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20.Click “Create VM”at the top right, and you can select the LVM you just created to
create the VM now in the “Disks” page.

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For QSM NFS Configuration
1. Connect the QSM cluster IP 192.169.138.109 and the installed “Proxmox”to the
same switch, and confirm that they can ping each other.

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2. Create a share folder named "Proxmox_NFS".
3. Add Proxmox IP to NFS Host

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4. Login to the Proxmox VE Web UI, and go to datacenter of storage, and then click
“Add”and select NFS.

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5. Enter ID and server which is cluster IP and select the share folder path you just add
from NFS page and select the default content “Disk image”.