Documentation for Hyper-v converged cluster?

[cwhitmore]

I would like to setup a 2-node Hyper-v cluster with Virtual SAN. Where can I find detailed information about NIC settings, hardware RAID recommendations, etc...?
Thanks.

[Sergey (staff)]

Hello cwhitmore,
Please check this guide: Installation and Configuration of HyperConverged 2 Nodes with Hyper-V Cluster
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/techni ... luster.pdf

You can find recommended settings on this forum:
Network settings: https://forums.starwindsoftware.com/vie ... P+settings
The recommended settings for RAID configuration.
Based on HDD:
Disk cache policy: default;
Read policy: read ahead;
Write policy: write back;
Stripe size: 64KB;

Based on SSD:
Disk cache policy: default;
Read policy: No Read Ahead;
Write Policy: Write Through;
Stripe Size: 64 KB

Also, please be informed with StarWind VSAN system requirements: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/system-requirements and
Best Practices: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwi ... ces-manual

[cwhitmore]

Thanks for the information.

On the supported Windows Editions I don't see Windows 2016 Core. Will that not work?
Also, is there a link for managing the Starwind software after the management console no longer works? (Read management console won't work after 30 days on free edition)

[Sergey (staff)]

There you go:
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/w ... stallation - part 1
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/w ... stallation - part 2

You have to run StarWind VSAN installation file on each node with Server Core installed. StarWind Management Console is not available if StarWind Virtual SAN is installed on Windows Core. To manage StarWind Virtual SAN installed on a Server Core OS edition, StarWind Management console should be installed on a different computer running the GUI-enabled Windows edition.

After 30 days you can manage your StarWind devices with Powershell scripts, by default located in C:\Program Files\StarWind Software\StarWind\StarWindX\Samples\powershell