Virtual Server 2005/WSS/San Manager - No VDS Provider for Local Disks

[Guest para][ax]

Hi all,

 

I've set up WIndows 2003 Enterprise Windows Storage Server (WSS) guest

in Virtual Server 2005 R2 with the intent of creating an iSCSI Target.

The host OS is Windows 2008 x64.

 

In WSS I have installed the SAN addon to the File Server Role and

proceeded to open the Storage Manager for SAN's MMC however I receive

the following error:

 

"Unable to find Virtual Disk Service (VDS) or any VDS hardware

providers

installed on this computer. VDS and at least one VDS hardware

provider

must

be installed for storage manager for SANs to be functional."

 

 

I have tried setting the Virtual Machine to use both SCSI and IDE disk

emulation, neither have resulted in addressing the problem. I have

ensure that the VDS service is running and have also installed the

SCSI Initiator 2.0 as mentioned in the 2003 R2 Deployment guide.

 

I have also attempted to upgrade the Basic disks to Dynamic disks -

same VDS error.

Diskraid.exe shows no VDS providers installed.

 

 

I would assume that a VDS provider would be included to allow WSS to

talk to its own local disk subsystem. In fact Microsoft mentions this:

 

"VDS uses two sets of providers to manage your storage devices. The

built-in VDS software providers enable you to manage disks and volumes

at the operating system level. Hardware providers supplied by the

hardware vendor enable you to manage hardware RAID arrays."

 

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/1dbc6c24-1477-4f73-a0ae-57b4e90808d81033.mspx?mfr=true

 

 

I did have an old copy of Stringbeans iSCSI Wintarget software (this

company was bought out and its technology integrated with WSS) sitting

around and sure enough it worked like

a charm under the same configuration. Unfortunatley the Wintarget

software I have is Eval only and has been discontinued.

 

 

So what gives? Is WSS VDS not compatible with Virtual Server 2005 R2

or am I missing something?

 

 

Thanks much in advance!

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Virtual Server 2005/WSS/San Manager - No VDS Provider for Local Disks

 

Hello para][ax,

 

Better post here:

microsoft.public.virtualserver

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi all,

>

> I've set up WIndows 2003 Enterprise Windows Storage Server (WSS) guest

> in Virtual Server 2005 R2 with the intent of creating an iSCSI Target.

> The host OS is Windows 2008 x64.

>

> In WSS I have installed the SAN addon to the File Server Role and

> proceeded to open the Storage Manager for SAN's MMC however I receive

> the following error:

>

> "Unable to find Virtual Disk Service (VDS) or any VDS hardware

> providers

> installed on this computer. VDS and at least one VDS hardware

> provider

> must

> be installed for storage manager for SANs to be functional."

> I have tried setting the Virtual Machine to use both SCSI and IDE disk

> emulation, neither have resulted in addressing the problem. I have

> ensure that the VDS service is running and have also installed the

> SCSI Initiator 2.0 as mentioned in the 2003 R2 Deployment guide.

>

> I have also attempted to upgrade the Basic disks to Dynamic disks -

> same VDS error.

> Diskraid.exe shows no VDS providers installed.

> I would assume that a VDS provider would be included to allow WSS to

> talk to its own local disk subsystem. In fact Microsoft mentions this:

>

> "VDS uses two sets of providers to manage your storage devices. The

> built-in VDS software providers enable you to manage disks and volumes

> at the operating system level. Hardware providers supplied by the

> hardware vendor enable you to manage hardware RAID arrays."

>

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/1dbc6c24-1477-4

> f73-a0ae-57b4e90808d81033.mspx?mfr=true

>

> I did have an old copy of Stringbeans iSCSI Wintarget software (this

> company was bought out and its technology integrated with WSS) sitting

> around and sure enough it worked like

> a charm under the same configuration. Unfortunatley the Wintarget

> software I have is Eval only and has been discontinued.

> So what gives? Is WSS VDS not compatible with Virtual Server 2005 R2

> or am I missing something?

>

> Thanks much in advance!

>