Task 7: Configure SAN Storage

The Configure SAN Storage task reminds you to configure storage area network (SAN) storage for Windows EBS application data if you plan to use a SAN for your Windows EBS installation. The data you might choose to move includes data for Microsoft System Center Essentials (including Windows Software Update Services), Exchange, Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server, and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.

There are two steps to this task. First, you need to provision disks from the SAN and create the Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) you will use to store the application data. The tool used to perform this procedure tends to be unique to each installation. However, for those SAN manufacturers that include the ...

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