Hyper-V advanced configuration

Advanced configuration includes NPIV configuration and storage protocol priority support in the Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service.

Creating a virtual port with Microsoft Windows 2012 Virtual HBA
Before configuring the Hyper-V guest OS, you must configure the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 virtual HBA.
Configuring NPIV with Hyper-V
Advanced configuration includes NPIV (N_Port Virtualization) configuration and storage protocol priority support in Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service.
Setting the storage protocol
Because the Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service support the iSCSI feature for SAN Volume Controller 5.1 or later, the storage protocol setting is determined by the protocol that attached the target LUNs to the host.
Configuring ibmvss with Hyper-V Cluster
You can configure ibmvss with Hyper-V Cluster on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Cluster.

Parent topic: Configuring Hyper-V