The process is really quick.
Download aws storage gateway vm.
Using aws storage gateway with vmware high availability vmware high availability ha is a component of vsphere that can provide protection from failures in the infrastructure layer supporting a gateway vm.
Vmware ha does this by using multiple hosts configured as a cluster so that if a host running a gateway vm fails the gateway vm can be.
Configure a gateway vm.
For storage gateway to function properly the vm disks must be stored in thick provisioned format.
Configure your gateway vm to use paravirtualized disk controllers.
You download the gateway virtual machine software from aws or deploy the dedicated hardware appliance assign an ip address to the gateway and associate the gateway with your aws account by activating it.
Download and deploy a gateway vm on the vmware esxi server.
A new web page will start the wizard from where we can download and configure the virtual appliance.
It comes pre loaded with storage gateway software and provides all the required cpu memory network and ssd cache resources for creating and configuring file gateway volume gateway or tape gateway.
So let s start by selecting the gateway type.
Test an iscsi target performance.
For cluster performance to run fast and smooth let s use 10 gb s.
Once the aws user is created we can access the main services page and click on aws storage gateway from the storage section.
It is simple to get started with aws storage gateway.
Your gateway is managed and updated from the aws console.
For more information see configuring the aws storage gateway vm to use paravirtualized disk controllers.
Provide an iscsi target and the physical disk using aws storage gateway.
Create a test 3 server cluster aws sg test.
