Deployment Guide

Changing load balance policies on the Windows Server
operating system
Load balancing with the PowerVault MD series storage array can be done from the default round robin with subset by using either the:
• Device manager
• Disk management
Changing load balance policies using Windows Server device manager
Follow the steps to change the load balance policy using Windows Server device manager:
1 Right-click My Computer and select Manage to open the Computer Management dialog box.
2 Click Device Manager to show the list of devices attached to the host.
3 Right-click the multipath disk device for which you want to set the load balance policies, then select Properties.
4 From the MPIO tab, select the load balance policy that you want to set for this disk device.
Changing load balance policies using Windows Server disk management
Follow the steps to change the load balance policy using disk management:
1 Right-click My Computer and click Manage to open the Computer Management dialog box.
2 Click Disk Management to show the list of virtual disks attached to the host.
3 Right-click the virtual disk for which you want to set the load balance policy, then click Properties.
4 From the MPIO tab, select the load balance policy that you want to set for this virtual disk.
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