HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Application Notes - Best Practices for Enabling Microsoft Windows with SAN/iQ®
Table Of Contents
- Application Notes Best Practices for Enabling Microsoft Windows with SANiQ
- Contents
- 1 Chapter: Enabling LeftHand SAN volumes with the Microsoft™ iSCSI 2.0x Initiator
- 2 Chapter: Finding the iSCSI Initiator Version
- 3 Chapter: LeftHand Networks and Microsoft™ MPIO Support
- 4 Chapter: Expanding a Windows Volume on the SAN
- 5 Chapter: Shrinking a Windows Volume on the SAN
- 6 Chapter: Setting the Windows Disk Partition Offset for Optimal Performance
- 7 Chapter: Ensure That Application Resources on iSCSI Volumes Come Online After a Server Reboot
- 8 Chapter: Microsoft™ iSCSI Initiator Session Timeout Setting
- 9 Chapter: Measuring Performance in a Windows Environment
- Overview
- Using Windows Performance Monitor to Measure SAN Performance
- Setting up Windows Performance Monitor
- Saving a Performance Monitor Log for Analysis
- Monitoring More Than One Server Simultaneously
- Scheduling Performance Data Collection
- Using IOMeter as a SAN Benchmark Tool
- Configuring the ISCSI Volume
- Configuring IOMeter
- Configuring IOMeter Access Specification for each Test
- Running the Test
- Interpreting Results
- Access Specifications to Run
- 10 Chapter: Frequently Asked Questions
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6 In the Multi-String Editor window, type MSiSCSI in the data box, and
click OK.
7 Close the registry editor.
Verify Dependency Settings
1 Right-click on My Computer and select Manage.
2 In the Computer Management window, expand Services_and_Applications
and select Services.
3 Double-click the applicable service. The applicable service could be
“Server” for FileShares, “MSSQLSERVER” for SQL, “Microsoft™
Exchange Information Store” for Exchange etc.
4 Select the Dependencies tab for the service and confirm that Microsoft™
iSCSI Initiator is listed in the box labeled This service depends on the
following system components.
Note: If Dependencies appear to be set correctly under Computer
Management, but still do not work correctly, confirm in the registry
that the DependOnService key is a REG_MULTI_SZ. See details
above. If it is not, recreate the key as a REG_MULTI-SZ. If
REG_MULTI_SZ is not an option, you may need to use regedit32
instead of regedit.
Configuring Persistent Logons to the Target
To configure persistent logons to the target, choose one of the
following methods:
Method 1: Using the iSCSI Initiator Management Applet.
1 Open Control Panel and double-click the iSCSI Initiator.
2 Select the Available Targets or Targets tab, depending on the version of
the iSCSI initiator you are using.
3 Select a target in the list, and then click Log On.
Note: If you do not see your volumes listed, first click the
Refresh button.
If they still do not show in the list, then check the volume list and
authentication group configurations in the Centralized Management
Console. Confirm that the volume is in the correct volume list, that the
volume list is associated with the correct authentication group, that the