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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2 Type cmd in the Open field and click OK.
3 In the cmd window, type sc config <your_service_name> depend=
MSiSCSI and press ENTER.
Example: sc config lanmanserver depend= MSiSCSI
Alternately, perform this command from a network computer if you have
administrative access to the server. To do this, type the following
command, and press ENTER:
Example: sc \\computer_name config LanManServer depend= MSiSCSI
Note: You must use the real name of a service, not the display name.
For example, use "lanmanserver" as opposed to simply "Server" or
“Fileshares”. Some common service names are listed above. A list of all
applicable service names is available by typing “sc query | more” from
a command line / DOS prompt (Press spacebar for subsequent output
pages), or at registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
Method 2: Use the Microsoft™ Registry Editor
Caution: Take standard precautions when editing the registry. If you are not
comfortable with this process, consider making a backup copy of the registry
before starting. For more information on backing up, editing and restoring the
registry, please refer to the Microsoft™ Knowledge Base article listed at the
end of this section.
Microsoft™ Windows XP or Microsoft™ Windows Server 2003
1 To start the registry editor in Windows, click Start and select Run from
the menu.
2 Type regedit in the Open field and click OK.
3 Browse to the following registry path:
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet
\Services\<application service name>
Note: You must use the real name of a service, not the display name.
For example, use "lanmanserver" as opposed to simply "Server" or
“Fileshares”. Some common service names are listed above.
4 Select the applicable service and double-click the DependOnService key.
If the key does not exist create a new Multi-String value named
DependOnService.
Note: Confirm that the key is REG_MULTI_SZ. If it is not, recreate
the key as a REG_MULTI-SZ (Multi-String Value).To create the new
value: