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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Note: If using SAN/iQ versions prior to 6.6.x or any version of SAN/iQ
when not using the LeftHand DSM for MPIO, do not install the
Microsoft™ DSM during the iSCSI Initiator Setup, as it may adversely
affect volume and data availability
Q: Should customers use the Microsoft™ DSM included with the new iSCSI
initiator?
A: With SAN/iQ 6.6 and above, the only supported method for using
Microsoft™ MPIO framework is in conjunction with the LeftHand Networks
DSM for MPIO. Using the Microsoft™ DSM that is included with the iSCSI
initiator installer package is not supported in SAN/iQ versions earlier than
7.0. The Microsoft™ DSM is supported in SAN/iQ version 7.0 and higher, if
using the LeftHand DSM.
If using SAN/iQ versions prior to 6.6.x or any version of SAN/iQ when not
using the LeftHand DSM for MPIO, do not
install the Microsoft™ DSM during
the iSCSI Initiator Setup, as it may adversely affect volume and data
availability. See Section 3 of this document for more details.
Lefthand Networks DSM for MPIO
Q: What’s the difference between the standard Microsoft™ DSM and the
LeftHand DSM?