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Required Adapter and Server OS Settings
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A.2.2 Windows Server 2012 and Later
A.2.2.1 Recommended updates and hotfixes for Windows Server 2012 and Later
See the Microsoft Update Catalog at https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx to locate specific
KB downloads.
Windows
Version
KB number
Title
2012
3018489
“No host bus adapter is present” error when
querying SAS cable issues in Windows Server 2012
R2 or Windows Server 2012
storport.sys version 6.2.9200.17188 (11/19/14)
3046101
Server may freeze during startup when ALUA-
capable storage is used in Windows Server 2012 R2
or Windows Server 2012
mpio.sys version 6.2.9200.17071 (8/5/14)
msdsm.sys version 6.2.9200.17362 (5/6/15)
3102997
Data is corrupted after iSCSI sessions or paths
recover in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows
Server 2012
msiscsi.sys version 6.2.9200.21687 (11/8/15)
2012R2
2016
2019
N/A
Microsoft publishes updates for Windows Server
2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows
Server 2019 cumulatively. Any updates for storage-
related files are included in the monthly cumulative
updates. Apply the latest monthly cumulative update
from Microsoft to ensure that the storage-related
files msdsm.sys, mpio.sys, msiscsi.sys and
storport.sys stay current.
A.2.2.2 Recommended MPIO registry settings for Windows Server 2012 and Later
The recommend registry settings listed in this section can be applied using the registry editor (regedit.exe) or
through PowerShell. The registry editor can be used on all versions of Windows Server Desktop (Windows
Server with a GUI).