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21 Dell EMC SC Series Storage and Microsoft Multipath I/O | CML1004
6. After rebooting, open the MPIO configuration tool and verify that COMPELNTCompellent Vol is
listed under Devices under the MPIO Devices tab.
7. Click OK to close the window.
5.1.2 Using PowerShell (Windows Server 2012 or later)
Windows Server 2012 or later includes the MPIO module in Windows PowerShell. Although the mpclaim
command is included in Windows Server 2012 and above, Microsoft recommends using PowerShell.
To associate the SC Series volumes with the DSM through the use of PowerShell, follow these steps.
1. Open a PowerShell window with elevated (administrator) privileges.
2. On Windows Server Core installations, type powershell and press [Enter] at the command prompt.
3. At the PowerShell prompt, enter:
New-MSDSMSupportedHW –VendorID "COMPELNT" –ProductID "Compellent Vol"
4. SC Series storage is now supported through the Microsoft DSM. To claim all available SC Series
volumes to be used by MPIO, enter the following command:
Update-MPIOClaimedHW –Confirm:$false
5. To reboot the server (required), enter the following command:
shutdown –r –t 0
5.1.3 Using the MPCLAIM command
This command provides the same result as the MPIO configuration utility (GUI) or PowerShell. It associates
SC Series volumes with the DSM and then reboots the server.
1. Open a command prompt with elevated (administrator) privileges.
2. Enter the following command. If rebooting later is desired, use -n in place of –r.
mpclaim.exe -r -i -d "COMPELNTCompellent Vol"