Users Guide

9–Windows Driver Software
Installing the Driver Software
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9. Click Finish to close the wizard.
10. The installer determines if a system restart is necessary. Follow the
on-screen instructions.
To install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator for iSCSI Crash Dump:
If supported and if you will use the QLogic iSCSI Crash Dump utility, it is important
to follow the installation sequence:
1. Run the installer.
2. Install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator along with the patch (MS
KB939875).
To install the device drivers (after running the installer):
1. Install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator (version 2.06 or later), if not
included in your OS. To determine when you need to install the Microsoft
iSCSI Software Initiator, see Table 9-1. To download the iSCSI Software
Initiator from Microsoft, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=12cb3c1a-15
d6-4585-b385-befd1319f825&displaylang=en.
2. If needed, install the Microsoft patch for iSCSI crash dump file generation
(Microsoft KB939875) from:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939875
To determine if you need to install the Microsoft patch, see Tab le 9-1 .
NOTE
If you are upgrading the device drivers from the installer, re-enable iSCSI
Crash Dump from the Advanced section of the QCC GUI Configuration
page.
Table 9-1. Windows Operating Systems and
iSCSI Crash Dump
Operating System
MS iSCSI Software
Initiator Required?
Microsoft Patch (MS
KB939875) Required?
NDIS
Windows Server 2008 Yes (included in OS) No
Windows Server 2008 R2 Yes (included in OS) No
Windows Server 2012 and
later
Yes (included in OS) No