Users Guide

Storage Solutions Guide 21
To provide VMs with access to storage residing on a Dell PowerVault
MD3000i:
1
Confirm that your planned configuration is supported (see the MD3000i
Support Matrix
at support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/md3000i ).
NOTE: The minimum versions required for support are array firmware version
06.70.17.60 and host software Resource CD version A04 (contains MPIO DSM
v01.02.36.19).
2 Establish connectivity between the server and the MD3000i (see the Dell
PowerVault Modular Disk 3000i Systems Installation Guide
at
support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/md3000i ).
NOTE: Follow the steps for Windows Server 2008 within the documentation.
The configuration and software installation detailed in the guide is carried out
in the parent partition.
If a version earlier than A04 of the MD3000i Resource CD installation
media was utilized, you must update the disk timeout values manually.
These steps are not required for version A04 or later.
To confirm the settings within the parent partition, perform the following
steps:
NOTICE: Always create a backup of the registry before you make any
changes to the registry. For information on backing up the registry, see
support.microsoft.com/kb/322756.
a
Ty p e regedit at the command prompt, and then press <Enter>.
The
Registry Editor window appears.
b In the left pane of the Registry Editor window, locate the following
registry path:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet
\Services\Disk\TimeOutValue.
c In the right pane of the Registry Editor window, verify that the key
value is set to 0x000000a0 (160).
d In the left pane of the Registry Editor window, locate the following
registry path:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet
\Control\Class\{4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC1-
08002BE10318}\
xxxx \Parameters\LinkDownTime