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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A: The LeftHand Networks DSM for MPIO fully understands the data layout
across multiple storage modules and can send IO requests concurrently to
each independent device. The LeftHand Networks DSM for MPIO provides for
superior performance and fault-tolerance capabilities.
With SAN/iQ 6.6, 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 Microsoft™
Note: The LeftHand DSM for MPIO is compatible with the Microsoft
iSCSI initiator only. It is not compatible with iSCSI Host
Bus Adapters.
Q: What versions of the Microsoft™ iSCSI initiator does the LeftHand DSM
for MPIO work with?
A: The LeftHand Networks DSM for MPIO works with the 2.02 initiator
and later.
Q: Which versions of Windows will the LeftHand DSM for MPIO support?
A: The LeftHand DSM for MPIO is supported on Windows 2003 Server SP1
and Windows 2003 Server R2