Notes About Connections With A Windows Server - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Notes
3.10

Notes about Connections with a Windows Server

3.10 Notes about Connections with a Windows Server
When Windows Server
after a firmware is applied to the ETERNUS DX S4/S3 series, the status of the disks on Windows Server
become offline.
The status of the disks on Windows Server
Click the [Start] button, select [Computer Management] under [Administrative Tools] and then select [Man-
age Discs] (or [Disk Management]) in the left pane.
Note that the occurrence condition and the workaround differ depending on the path configuration of Win-
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dows Server .
For single-path configurations, change the SAN Policy setting before a firmware is applied to prevent the disk
from becoming offline after the firmware is applied.
For multi-path configurations, there is no workaround. The procedure in
occurs" (page 15)
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Single-path configuration
The offline status can be avoided only when updating the firmware by changing the SAN Policy setting to
"Online All".
If operations are possible with the SAN Policy setting set to "Online All",
preventing occurrences" (page 13)
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Checking the SAN Policy setting
The following shows how to check the SAN Policy setting.
1
Execute the "diskpart" command in the command prompt.
The prompt changes to DISKPART.
2
Enter "san" and press the [Enter] key.
DISKPART> san
3
One of the following SAN Policies appears.
• "Offline Shared"
• "Offline All"
"Online All"
•
4
Enter "exit" and press the [Enter] key to complete the "diskpart" command.
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and the ETERNUS DX S4/S3 series are connected and Windows Server
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can be checked with the following procedure.
must be performed to recover from the offline status.
is not required.
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