Eternus Vds Hardware Provider Notes; Notes About Standard Multipath Driver (Msdsm) For Windows Server; Server Startup Notes; System Design Sheet Notes - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Notes
3.6

ETERNUS VDS Hardware Provider Notes

3.6 ETERNUS VDS Hardware Provider Notes
ETERNUS VDS Hardware Provider is provided for the ETERNUS DX storage systems. The storage management
tool for Windows Server
ume creation and host affinity settings after installing this software.
ETERNUS VDS Hardware Provider can be downloaded from the following site. Refer to the ETERNUS VDS Hard-
ware Provider product manual for usage details.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/products/computing/storage/download/vdshp.html
3.7 Notes about Standard Multipath Driver (msdsm) for Win-
dows Server
Various settings, such as the load balance policy and retry count, can be adjusted by using the standard mul-
tipath drivers (msdsm) for Windows Server
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dows Server
should not be changed from their default values.
Screen name
MPIO tab of Multi-Path Disk Device properties
Details of DSM
Details of MPIO paths
3.8

Server Startup Notes

Before turning the server on, check that the ETERNUS DX storage systems are all "Ready". If the server is
turned on and they are not "Ready", the server will not be able to recognize the ETERNUS DX storage systems.
Also, when the ETERNUS DX power supply is being controlled by a UPS power supply linkage, make sure that
the ETERNUS DX is never turned off before the connected servers. If turned off, data writes from the running
server cannot be saved to the ETERNUS DX storage systems, and already saved data may also be affected.
3.9

System Design Sheet Notes

The system design sheet is a spreadsheet program work sheet that is used to simplify the process of instal-
ling the ETERNUS DX. It is important that the system details be recorded after first installing the system and
also each time the system is subsequently modified, expanded, or has maintenance work performed on it.
Creating a system design sheet makes installation and maintenance of the system easy.
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2008. However the following settings
Parameters that may not be changed
Load balance policy, [Details] button, [Edit] button
Timer counter (path checking period, enable path checking,
number of retires, retry interval, PDO deletion period)
Path status
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