Chapter 3 Notes; Connection Notes For Primergy; Connection Notes For Other Companies' Industry Standard Servers - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Configuration Manual

Chapter 3
Notes
Note the following issues when connecting the ETERNUS DX to a server.
3.1

Connection Notes for PRIMERGY

To ensure reliable access to the storage systems, the following methods are recommended:
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Connection via multiple paths
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Use of multipath drivers which support path redundancy control
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Configure a multipath environment and select a multipath driver that supports path redundancy control
to increase redundancy and reliability of the connection between the ETERNUS DX storage systems and
the server.
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LUN recognition by the Windows
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The following cluster configuration is supported for Windows
- WSFC (Windows Server Failover Cluster) configuration
MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Service) configuration
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For details on servers which support cluster configuration, consult your FUJITSU sales representative.
3.2 Connection Notes for Other Companies' Industry Standard
Servers
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To build a cluster configuration for Windows
over Cluster (WSFC), and MSCS- and WSFC-compatible applications. This cluster configuration must also use
only one type of SAS card. Operation cannot be guaranteed if the cluster is configured using multiple types
of SAS cards.
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LUN recognition by the Windows
To ensure reliable access to the storage systems, the following methods are recommended:
•
Connection via multiple paths
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Use of drivers for ETERNUS DX storage systems which support path redundancy control
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Configure a multipath environment and select a driver for ETERNUS DX storage systems that supports
path redundancy control to increase redundancy and reliability of the connection between the ETERNUS
DX storage systems and the server.
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plug and play function cannot be guaranteed.
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plug and play function cannot be guaranteed.
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