Microsoft Windows 2008 [Ia64]; Microsoft Windows 2008 [X64] - EMC CLARiiON AX150 Series Data Book

Cluster
No. Operating System Software
4 Microsoft Windows 2003 Microsoft
[x86] Enterprise Edition: MSCS
2, 9
R2, SP1;
Microsoft Windows 2003
[x86] Storage: Server,
Server SP1
1. Microsoft iSCSI Initiator required. Refer to Native iSCSI table for currently supported initiator version.
2. Booting from external storage for iSCSI clusters is not supported.
3. iSCSI based cluster configurations require Microsoft QFE 824354. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for this QFE.
4. Booting from external array is supported for iSCSI clusters with QLA4010 iSCSI HBAs. Refer to Native iSCSI table for supported BIOS versions.
5. Microsoft Dynamic Disks are not supported.
6. Maximum number of iSCSI initiators that can log into an iSCSI target port is 8
7. Microsoft Initiator software version 2.0 and later automatically forces IQN's to lower−case. This may require array−side host access reconfiguration.
8. QLogic iSCSI HBAs require the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Service to be installed. The Service is required by Microsoft and is different from the full Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator.
9. PowerPath 5.0.0 is not supported with Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software and Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)
10. QLogic iSCSI HBAs are supported in any server listed in the ESM Fibre Channel tables that list support for the QLA2340 HBAs with the same operating system version listed here.
11. Clustered hosts may access shared Symmetrix LUNs via iSCSI or Fibre Channel (iSCSI on one node, Fibre Channel on another.)
12. QLA4010 iSCSI boards booting from external storage require "Spanning Tree" features to be disabled on network switches used in the boot path.
13. SPC−2 flag must be enabled for iSCSI Symmetrix configurations.
14. Configuration utility for QLogic iSCSI HBAs is QLogic SANsurfer available at http://www.qlogic.com
15. QLogic iSCSI HBAs require the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Service to be installed. The Service is required by Microsoft and is different from the full Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator. Refer to the EMC Host Connectivity guide for additional information on Windows iSCSI components and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator usage.
16. EMC provides troubleshooting and other technical notes for MSCS cluster solutions. Visit EMC Powerlink and download part number 300−000−603 for the EMC Host Connectivity
Guide for Windows.
17. Any Microsoft supported server/NIC for the listed operating system revision is supported.
18. MS iSCSI Initiator 2.08 only supports PowerPath 5.2 or later.

Microsoft Windows 2008 [IA64]

This table describes the support statements for iSCSI Clusters.
No. Operating System Cluster Software
1 Microsoft Windows Microsoft: Failover
2008 [IA64] for Clustering
11, 12
Itanium−Based , MSCS
8
Systems
1. iSCSI based cluster configurations require Microsoft QFE 824354. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for this QFE.
2. Booting from external array is supported for iSCSI clusters with QLA4010 iSCSI HBAs. Refer to Native iSCSI table for supported BIOS versions.
3. Microsoft Dynamic Disks are not supported.
4. Maximum number of iSCSI initiators that can log into an iSCSI target port is 8
5. Microsoft iSCSI Initiator required. Refer to Native iSCSI table for currently supported initiator version.
6. Booting from external storage for iSCSI clusters is not supported.
7. PowerPath 5.0.0 is not supported with Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software and Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)
8. Windows 2008 Server Core option is supported by EMC. Contact your server vendor to determine their support statement for Server Core.
9. QLogic iSCSI HBAs are supported in any server listed in the ESM Fibre Channel tables that list support for the QLA2340 HBAs with the same operating system version listed here.
10. QLogic iSCSI HBAs require the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Service to be installed. The Service is required by Microsoft and is different from the full Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator.
11. Support of MSCS only qualified for active−passive configuration
12. Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) in iSCSI supports minimum R26 Flare release version xx.26.xxx.5.007.
13. Clustered hosts may access shared Symmetrix LUNs via iSCSI or Fibre Channel (iSCSI on one node, Fibre Channel on another.)
14. QLA4010 iSCSI boards booting from external storage require "Spanning Tree" features to be disabled on network switches used in the boot path.
15. Microsoft Initiator software version 2.0 and later automatically forces IQN's to lower−case. This may require array−side host access reconfiguration.
16. SPC−2 flag must be enabled for iSCSI Symmetrix configurations.
17. Configuration utility for QLogic iSCSI HBAs is QLogic SANsurfer available at http://www.qlogic.com
18. QLogic iSCSI HBAs require the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Service to be installed. The Service is required by Microsoft and is different from the full Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator. Refer to the EMC Host Connectivity guide for additional information on Windows iSCSI components and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator usage.

Microsoft Windows 2008 [x64]

This table describes the support statements for iSCSI Clusters.
No. Operating System
1 Microsoft Windows 2008 Microsoft:
17
[x64]: DataCenter , Failover
17
Enterprise Edition Clustering
4, 5
, MSCS
2 Microsoft Windows 2008 Microsoft:
17
[x64]: DataCenter , Failover
17
Enterprise Edition , Clustering
4, 5
Standard Edition , MSCS
1. Support of MSCS only qualified for active−passive configuration
2. Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) in iSCSI supports minimum R26 Flare release version xx.26.xxx.5.007.
3. Microsoft iSCSI Initiator required. Refer to Native iSCSI table for currently supported initiator version.
4. Booting from external storage for iSCSI clusters is not supported.
5. PowerPath 5.0.0 is not supported with Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software and Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)
6. Maximum number of iSCSI initiators that can log into an iSCSI target port is 8
7. Clustered hosts may access shared Symmetrix LUNs via iSCSI or Fibre Channel (iSCSI on one node, Fibre Channel on another.)
8. QLA4010 iSCSI boards booting from external storage require "Spanning Tree" features to be disabled on network switches used in the boot path.
9. Microsoft Initiator software version 2.0 and later automatically forces IQN's to lower−case. This may require array−side host access reconfiguration.
10. SPC−2 flag must be enabled for iSCSI Symmetrix configurations.
11. Configuration utility for QLogic iSCSI HBAs is QLogic SANsurfer available at http://www.qlogic.com
12. QLogic iSCSI HBAs require the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Service to be installed. The Service is required by Microsoft and is different from the full Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator. Refer to the EMC Host Connectivity guide for additional information on Windows iSCSI components and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator usage.
13. QLogic iSCSI HBAs are supported in any server listed in the ESM Fibre Channel tables that list support for the QLA2340 HBAs with the same operating system version listed here.
14. iSCSI based cluster configurations require Microsoft QFE 824354. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for this QFE.
15. Booting from external array is supported for iSCSI clusters with QLA4010 iSCSI HBAs. Refer to Native iSCSI table for supported BIOS versions.
16. Microsoft Dynamic Disks are not supported.
17. Windows 2008 Server Core option is supported by EMC. Contact your server vendor to determine their support statement for Server Core.
03/04/2009
Microsoft Windows 2003 [x86]
8, 9, 10
QLogic: QLA4010−E−SP
1,
Microsoft Windows 2008 [IA64]
7, 9, 10
QLogic: QLA4010−E−SP
5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18
, QLA4050C−E−SP
5, 6, 7 15, 16, 17, 18
, QLE4060C−E−SP
17, 18
Microsoft Windows 2008 [x64]
Cluster
Software
20, 21
Generic NIC GbE
1, 2, 3,
3, 4, 5
QLogic: QLA4010−E−SP
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18
, QLA4050C−E−SP
1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18
, QLE4060C−E−SP
3, 4, 5
9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Host Bus Adapter
8, 9, 10
, QLA4010C−E−SP
Host Bus Adapter
7, 9, 10
, QLA4010C−E−SP , QLA4050−E−SP
7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
, QLA4052C−E−SP
7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
, QLE4062C−E−SP
Host Bus Adapter
5, 13, 18 5, 13, 18
, QLA4010C−E−SP , QLA4050−E−SP
5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18
, QLA4052C−E−SP
5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
, QLE4062C−E−SP
1011
Storage Max #
Array Nodes Comments
EMC HA: 8
CLARiiON
6
AX150i
Storage Max #
Array Nodes Comments
7, 9, 10, 13, 14,
EMC HA: 8
7, 9, 10, 13, 14,
CLARiiON
7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 4
AX150i
Storage Max #
Array Nodes Comments
EMC HA: 8
CLARiiON
6
AX150i
5, 7, 8,
EMC HA: 8
5, 7,
CLARiiON
5, 7, 8, 6
AX150i
CLARiiON AX150i
3, 4, 5
See
1, 2, 3
See
14, 16,
See
19
14, 15,
See
16
CLARiiON AX150i