Microsoft Windows Cluster Support; Microsoft Cluster Server For Windows 2003; Hp Mpio Dsm Manager With Iscsi Devices - HP StorageWorks MPX200 User Manual

Figure 75 HP MPIO DSM Manager with iSCSI devices
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Microsoft Windows Cluster support

Microsoft Cluster Server for Windows 2003

iSCSI Failover clustering is supported on the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router. For
more information, see
iscsicluster.mspx.
Requirements
• Operating system: Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, SP2, R2, x86/x64
• Firmware: Minimum version—3.1.0.0, released November 2009
• Initiator:
• Persistent Reservation registry key—for Microsoft Generic DSM
• Multiple NIC/iSCSI HBA ports—four recommended:
• one public
• one private
• two storage, for higher availability and performance
• MPIO—use HP DSM or the Microsoft Generic DSM
• HP recommends using the latest available DSM
• Connectivity: Dual blade configuration for redundancy
Setting the Persistent Reservation registry key
The iSCSI Persistent Reservation Setup utility assists you in creating the proper registry settings for use
with the Microsoft Generic DSM and Microsoft Cluster Server. This must be run on every node of the
cluster.
1. Run PRset.hta to start the application.
This automatically adds the registry key and values seen.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/iscsi/
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