Managing Multipath Disk Devices; Mpio Properties Page With Dsm Install Tab Enabled - HP MPIO Installation And Reference Manual

Figure 3 MPIO Properties page with DSM Install tab enabled
NOTE:
If the vendor-supplied DSM and MS DSM exist on the same system, the vendor-supplied DSM is
always given priority.

Managing multipath disk devices

Microsoft provides a generic user interface to manage the disk devices that are controlled by MPIO. This
interface, which can be accessed through the Multi-Path Disk Device Properties page, under the MPIO
tab, enables you to perform basic disk and path management.
Device Properties page. HP MPIO EVA DSM supports the management infrastructure of the MPIO tab
for features that are applicable to the HP DSM.
To manage the Multi-Path Disk Device through this interface, complete the following steps:
1. Go to Device Manager and select the MPIO managed device identified by Multi-Path Disk device.
2. Right-click and select Properties. The Multi-Path Disk Device Properties page displays.
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Managing MPIO devices using Microsoft-provided interfaces on Windows Server 2008
Figure 4 shows the Multi-Path Disk