Data ONTAP DSM 4.0.1 for Windows MPIO Installation and Administration Guide
DSM concepts
Device-specific module overview
Tasks required for installing and configuring the DSM
Windows configurations supported by the DSM
ALUA support and requirements
Mixing FC and iSCSI paths
Microsoft iSCSI DSM
I_T and I_T_L nexus overview
Multiple paths require MPIO software
Load balance policies determine failover behavior
Path limits
Windows Administrator account requirement
Timeout and tuning parameters overview
FC HBA and CNA parameters set by Data ONTAP DSM for Windows MPIO
Registry values set by Data ONTAP DSM for Windows MPIO
InquiryRetryCount setting
InquiryTimeout setting
InstallDir setting
IPSecConfigTimeout setting
iSCSILeastPreferred setting
LinkDownTime setting
LogDir setting
ManageDisksOnSystemBuses setting
MaxRequestHoldTime setting
MPIOSupportedDeviceList
PathRecoveryInterval setting
PathVerifyEnabled setting
PDORemovePeriod setting
PersistentReservationKey setting
ProductVersion setting
Protocols setting
ReservationRetryInterval setting
ReservationTimeout setting
RetryCount setting
RetryInterval setting
SupportedDeviceList setting
TestUnitReadyRetryCount setting
TestUnitReadyTimeout setting
TimeOutValue setting
UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval setting
When to change the load balance policy
Path types and Windows clusters affect failover behavior
DSM prefers optimized paths
DSM can use disabled paths
Failover examples
Least queue depth example
Round robin example
Round robin with subset example
Failover-only example
Auto-assigned example
Mapping identifiers between the host and storage system
Dynamic disk support
What the Hyper-V Guest Utilities are
What Hyper-V is
Methods for using storage with Hyper-V
Methods for clustering Windows hosts with Hyper-V
Recommended LUN layout with Hyper-V
About SAN booting
Support for non-English operating system versions
Installing the DSM
Verifying your host configuration
Stopping host I/O and the cluster service
Installing Windows hotfixes
List of required hotfixes for Windows Server
Removing or upgrading SnapDrive for Windows
Confirming your storage system configuration
Configuring FC HBAs and switches
Checking the media type of FC ports
Configuring iSCSI initiators and HBAs
iSCSI software initiator options
Downloading the iSCSI software initiator
Installing the iSCSI initiator software
Installing the iSCSI HBA
Options for iSCSI sessions and error recovery levels
Options for using CHAP with iSCSI initiators
Using RADIUS for iSCSI authentication
Enabling ALUA for FC paths
Obtaining a DSM license key
Installing PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 or 2008
Installing .NET framework on Windows Server 2003 or 2008
Running the DSM installation program
Running the DSM installation program interactively
Running the DSM installation program from a command line
Configuring Hyper-V systems
Adding virtual machines to a failover cluster
Configuring SUSE Linux and RHEL 5.5 and 5.6 guests for Hyper-V
Configuring RHEL 6.0 and 6.1 guests for Hyper-V
Hyper-V VHD requires alignment for best performance
Reinstalling GRUB for Linux guests after correcting MBR alignment with PowerShell Toolkit
Upgrading the DSM
Verifying your host configuration
Stopping host I/O and the cluster service
Installing Windows hotfixes
List of required hotfixes for Windows Server
Removing FC or iSCSI paths to 7-Mode LUNs
Enabling ALUA for FC paths
Installing PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 or 2008
Running the DSM upgrade program
Upgrading Windows cluster configurations
Running the DSM upgrade interactively
Running the DSM upgrade from a command line
Removing or repairing the DSM
Uninstalling the Data ONTAP DSM interactively
Uninstalling the DSM silently (unattended)
Repairing the Data ONTAP DSM installation
Managing the DSM using the GUI
Starting the DSM GUI
Discovering new virtual disks
Viewing summary information for virtual disks
Viewing detailed information for virtual disks
Viewing path information for virtual disks
Viewing LUN information for virtual disks
Viewing I/O statistics for virtual disks
Changing the load balance policy
Changing the default load balance policy
Changing the operational state of a path
Changing the administrative state of a path
Changing the path weight
Changing the preferred path
Displaying the persistent reservation key for a virtual disk
Setting persistent reservation parameters
Changing what gets logged by the DSM
Setting MPIO tunable parameters
Setting the DSM GUI auto refresh rate
Refreshing the display manually
Viewing the DSM license key
Managing the DSM using Windows PowerShell cmdlets
What you can do with the PowerShell cmdlets
Requirements for the PowerShell cmdlets
Running PowerShell cmdlets on the local host
Running PowerShell cmdlets from a remote host
Getting help with PowerShell cmdlets
Displaying DSM settings
Getting information about virtual disks
Changing the load balance policy using a cmdlet
Changing the default load balance policy using a cmdlet
Viewing path information using a cmdlet
Changing path status using a cmdlet
Supported path changes for load balance policies
Changing the path weight using a cmdlet
Displaying statistics about SAN connectivity
Clearing SAN connectivity statistics
Prioritizing FC paths over iSCSI paths
Modifying values for DSM parameters
Configuring for Fibre Channel and iSCSI
What FC and iSCSI identifiers are
Recording the WWPN
Obtaining the WWPN using Storage Explorer
Obtaining the WWPN using Microsoft fcinfo.exe
Obtaining the WWPN using Emulex BootBIOS
Obtaining the WWPN using QLogic BootBIOS
Recording the iSCSI initiator node name
Setting up LUNs
LUN overview
Overview of creating LUNs
Initiator group overview
Mapping LUNs to igroups
About mapping LUNs for Windows clusters
About FC targets
About non-optimized paths in FC configurations
Verifying FC paths to LUNs
Adding iSCSI targets
About dependent services on the Native Stack and iSCSI
Overview of initializing and partitioning the disk
Setting up a SAN boot LUN for Windows Server
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting installation problems
Installing missing Windows hotfixes
Resolving the SnapDrive 4.1 installation error
Internal Error: Access is Denied during installation
Installing from an elevated command prompt
Disabling User Access Control
Troubleshooting failover problems
Troubleshooting ALUA configuration problems
Troubleshooting interoperability problems
Areas to check for possible problems
Installing fcinfo for Windows Server 2003 FC configurations
Updating the HBA software driver
Enabling logging on the Emulex HBA
Enabling logging on the QLogic HBA
FCoE troubleshooting overview
Troubleshooting the FCoE initiator to switch connection
Troubleshooting the FCoE switch
Troubleshooting the FCoE switch to target connection
Troubleshooting FCoE failover problems
Installing the nSANity data collection program
Collecting diagnostic data using nSANity
Windows event log entries
How DSM event log entries relate to MPIO driver event log entries
Changing what gets logged by the DSM
Event data section encoding
Event message reference
Copyright information
Trademark information
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