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Prepare the servers
For NICs and QLogic iSCSI HBAs:
Refer to the E-Lab report you generated in "Preinstall - Step 3 Verify the environment"
on page 7, and then install the supported version of the Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator as follows:
1. Open a web browser and connect to the Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com
2. Go to the Downloads page.
3. Search for iscsi initiator.
4. Select and download the latest supported initiator software and related
documentation.
For information on supported software, refer to the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator on the
Powerlink website: http://Powerlink.EMC.com.
To determine which file to download:
a. Right-click My Computer and select Manage.
b. Select System Information > System Summary.
c. View the System Type option. If x86 is displayed, you have a 32–bit system. If
IA64 or AMD64 is displayed, you have a 64–bit system and need to install the
appropriate 64–bit version (IA or AMD).
5. After you download the appropriate software, double-click the executable to open
the installation wizard and click Next at the welcome screen.
6. At the Installation Options screen, select the following:
For NICs – select Initiator Service, Software Initiator, and Microsoft MPIO
Multipathing Support for iSCSI (required for Windows Server 2003 servers
only), then click Next.
For iSCSI HBAs – select Initiator Service and Microsoft MPIO Multipathing
Support for iSCSI, then click Next.
7. Proceed through the installation wizard and at the completion screen, click
Finish.
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