Figure 59 iSCSI Persistent Reservation Setup window
3. Click Done to finish.
Each cluster is required to have its own value, and each node of a single cluster must have its own
value. For example, Cluster A could have the default setting of AABBCCCCBBAA. Possible node
settings:
1Node 1
2Node 2
3Node 3
4Node 4
When the HP Full Featured DSM for EVA is installed, it sets up Persistent Reservation in the registry
by default. For more information on the HP DSM, see:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?
contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&
prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=421492
Microsoft Cluster Server for Windows 2008
iSCSI Failover clustering is supported on the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router. For
more information, see:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754482.aspx
Requirements
• Operating system: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, SP2, R2, x86/x64
• Firmware: Minimum version—3.1.0.0, released November 2009
• Initiator:
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
118 iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE configuration rules and guidelines