Microsoft Windows SAN rules
This section describes the SAN rules for Microsoft Windows.
For current storage system support, see the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
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Table 106 describes the SAN configuration rules for Microsoft Windows. Table 107 describes support
for Microsoft Windows multipathing coexistence.
Table 106 Microsoft Windows SAN configuration rules
Windows SAN rulesStorage systems
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• Supports multipathing high-availability configuration in multiple fabrics or in a single fabric with zoned
paths.
All supported
• Zoning is required when Windows is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
• Supports a maximum of 20 servers, 8 nodes per cluster.
• MSA1000 single controller only.
• MSA1500 single controller and dual controller with active/active failover.
MSA1000
MSA1500
• Zoning is required when Windows is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
• Supports a maximum of 64 hosts.
• Supports MSCS.
• Windows 2003 supported with HP MPIO FF DSM 2.6.0.5 or later.
• Windows 2008 Microsoft MPIO DSM supported.
• For HBA parameter settings, see Table 117 on page 237.
P2000 G3 FC
MSA2000fc G2
(MSA2300fc)
MSA2000fc
• Zoning is required when Windows is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
• Supports boot from SAN. For more information, see “XP and VA SAN boot support” on page 268.
XP128
XP1024
XP10000
XP12000
XP20000
XP24000
VA7100
VA7110
VA7400
VA7410
XP48
XP512
• Zoning is required when Windows is used in a heterogeneous SAN with other operating systems.
• In an environment with multiple Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 clusters that share a storage array,
configure each cluster and its storage in a separate zone. If the same storage array is used by multiple
clusters, the storage ports can be in an overlapping zone.
• Supports active/active or active/passive failover mode. A multipathing driver is required.
• Supports MSCS and Microsoft Failover Clustering.
• Supports boot from SAN. For more information, see “EVA SAN boot support” on page 256.
• For HP Continuous Access EVA configuration information, see “HP Continuous Access EVA SAN in-
tegration” on page 254.
EVA6100
EVA6400
EVA8000
EVA8100
EVA8400
EVA3000
EVA4000
EVA4100
EVA4400
EVA5000
EVA6000
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Unlisted but supported storage systems have no additional SAN configuration restrictions. For the latest support information, contact an
HP storage representative.
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