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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. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. 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 Storage systems1 All supported Windows SAN rules • Supports multipathing high-availability configuration in multiple fabrics or in a single fabric with zoned paths. MSA1000 MSA1500 • 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. P2000 G3 FC MSA2000fc G2 (MSA2300fc) MSA2000fc • 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. VA7100 VA7110 VA7400 VA7410 XP48 XP512 XP128 XP1024 XP10000 XP12000 XP20000 XP24000 • 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. EVA3000 EVA4000 EVA4100 EVA4400 EVA5000 EVA6000 EVA6100 EVA6400 EVA8000 EVA8100 EVA8400 • 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 integration" on page 254. 1Unlisted but supported storage systems have no additional SAN configuration restrictions. For the latest support information, contact an HP storage representative. SAN Design Reference Guide 223