HP P4000 9.0 HP StorageWorks P4000 Windows Solution Pack User Manual - Page 3

Contents 1 Using MPIO 7 Overview ...7 Supported versions of Microsoft® Windows® Server 7 32- and 64-bit support 8 Using the HP P4000 DSM for MPIO 8 Device Specific Modules and Microsoft MPIO 8 The P4000 DSM for MPIO ...8 How the P4000 DSM for MPIO works 8 Using the P4000 DSM for MPIO with multiple NICs 9 Using the P4000 DSM for MPIO in a Multi-Site SAN 9 Installing the P4000 DSM for MPIO 10 Windows Server 2003 ...10 Prerequisites ...10 Windows Server 2008 and Server Core option 11 Prerequisites ...11 If installing the P4000 DSM for MPIO into an existing Microsoft cluster 11 Install the P4000 DSM for MPIO 11 Silent install for Windows Server 2008 Server Core option 11 Uninstalling the P4000 DSM for MPIO 11 Performing a silent uninstall for the Windows 2008 Server Core option 12 Using Microsoft DSM ...12 Installing the Microsoft DSM in Windows 2003 Server 12 Installing and Enabling the Microsoft DSM in Windows 2008 Server 12 Connecting volumes with MPIO 13 Connecting application servers with single or multiple NICs to volumes 13 Connecting volumes in a Multi-Site SAN 14 Using multiple cluster VIPs when connecting to a Multi-Site SAN 15 Connecting application servers with single or multiple NICs to a Multi-Site SAN 16 Setting the MPIO load balancing policy 17 Troubleshooting MPIO ...20 Verifying P4000 DSM for MPIO operations 20 What happens if a path fails with the P4000 DSM for MPIO 20 Verifying Microsoft DSM operations 21 Trouble bringing disks online 21 2 Using the HP P4000 VSS Provider 23 Overview ...23 Supported versions of Microsoft Windows Server 23 32- and 64-bit versions 23 Installing the VSS Provider ...23 Installing on Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server, or Windows 2008 Server R2 ......... 24 Installing on Windows 2008 Server Core or Windows 2008 Server R2 Core option 24 Prerequisites ...24 Setting management group credentials 25 Setting credentials on Windows 2008 Server Core or Windows 2008 Server R2 Core 25 P4000 Windows Solution Pack user guide 3