HP ProLiant DL380 G4 with MSA500 Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Se - Page 16
Storage requirements, Configuring EVA host connections
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Storage requirements Ensure that the following conditions are met for failover clusters: • Because improvements in failover clusters require that the storage respond correctly to specific SCSI commands, the storage must follow the SPC-3 standard. In particular, the storage must support Persistent Reservations as specified in the SPC-3 standard. • The miniport driver used for the storage must work with the Microsoft Storport storage driver. • Servers from different clusters must not be able to access the same storage devices (isolate storage devices, one cluster per device). In most cases, a Logical Unit Number (LUN) that is used for one set of cluster servers should be isolated from all other servers through LUN masking or zoning. NOTE Before starting, the storage administrator must configure several shared LUNs. It is important that all cluster nodes have access to the LUNs, and that the host connections are configured to follow the SPC-3 standard. Configuring EVA host connections Make sure the Windows Local Host mode is enabled for each node on the Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) through command view. Depending on what command view you have installed, if in the dropdown there is no "Microsoft Windows LH" then choose custom and type in the custom type field the following HEX number 00000004198009A8 (Figure 1). If the wrong connection type is configured, you cannot share the disks between the cluster nodes and the cluster check will fail with a non-SPC-3 compliant message. Figure 1. Configuring EVA host properties 16