HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 Installation and Reference Guide for - Page 36

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Figure 1 MPIO Properties page with MPIO-ed Devices tab enabled To manually add support for new devices, complete the following steps: 1. Click Add in the MPIO Properties page. The Add MPIO Support page displays. 2. Enter the Vendor ID and Product ID for the new devices. All devices with this Device Hardware ID are handled by a DSM (either a vendor-supplied DSM or MS DSM). To manually disable support for a device, select a Device Hardware ID and click Remove. Discover Multi-paths In the MPIO Properties page, click the Discover Multi-Paths tab. This tab displays the Device Hardware IDs of the devices that support multipathing, which are currently not managed but supported by MPIO. Figure 2 shows the MPIO Properties page with the Discover Multi-Paths tab enabled. 36 Managing MPIO devices using Microsoft-provided interfaces on Windows Server 2008

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Figure 1 MPIO Properties page with MPIO-ed Devices tab enabled
To manually add support for new devices, complete the following steps:
1.
Click
Add
in the MPIO Properties page. The Add MPIO Support page displays.
2.
Enter the Vendor ID and Product ID for the new devices. All devices with this Device Hardware
ID are handled by a DSM (either a vendor-supplied DSM or MS DSM).
To manually disable support for a device, select a Device Hardware ID and click
Remove
.
Discover Multi-paths
In the MPIO Properties page, click the Discover Multi-Paths tab. This tab displays the Device Hardware
IDs of the devices that support multipathing, which are currently not managed but supported by MPIO.
Figure 2
shows the MPIO Properties page with the Discover Multi-Paths tab enabled.
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Managing MPIO devices using Microsoft-provided interfaces on Windows Server 2008