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PowerPath Checklist — New Windows Server and New Storage System
7-7
Windows Installation Checklists
PowerPath Checklist
—
New Windows Server and New Storage
System
Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be completed
before the service provider arrives.
Task
With Access Logix Reference Document
1 Server
Install HBAs or
NICs and drive
r
❑
Install HBAs or NICs. HBA or NIC
documentation (for
HBAs, see URL on 7-5)
❑
Install HBA or NIC driver.
2 Server with
CX500i storage
system
For NICs
❑
Download and install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator.
Microsoft documentation
❑
Use the appropriate Microsoft network tool (for example, Start > Settings
> Network Connections) to assign the network parameters (IP address,
subnet mask, and gateway) for each NIC.
For iSCSI HBAs
❑
Download and install QLogic SANsurfer.
QLogic SANsurfer
documentation
❑
Use SANsurfer to assign the network parameters (IP address, subnet
mask, and gateway) for each iSCSI HBA.
3 Server
Set HBA driver
properties
❑
Set the HBA driver parameters to the values required for CLARiiON.
CAUTION Using improper settings can cause erratic failover behavior,
such as greatly increased I/O delays.
Host connectivity guide
and HBA or NIC
documentation (for
HBAs, see URL on 7-5)
4 Server
Install PowerPath
❑
Install PowerPath. PowerPath release
notes and PowerPath for
Windows installation
and administrator’s
guide
❑
Reboot the server to complete the installation of PowerPath.
Contrary to what the PowerPath documentation states, PowerPath will not
see any logical disks (LUNs) in the storage system at this point because
the storage system has not been connected.
❑
Install any PowerPath patches from the Software downloads page on the
EMC Powerlink website:
http://powerlink.emc.com