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PowerPath Checklist — Existing Windows Server and Existing Storage System
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Windows Installation Checklists
PowerPath Checklist
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Existing Windows Server and Existing
Storage System
This checklist assumes that the existing Windows server and existing
storage system are already connected in a Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI
network, or direct attach configuration. Tasks highlighted with grey
in the checklist should be performed before the service provider
arrives, except for the removal of ATF or CDE, which you can have
done by EMC Professional Services.
CAUTION
!
EMC no longer supports ATF or CDE. Before you transition your
server from ATF or CDE to PowerPath, you must
◆ Back up your server configurations.
◆ Back up data on all storage systems connected to the server.
◆ Remove ATF or CDE, which EMC recommends that EMC
Professional Services do, especially if your server configuration
is complex. If you want to remove it yourself, you must use the
procedure in the Removing ATF or CDE Software Before
Installing Other Failover Software document (P/N 069001173),
which is on the Powerlink website with this roadmap.
Simply removing ATF or CDE using the uninstall procedure in
the Windows ATF administrator’s guide or the Windows
utilities administrator’s guide may not return the server to its
original state, and may result in lost data.
If you are transitioning a MicroSoft Cluster Server (MSCS)
configuration from ATF or CDE to PowerPath, perform the procedure
in the checklist on each node in succession. While you perform the
procedure on one node, you can leave the cluster services active on
the other node, provided failure in a path to the storage system does
not occur.