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Microsoft cluster server for windows 2008, Requirements – HP EVA P6000 Storage User Manual

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Figure 67 iSCSI Persistent Reservation Setup window

3.

Click Done to finish.

Each cluster is required to have its own value, and each node of a single cluster must have its own
value. For example, Cluster A could have the default setting of AABBCCCCBBAA. Possible node
settings:

1

Node 1

2

Node 2

3

Node 3

4

Node 4

When the HP Full Featured DSM for EVA is installed, it sets up Persistent Reservation in the registry
by default. For more information on the HP DSM, see:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?
contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&
prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=421492

Microsoft Cluster Server for Windows 2008

iSCSI Failover clustering is supported on the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router. For
more information, see:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754482.aspx

Requirements

Operating system: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, SP2, R2, x86/x64

Firmware: Minimum version—3.1.0.0, released November 2009

Initiator:

Multiple NIC/iSCSI HBA ports—four recommended

one public

one private

two storage, for higher availability and performance

MPIO—use HP DSM or the Microsoft Generic DSM. HP recommends using the latest
available DSM.

Connectivity: Dual blade configuration for redundancy

130 iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE configuration rules and guidelines