Configuring multipathing on windows server 2008 – Dell Acceleration Appliances for Databases User Manual

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Configuring Multipathing on Windows Server 2008

To configure Windows multipathing on Windows Server 2008,

1. Open the MPIO Control Panel (Start > Control Panel > Views list > Large Icons > MPIO.

2. On the User Account Control page, click Continue.

The MPIO Control Panel opens to the Properties dialog, MPIO Devices tab. This tab displays
the hardware IDs (such as FUSIONIOION LUN in the example below) of the devices managed
by MPIO whenever they are present.

3. To add a hardware ID,

a) Click Add in the dialog.

b) Type the hardware ID, which is Vendor ID (eight characters) plus Product ID (16

characters).

c) Click OK.

4. Click OK.

5. Open the Windows Disk Management tool (Storage >Server Manager >Disk Management).