topic Re: MPIO for x64 in MSA Storage

MPIO for x64

CA475271 — Mon, 01 May 2006 12:46:59 GMT

I was told today that MPIO doesn't work on 64 bit windows. I just began building a system that consists of 2 dl385's clustered and connected to a msa1000 high availabilty SAN. Does anyone have an approximate release date for the new MPIO version and possibly any beta test information.

Re: MPIO for x64

Johan Holmstrom — Tue, 02 May 2006 01:22:45 GMT

Hi,
The only way to do it right now is to use Secure Path. I haven't seen any roadmap where Mpio i said to be supported on x64 and msa1000.

/johan

Re: MPIO for x64

BR894765 — Wed, 03 May 2006 06:28:06 GMT

As I know, x64 MPIO will be soon.

Re: MPIO for x64

Gordon Tervit — Wed, 03 May 2006 16:14:59 GMT

Any ideas what sort of time scale we're looking at?

I'm looking to add a DL580 G3 with 7040 processors and Win2K3 x64 (E64T) to an existing SAN infrastructure based on an MSA1500. Everything else is in place, we just need an MPIO DSM for x64 & MSA.

Can't be too far off surely, as there's already one for the EVA?

Re: MPIO for x64

Frederik Vandersteene — Tue, 16 May 2006 08:53:00 GMT

Dear - is there any news on this release. We are in the same situation.
Thanx for any replies.

Frederik

Re: MPIO for x64

Gordon Tervit — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:35:16 GMT

It now looks as though the EM64T full featured MPIO for MSA has been released. Is anyone using it yet?

Re: MPIO for x64

BR894765 — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:48:33 GMT

Unfortunally, FF MPIO is not supported with active/passive firmware...

Re: MPIO for x64

Gordon Tervit — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:58:56 GMT

Indeed, but it looks as though the active/active firmware for the MSA1500cs has been released as well.

This looks like a big step forward for the MSA1500, but obviously it's a bit of work to upgrade all existing hosts to the MPIO FF DSM AND flash the MSA as well.

Has anyone tried it so far?

Re: MPIO for x64

Gordon Tervit — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:01:05 GMT

Oops. I see your point... the active/active firmware is only available for the MSA1500cs, not the MSA1000 others were asking about.

Re: MPIO for x64

BR894765 — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:46:03 GMT

Released today:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub2/softlib/software7/COL15272/co-40735-1/HPMpioBasicMSAv1.20.zip

-Added support for x64.