topic Re: EVA 4000 and W2k8 Cluster, error with persistent SCSI-3 reservations in HPE EVA Storage

EVA 4000 and W2k8 Cluster, error with persistent SCSI-3 reservations

mrdude — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:03:25 GMT

Hello,

i've tried to setup a cluster on Windows Server 2008 x64. The hosts are connected each by 2 FC HBA's. Microsoft MPIO and HP MPIO DSM 3.01 are installed.

Actual state:

Node1: disk0 online and NTFS formatted
Node2: disk0 is presented and offline

When i check the cluster configuration i get an error stating that dsik0 does not support SCSI-3 persistent reservation.

Is there a custom type hex code for the operating system for Windows Server 2008 so that the EVA 4000 supports the SCSI-3 PR command?

Any help is apprechiated.

Re: EVA 4000 and W2k8 Cluster, error with persistent SCSI-3 reservations

Steven Clementi — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:28:21 GMT

What version of Command View are you running?

And what host type specification are you using now?

Steven

Re: EVA 4000 and W2k8 Cluster, error with persistent SCSI-3 reservations

mrdude — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:04:39 GMT

The problem is solved. I had to define a custom type host operating system with a hex value of "00000004198009A8" at the EVA Command View.

After that the cluster validation process finished successfully.

Re: EVA 4000 and W2k8 Cluster, error with persistent SCSI-3 reservations

mrdude — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:05:34 GMT

I close this thread because it's solved.

Re: EVA 4000 and W2k8 Cluster, error with persistent SCSI-3 reservations

Steven Clementi — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:16:27 GMT

Still would like to know what version of Command View you are running and why possibly the Windows Server 2008 Host type specification in Command View doesn't work...

Re: EVA 4000 and W2k8 Cluster, error with persistent SCSI-3 reservations

mrdude — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:49:38 GMT

The Command View version is 8.00.01.080529

I can not choose Windows Server 2008 as host type. There is only Microsoft Windows.

I must admit that this was the first time i had to work with the Command View tool - so i don't know differences between the versions. A consultant updated the EVA 4000 and the Command View 2 weeks ago to the "newest" version.