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тАО12-19-2007 12:10 AM
тАО12-19-2007 12:10 AM
We have supplied Secure path softweare to one of our customer for Windows Platform. But the same way Multipaht is available for FREE in HP web Site.
But why i have to spend for buying secure path from HP. Why not i will use multipaht fro free from HP website???
Also what is SCSI Port driver and Store Port Driver???
Anybody can explain ????
Thnaks in Advance
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тАО12-19-2007 01:08 AM
тАО12-19-2007 01:08 AM
SolutionOn Windows you can also install MPIO (free), it is based on a Microsoft standard. There are 2 versions, depending in the disk enclosure the server is accessing: MPIO basic and MPIO full featured. For the second one there's also a MPIO manager.
Regarding storport driver, Microsoft in Windows 2003 introduced a new SCSI protocol stack optimized for SAN, to use that you must install the storport driver.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/storport/default.mspx
Make sure you have the latest patch for this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755/
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тАО12-19-2007 01:11 AM
тАО12-19-2007 01:11 AM
Re: Secusrepath VS MultiPath
Secure Path is the older, pre-merger Compaq, Software for enviroments with multiple paths. It was used for HSG based storages, MSA1x00 (active / passive) oder EVA3000 and 5000 with < VCS 4.x. For newer storages you have to use MPIO instead. There are two versions of MPIO: Both are free, but only the MPIO Basic Failover can be used with MSA1x00 (active / passive). The MPIO Basic Failover can't do loadbalancin or failback. Only MPIO Full-Featured or Secure Path can do this.
MSA1x00 (A/P): Secure Path or MPIO Basic Failover
EVA with VCS <4.x: Secure Path
MAx000/EMA: Secure Path
MSA1x00 (A/A): MPIO FF
EVA with VCS =4.x or EVA with XCS: MPIO FF
XP: MPIO FF
Hope that helps.
Best regards,
Patrick
Patrick
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тАО12-19-2007 07:22 AM
тАО12-19-2007 07:22 AM
Re: Secusrepath VS MultiPath
I am a "victim" of this trend when I bought the MS-InternetExplorer's initial version and later it was available for free.
My 2 cents worth....
Happy Holidays.....
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тАО12-19-2007 07:16 PM
тАО12-19-2007 07:16 PM
Re: Secusrepath VS MultiPath
SecurePath was mandatory with Disk Arrays in Active/Passive mode. Since new EVAs and MSA have both controllers in active mode, there is no need to have SecurePath. You can use MPIO under MS and vplinks under HP-UX for example.
SecurePath offers additional features than vplinks (11i v2) like dynamic load balancing and manageability which is not the case mith MPIO and vplinks.
Regards,
Mohamed
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тАО12-19-2007 11:08 PM
тАО12-19-2007 11:08 PM
Re: Secusrepath VS MultiPath
I have an MSA 1000 Disk Array working in Active/passive Mode. I have installed MPIO for MSA Active/Passive for the Multipath software. But when i try test the Redundancy, i removed one link and after removing the link i am not able to see the storage. Seems its not swtiching ove rto another link. Is my MPIO is working ????
or any other issues????
Thanks
Navaneet
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тАО12-19-2007 11:13 PM
тАО12-19-2007 11:13 PM
Re: Secusrepath VS MultiPath
do you see any messages on the controller LCD after removing the link? Which link do you remove? From a host or from one MSA FC/IO module? How is you host connected?
Best regards,
Patrick
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тАО12-19-2007 11:28 PM
тАО12-19-2007 11:28 PM
Re: Secusrepath VS MultiPath
I have not seen any error message from the Controller LCD. I ahve removed the link from the Blade server.
This setup is like a Bl20P G3 server connected to MSA 1000 by Emulex Mezanine cards.
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тАО12-20-2007 02:59 AM
тАО12-20-2007 02:59 AM