multi-server share the MSA 1000

[stanly_2]

I have two server(2003 server) share the MSA 1000, and i want to read and write data from the two server into MSA 1000. but i find if i delete or copy a fire from one server to msa 1000, then the other server will not flash the exection until restart the system. is there any problem for me?

[Doug de Werd]

Are the 2 servers sharing the same disk volume (LUN) on the MSA1000? If yes, this is not supported and you will corrupt your data. 2 servers can share the a single MSA1000, but they must each have their own separate LUNs. Both servers should not not be given access to the same LUN (unless you are doing a cluster). But even with a cluster, only one server can access a LUN at any given time.

Thanks,
Doug

[Mike Naime]

If you want to share the same disk drive with multiple cluster members, you need an OS like VMS that supports true resource sharing. You cannot do this with a Windows cluster.

[Sean Lee_2]

Matrix Server for Windows; the Windows 2003 will be supported in this quarter.

http://www.polyserve.com/products_mswindows.html