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Centos 7: Configure ethernet for MPIO
I can't understand how MPIO uses network ports to connect to iSCSI volumes on a SAN.
How should network cards be configured? I have to use 4 network ports on the SAN and 4 on the server.
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Is it safe to "Enable-MSDSMAutomaticClaim -BusType iSCSI" in an environment with multiple iSCSI-Targets?
I'm currently setting up a backup storage cluster (Acronis ACI) where I want to attach an iSCSI target to a Hyper-V host. The manual states to enable MPIO, which is fine.
The next step is to enable ...
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Configuring MPIO on Windows to remove duplicate disks
We have shared some storage from a EMC Unity SAN to Windows Server 2012 R2 to use with Veeam. In Disk Management, there are multiple disks listed with the same size. From previous systems, this is ...
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ISCSI MPIO Extra devices, and is there meant to be an mpath0-part2?
I am trying to learn more about ISCSI and Multipath (MPIO) setup on a proxmox system. I thought I had everything working, but have that terrible spidey sense that something is incorrectly configured, ...
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Setup/configure MPIO in Windows Server 2016 with H810s and MD1200
I'm having a difficult time finding info out on the google for this one
I have a Dell R710 with 2 PERC H810s in it running Windows Server 2016. I also have a MD1200 filled up with 3TB disks ...
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MPIO Windows Server 2016
I do not see a Multipath IO Role/Feature when I use the "Add Role/Features" wizard on my windows 2016 installation. What am I missing?
Someone kindly help.
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What is difference between path and connection in iSCSI volume?
we have connected few Iscsi volumes. When we execute
Get-IscsiConnection
it shows connection between target IP address and initiator IP address.
But when we execute
mpclaim.exe -s -d
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Synology and vmware with 4 way MPIO slow iSCSI speeds
I am trying to achieve high iSCSI speeds between my ESX box, and the synology NAS. I am hoping to achieve a top speed of 300-400 Mb/s. But so far all i've reached is 150 - 170 MB/s.
The main test ...
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How to do Iscsi deep discovery?
In our storage array we change the discovery IP. Once the discovery IP is changed, the Multipath connection has to be rebalanced (It should make connection again with new discovery ip). But it is not ...
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How to find which MPIO path is being used for IO?
We were experimenting MPIO with our Storage array. We saw the Get-Iscsisession and Get-Iscsiconnection cmdlet to find the paths created. But during IO ,i would like to know which path has been used. ...
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Standard vSwitch static LAG with iSCSI hardware initiators - impossible configuration?
In one site, we have vSphere hosts with 2 10G NICs.
Both NICs are in one vSwitch
failover policy IP Hash for static LAG (this is to balance/failover VM traffic)
Both NICs (HPE 534FLR-SFP+/QLogic ...
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Link Aggregation Control Protocol or Multipath I/O
I am building a new sub-cluster, thereby I am facing few questions.
Which technology is more efficient for "boosting throughput" ? (Will be great if you can provide any comparison) As far as I done ...
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Why is my iSCSI MPIO Setup not working?
I'm running Windows Server 2012 R2 and want to connect a Synology Rackstation via iSCSI to my server. The connection is done via four seperate LAN ports. The iSCSI part works fine, but if I copy stuff ...
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Connecting Freenas to Windows Server 2016 with MPIO
We recently had a Problem with the Raid Card in our Windows Server. We used this excuse to enlarge our storage Pool and implement a few other upgrades.
The current Setup is:
FreeNAS Server
The ...
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Race condition in active/active clusters
DM-Multipath document says that multipathd support active/active clusters with some policies such as round-robin. However, there is some racing problem in this kind of clusters.
For example, assume ...
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ISCSI, MPIO and Target-IPs
Today I played around with ISCSI, MPIO and performed some tests. Some went as expected, someothers delivered results I cannot explain.
The Test-Environment was 2 virtual machines, named A and B. Both ...
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Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming vs. MPIO [duplicate]
I've got a server with Windows Server 2012 R2 installed on it. 1 NIC on the server is used for management purposes and I've teamed the 3 other NICs which communicate with our SAN to carry out VM ...
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XenServer 6.5 iSCSI MPIO with point-to-point links (without a Switch)
I'm doing some experiment with iSCSI MPIO between FreeNAS 9.3 and two XenServer 6.5 hosts. I would like to use iSCSI MPIO to serve as VM storage. Pretty common environment, but without a switch to ...
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Hyper-V 2012 R2 - MPIO config error "Access Denied"
I am in the midst of migrating to a Hyper-V 2012 R2 cluster and am currently configuring the first host to connect to the iSCSI CSV via MPIO.
I "think" I have everything working properly but when I ...
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Dell Equallogic PS5000E Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere required even if storage is not presented to ESXi?
Single Dell Equallogic PS5000E array, fw 7.0.5, dual controller, NIC0 and NIC1 on each controller are on the iSCSI VLAN, NIC2 on each controller is on the management VLAN.
VMware vSphere 5.5, ...
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How to use iSCSI MPIO to increase bandwidth with XenServer?
I have a FreeNAS Server with four network interfaces. The iSCSI traffic goes through two of those interfaces, and each interface has one IP address in a different subnet. As example:
igb0: 192.168.10....
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Can SMB3 Multipathing be weighted by policy?
Consider a configuration with two identical WS2012R2 servers. Both have quad-port network boards. Each has one NIC connected to a subnet shared by other servers and ultimately accessible to client ...
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MPIO Issue With Server 2012 R2 iSCSI Target
The Setup.
We just got 2 HP DL360 g6's Server 2012, running Hyper-V, server1 has an additional P800 controller for an MSA70 sas storage, and is hosting iscsi targets for hyper-v's on server 2.
both ...
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Windows Server 2012 MPIO 30sec Time Delay
I build up one iSCSI with MPIO in my lab, attached is draft diagram.
My MPIO may not configure as well, due to even though I set Round Robin in my Windows Server 2012 iSCSI manager, I still noticed ...
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How does Round robin policy of MPIO work in Windows 2008 R2
I have a Dell server with a 1G dual port iSCSI adapter. I have installed the NIC driver and using Microsoft iSCSI initiator, map few luns to both the ports and enable MPIO. The target I used was ...
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MPIO alike multipathing tool for Windows Server [closed]
We are looking for free multipath tool available for Windows Servers alike MPIO. Vendor specific multipath tool like Powerpath for EMC are license based and would like to evaluate different open ...
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Why MPIO instead of 802.3ad Team for iSCSI
Doing my first server to iSCSI target and I thought i would be off to a running start by teaming my NIC on the server (conventional 802.3ad team).
However, from many online sources I see this is NOT ...
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What does "The IO operation at logical block address # for Disk # was retried." mean when seen in the Windows Server System event log?
I have multipath IO configured server 2012 blade that shows warnings like the following during MPIO path failure:
The IO operation at logical block address 0 for Disk 7 was retried.
I know what is ...
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MPIO Linux Servers and switches
Good day,
I have an UltraStor RS16IP4 ISCSI SAN and two Netgear GS748T switches. I'm looking to integrate MPIO (Multipath I/O) between my servers and the SAN. I'm somewhat new to MPIO and want to ...
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How to best tune Dell PowerVault MD3600i SAN/Initiators for best performance?
Recent owner of a Dell PowerVault MD3600i i'm experiencing some weird results.
I have a dedicated 24x 10GbE Switch (PowerConnect 8024), setup to jumbo frames 9K.
The MD3600 has 2 RAID controllers, ...
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Windows 2008 Unknown Disks
I have a BL460c G7 blade server with OS Windows 2008 R2 SP1. This is a brand new C7000 enclosure, with FlexFabric interconnects. I got my FC switches setup and zoned properly to our Clariion CX4, ...
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Enable MPIO in existing cluster without downtime
I have a 4 node Hyper-V cluster running on Windows 2008 R2. Prior to my tenure, the cluster had only single links to the SAN. I added redundant links but now I need to enable MPIO on all of the nodes.
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Win2K8 Server MPIO iSCSI failover not working
I have a desire to pass iSCSI traffic between my Windows 2K8 Server lab system and my NetApp filer across two separate network stacks*.
My configuration is as follows:
one Win2K8 server with the ...
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iSCSI initiator cannot remove session on boot drive
I'm very new to iSCSI so forgive me if I use the wrong terminology.
I have two nics on my host with IP addresses that can see my iSCSI device (DELL MD3200 if it matters).
We are booting the system ...
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Does MPIO aggregate bandwidth for a single connection?
Consider the following setup:
Windows 2008 R2, MPIO feature installed. Two iSCSI NICs (not bonded), 1Gb each.
Storage: Compellent, 2x 1Gb iSCSI ports, single controller.
In my tests I have ...
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Teaming on Cisco Catalyst switch
Hopefully an easy one for someone...
If I'm setting up either an MPIO or Team/bond on a Windows server, does a channel group need setting up on the Cisco Catalyst switches that they're connected to? ...
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iSCSI SAN - Network adapter bottleneck
My new database server (Windows Server 2008 R2) has a 4 Gbps connection to my Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN. I've been testing it by backing up multiple databases at the same time. There appears to be a ...
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