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MPIO Step-By-Step guide for Windows Server 2008 R2
Our MPIO Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available in our Storage area on TechNet for Windows Server 2008 R2 at the link below: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619778(WS.10).aspx Read More...
Updated storage documentation for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
At the link below, you will find information about what has changed for the iSCSI Initiator, and MPIO in Windows 2008 R2. Also, the first in the series of our new configuration and step-by-step guides is available at the same location, which covers the Read More...
Updated MPIO Whitepaper is now available
We have released an updated version of the Windows Server High Availability with Microsoft MPIO whitepaper and couldn’t wait to let everyone know as there is a lot of new content in this update. You can download the updated Whitepaper directly using the Read More...
Scripting Example: How to set the MPIO LB policy
This scripting example shows how to set the MPIO Load Balance policy through WMI. Read More...
How to set the MPIO policy for a disk in Windows Server 2008
MPIO LUN policy management is integrated in the Disk Management MMC. To configure MPIO LUN load balancing, start the Disk Management MMC (diskmgmt.msc): Right-Click the Desired disk (in this case Disk 1) to change the policy for, and choose properties: Read More...
Multipathing Support in Windows Server 2008
  Windows Server 2008 includes many enhancements for connecting to a Storage Network. One notable feature is inclusion of native multipathing (Microsoft MPIO) inbox. Microsoft MPIO in delivers high availability by establishing multiple sessions/connections Read More...
Microsoft MPIO Command Line Reference (mpclaim) and Server Core Configuration
To install MPIO on Server core on Windows Server 2008 run this command from a command prompt “ocsetup MultipathIo /norestart” and then run “ mpclaim –r –i –a “” ” This command Installs the Microsoft Read More...
How to query the MPIO policy - Scripting Example
The following script example shows how to query the current load balancing policy for MPIO devices. Once it successfully runs, it will print out integer values. i.e.) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 These values represent the following MPIO policies: 1 "Fail Read More...
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