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Installing Storage Manager for SANs and Other Required Software

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  • 10/08/2009

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To test Storage Manager for SANs, you must install Windows Server 2003 R2 and Storage Manager for SANs. Next, you need to install the hardware provider for each of your storage subsystems. To use Storage Manager for SANs with an iSCSI subsystem, you also need to install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.0.

To install and use Storage Manager for SANs, you must be logged on under an account that has administrative privileges on the local computer.

To install Storage Manager for SANs

  1. Install Windows Server 2003 R2.

  2. On the same server, install Storage Manager for SANs:

    1. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.

    2. From the list of components in the Windows Components Wizard dialog box, select Management and Monitoring Tools, and click Details.

    3. From the list of subcomponents, select Storage Manager for SANs, and then click OK.

    4. Click Next, and after the configuration of the new component has completed, click Finish. Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) version 1.1 is installed with Storage Manager for SANs.

  3. If you will be using Storage Manager for SANs to create LUNs on an iSCSI subsystem, install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.0 on the server. This installs the latest version of the iSCSI initiator that is designed to work with Storage Manager for SANs. For information about how to download and install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.0, see the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=44352).

  4. On the server, install the VDS hardware providers for each of your storage subsystems.