I have a Server 2012 Failover Cluster for Virtual Machines configured and seems to be working fine when testing failovers, etc. This is on two hosts.
My backend SAN is a Dell MD3200 SAN (firmware fully up to date). HBAs are Dell SAS 6Gbps Dual Port with each port filled and connected to both controllers.
I can’t find any clear documentation for how to properly setup the MPIO on the Dell SAS HBA Adapters. There’s plenty of documentation on how to do it with ISCSI but I can’t see anything on SAS.
On one server where I installed the Dell Modular Disk Storage Array, in device manager the two LUNs show up as one disk and when I right click > properties there’s an MPIO tab. On the 2<sup>nd</sup> server, each LUN shows up twice and when I right click > properties there’s no MPIO tab.
- How do I get the 2<sup>nd</sup> server to show only one device in device manager and have the MPIO tab.
- What are the optimal settings for the MD3200 in these windows in the attached images? a. Fail Over Only b. Round Robin with subset c. Least Queue Depth d. Weighted Paths.
- Do I need to use the MPIO module installed by server manager?