There are known issues and limitations when attaching to
a host that runs the Windows® 2000
Server, Windows Server 2003,
or Windows Server 2008 operating
system.
Known limitations for hosts that run the Windows Server 2008 operating system
The
following limitations apply when you attach to a host that runs the Windows Server 2008 operating
system:
- You cannot bring a Metro Mirror or Global Mirror Auxiliary VDisk
online when the relationship is active, because the VDisk is read-only.
Attempting this action can cause Disk Management to become unresponsive
on the Windows Server 2008
host.
- Disk discovery may require rebooting Windows Server 2008.
The following Web site provides additional details about
using the SAN boot feature with Microsoft® clusters:
www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145
Using the SAN boot feature with Microsoft clusters
Microsoft SAN Boot Clusters (MSCS) have
the following Microsoft restrictions:
- On a host running a Windows 2000
operating system, server clusters require that the boot disk be on
a different storage bus than the cluster server disks.
- On a host running a Windows 2003
operating system, it is required that the boot disk be on a different
storage bus to the clustered disks.
- To prevent inappropriate failover,
set the Port Down Retry Timer to 15 seconds.
The following Web site provides additional details about
using the SAN boot feature with Microsoft clusters:
www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145