Storage Manager for SANs Step-by-Step Guide

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Storage Manager for SANs helps you create and manage logical unit numbers (LUNs) on Fibre Channel and iSCSI disk drive subsystems that support Virtual Disk Service (VDS) in your storage area network (SAN).

This guide provides server and storage subsystem requirements, an introduction to managing LUNs, and step-by-step walkthroughs for creating and assigning LUNs on both Fibre Channel and iSCSI subsystems using Storage Manager for SANs.

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In this guide:

• Introduction to Storage Manager for SANs

• Overview of LUN Management in Storage Manager for SANs

• Using Storage Manager for SANs

• Support for Multipath I/O

• Deploying LUNs Using Storage Manager for SANs

  • Task 1: Configure Server Connections

  • Task 2: (iSCSI Only) Configure Targets and Enable Portals

  • Task 3: (iSCSI Only) Configure Security

  • Task 4: (iSCSI Only) Establish Logon Sessions Between the Initiator and Targets

  • Task 5: Create a LUN

• Providing LUN Access to a Server Cluster