Re: Moving to a new SAN

From: Tom Mongold (Mongold_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/10/04


Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:05:09 -0800

We just did this on an active / active cluster. If you are using EMC SAn,
they have tools to migrate everything, and to make sure the luns are the
same, and properly assigned to your hosts. You can alos get the data
mirrored, and in sync long before you actually cut over to the new SAN. Our
migration went very smoothly.

"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:

> Sure see
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/datacenter/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/datacenter/proddocs/en-us/cluad_pr_69.asp
> to move the Quorum.
>
> Or do it this way http://support.microsoft.com/?id=280353
>
> Or start all over again - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=245762
>
> More on the quorum http://support.microsoft.com/?id=280345
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rod
>
> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
>
> "cgunner" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0d6101c4ac8f$a8f53700$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > We are going to go by Q269196 but this does not address
> > the new LUN's that will have to be setup on the new SAN.
> > I am mostly concerned with the QUORUM drive. I want to
> > try to keep the cluster in one piece. Do you know any
> > other KB's to take into account?
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Test, test, test. How are performing the move.
> >>
> >>Good luck :)
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>
> >>Rod
> >>
> >>MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> >>http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
> >>http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
> >>
> >>"cgunner" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> >>news:02d501c4abd3$ecd50890$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>I have a established cluster that I have to move to
> >>> another SAN. Any words of wisdom?
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
>
>
>



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