Re: Adding more iSCSI LUNs to existing MSCS 2000

I did. It is NetApp. They said to contact Microsoft. :-(

"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:

> Mitch, we get it alright. Talk to SAN vendor/administrator and how they want
> you to proceed.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rod
>
> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
>
> "Mitch" <Mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A34ACB86-4847-4588-97B8-1293ACE9B712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I don't think you guys get it :-(
> > If I add an iSCSI or fibre channel disk to 2 machines at once, it corrupts
> > the data on the LUN.
> > Adding a LUN, no problem. Adding it to MSCS, no problem. The trick that
> > I
> > am looking for instruction-wise is the sequence of adding the disk so that
> > both disks are not reading/writing to the LUN on the SAN. The LUN I am
> > adding has 40 gigs of data that I cannot screw up or I have to restore.
> > There is an exact sequence of adding the LUN to node 1, shutting it down.
> > Adding LUN to node 2, shutting it down. Turn on node 1, add it to MSCS,
> > shut
> > it down. Turn on node 2, add it to MSCS, etc... I just wanted the
> > precise
> > instructions step by step. I am sure it is the same for 2003 as it is for
> > 2000.
> > Did I explain it more gooder?
> >
> > "John Toner [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Try the following article:
> >>
> >> How to add additional non-hot swap SCSI hard disks to a cluster node on a
> >> shared SCSI bus
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175278
> >>
> >> If you've already added the disk to the hosts, you can try the following:
> >>
> >> How to Create a Physical Disk Resource with Cluster.exe
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555312
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> John
> >>
> >> "Russ Kaufmann" <russ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:O3QCGfVXFHA.2124@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > "Mitch" <Mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:FDFCB193-708F-45CB-B337-F4B609544EE1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > > Ok, then can you point me to the steps of adding another SAN disk to
> >> MSCS?
> >> > > Forget I said the word iSCSI. Let's pretend it is just using fibre
> >> > > chanel.
> >> > > (Since it all looks the same to MSCS)
> >> >
> >> > For a SAN? Let's see...
> >> > 1. Carve out the LUN
> >> > 2. Mask it
> >> > 3. On the server, use the disk management tool and rescan for drives
> >> >
> >> > Did I miss anything? <G>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
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