Re: Error Message - Fiber Channel SAN

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You should be able to properly configure this using a single HBA per cluster
node (although I'd strongly recommend multiple HBAs). Ensure you are using
the latest Xiotech/QLogic-approved STORPort HBA driver. This is critical
for supporting boot-from-SAN with simultaneous SAN volume access...

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Ryan Sokolowski
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP

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"Les Arrowman" <LesArrowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7EDD7462-9C51-4B43-BD2E-F81DB275517B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Here's the error we're getting:
> 2006-01-03 12:38:48.484 [INFO] cls1: The physical disk "Disk Q:" cannot be
> managed because it is on the same storage bus as the boot disk.
> (hr=00000000,
> {13E84779-125E-4B76-8C0D-1F5DB92EFE0F},
> {F09AB703-F55A-4C53-889D-AC457F1AE7F7}, 1, 1, 1), The cluster cannot
> manage
> physical disks that are on the same storage bus as the volume that
> contains
> the operating system because other nodes connected to the storage bus
> cannot
> distinguish between these volumes and volumes used for data.
>
> I've been told that the Xiotech SAN we use along with the QLogic 2340
> cards
> we're using are supposed to support booting and accessing the cluster on
> the
> same HBA is this possible? Everything I've seen says you need two HBA's to
> boot off of a SAN and access a cluster disk on the SAN.


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