Re: Windows 2000 and SAN

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From: netneg (cclark_at_trailersaver.com)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:34:40 -0500

Sorry, I'm not familiar with that particular product. Assuming it works like
an EMC box, you can control (on the SAN) what server has access to what
disks.

"Donnie" <Donnie4212@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23wl9dMufEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I see. It is a StorageWorks MSA 1000
>
> "netneg" <cclark@trailersaver.com> wrote in message
> news:uPe2F7tfEHA.704@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Donnie-
> >
> > You would do this on your SAN, not on your servers. What is your SAN?
> >
> > "Donnie" <Donnie4212@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:eUbsHqtfEHA.2984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi all -
> >>
> >> For the sake of simplicity, say I have two Windows 2000 servers both
> >> connected to a SAN (shared backplane). Now say this SAN has two
logical
> >> drives.
> >>
> >> 1. I want SERVER1 to see DRIVE1 but not DRIVE 2
> >> 2. I want SERVER2 to see DRIVE2 but not DRIVE1
> >>
> >> What is the best way to accomplish this? As I add more and more
servers
> > to
> >> my new SAN it is getting increasingly confusing to make sense of which
> >> server is using which drive.
> >>
> >> Any help is appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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