Data Storage - Re: introduce 1st Windows server to existing production SAN (100%

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Re: introduce 1st Windows server to existing production SAN (100%

David Chatterton

2005-01-10, 7:45 am

drivera wrote:
> Hello,
> we have an existing production SAN comprised of Hitachi Storage (9980,
> 9970, 9570) with Brocade switches (2800s)
> and several different SUN Servers (SunFire class). We are about to
> introduce our first Windows server onto our SAN.
> Other than ensuring we have LUN security turned on and SAN zoning setup
> and configured, is there anything else we should look out for or beware
> of?
>
> thanks,
>
> drivera
>

Make sure that you don't let the Windows box write Windows labels
on your disks and trash your UFS filesystems. It will prompt you
when it boots and see's disks it does not recognise. LUN security
should prevent this, but...

David