EMC 69001166 manual Windows Installation Checklists

Windows Installation Checklists

PowerPath Checklist — Existing Windows Server and Existing Storage System

This checklist assumes that the existing Windows server and existing storage system are already connected in a Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI network, or direct attach configuration. Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be performed before the service provider arrives, except for the removal of ATF or CDE, which you can have done by EMC Professional Services.

!CAUTION

EMC no longer supports ATF or CDE. Before you transition your server from ATF or CDE to PowerPath, you must

◆Back up your server configurations.

◆Back up data on all storage systems connected to the server.

◆Remove ATF or CDE, which EMC recommends that EMC Professional Services do, especially if your server configuration is complex. If you want to remove it yourself, you must use the procedure in the Removing ATF or CDE Software Before Installing Other Failover Software document (P/N 069001173), which is on the Powerlink website with this roadmap.

Simply removing ATF or CDE using the uninstall procedure in the Windows ATF administrator’s guide or the Windows utilities administrator’s guide may not return the server to its original state, and may result in lost data.

If you are transitioning a MicroSoft Cluster Server (MSCS) configuration from ATF or CDE to PowerPath, perform the procedure in the checklist on each node in succession. While you perform the procedure on one node, you can leave the cluster services active on the other node, provided failure in a path to the storage system does not occur.

PowerPath Checklist — Existing Windows Server and Existing Storage System

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