Preparing hosts for SnapDrive

Before installing SnapDrive for Windows, you must prepare each Windows host in your SnapDrive configuration.

Steps

1. Verify that the host meets the minimum requirements for use with SnapDrive.
2. Determine whether the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator program is installed.
   Note: If you are running Windows Server 2008, the iSCSI Software Initiator comes built in with the operating system, but needs to be enabled.

3. Determine whether SnapDrive has been previously installed.
4. Determine which FC or iSCSI HBA or MPIO components are already installed.

• Minimum SnapDrive host requirements
  Each Windows host in a SnapDrive for Windows configuration must meet minimum hardware, software, and OS requirements.
• Minimum SnapDrive requirements for VMware ESX Guest OS
  Each VMware guest OS host in a SnapDrive for Windows configuration must meet minimum software and controller requirements.
• Determining whether HBA or MPIO components are installed
  You can use MMC to check if HBA or MPIO components are already installed on your Windows host.