| Component |
Requirement |
| Operating system on the storage
system |
Data ONTAP software version 7.0.3 or
later for FCP
Data ONTAP software version 7.1 or later for iSCSI.
|
| Licenses enabled on the storage system |
iSCSI, if you plan to use iSCSI-accessed LUNs
FCP, if you plan to use FCP-accessed LUNs |
| Hardware on the Windows host
machine |
- For 32-bit: 2.8 GHz Pentium® 4 or compatible
- For 64-bit: Intel® Xeon®, or AMD
Opteron™
- 1 GB system RAM
HBAs and NICs:
Obtain the latest firmware and drivers for the HBAs and network
interface cards (NICs) you are using, to ensure high network bandwidth
and ease of configuration. |
| Operating system on the Windows
host machine
|
For Windows Server
2003, one of the following operating systems:
- Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (x86)
- Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (x64)
|
| Microsoft Windows
hotfixes |
Before you can install Data ONTAP VDS
Hardware Provider, your host machine must have the appropriate Microsoft
hotfixes installed.
Note: The Microsoft hotfixes 902837, 908249,
911030, and 913648 must be requested directly from Microsoft Product
Support Services at http://support.microsoft.com/. |
For
Windows Server 2003
If your host is running Windows Server 2003 R2 x86 or Windows Server
2003 R2 x64, you must install the following hotfixes:
- 902837
- 908249
- 911030
- 913648
- 916048
- 922244
Note: You can download Microsoft
hotfix 916048 directly from Microsoft Product Support Services at
http://support.microsoft.com/.
Note: You can download Microsoft
hotfix 922244 by clicking one of the following links:
For Windows Server 2003 R1 x86, click here.
For Windows Server 2003 R1 x64, click here.
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