Upgrade MPIO
Do not do this task if:
- In Device Manager under System Devices, the GV Multi-Path Device Specific Module properties list the driver version as 2.3.0.0 or higher.
- The K2 client has internal storage.
- The K2 client has shared storage on a non-redundant K2 SAN.
- The K2 client has a 2 Gb/s GVG SCSI Fibre Channel card with shared (SAN) storage or direct-connect storage.
- The K2 client has a dual port 4 Gb/s LSI Fibre Channel card with direct-connect storage, but only one port is connected to a RAID controller.
Do this task if:
- The K2 client has iSCSI-connected shared storage on a redundant K2 SAN.
- The K2 client has a dual port 4 Gb/s LSI Fibre Channel card with shared storage on a redundant K2 SAN.
- The K2 client has a dual port 4 Gb/s LSI Fibre Channel card with direct-connect storage with each port connected to a different RAID controller.
The installation files for the Multi-Path I/O software are copied on to the K2 client when the K2 software is installed.
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On the K2 client,
click Start | Run, type cmd and
press Enter.
The MS-DOS command prompt window opens.
- From the command prompt, navigate to the C:\profile\mpio directory.
- Type the following at the command prompt: gdsminstall64.exe -i c:\profile\mpio gdsm.inf Root\GDSM
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Press
Enter. The software
is installed. The command prompt window reports the following:
Pre-Installing the Multi-Path Adapter Filter... Success Installing the Multi-Path Bus Driver... Success Installing the Device Specific Module... Success Installing the Multi-Path Device Driver... Success Restarting all SCSI adapters... Success (but need a reboot)
- Restart the K2 Media Client.
- After restart, to verify that the software is installed, on the Windows desktop click Start | Control Panel | System.
- In the left pane select Device Manager.
- Expand the System devices node, right-click on GVG Multi-Path Device Specific Module and select Properties.
- Click on the Driver tab, and verify that the latest driver version is installed.