Installing Multi-Path I/O Software on a direct-connect K2 system
Before doing this task, if a K2 Summit system with K2 software version lower than 9.0, make sure the write filter is disabled.
The following procedure is required for direct-connect K2 systems.
The files for the Multi-Path I/O software are copied on to the K2 system when the K2 software is installed.
- Access the Windows desktop on the computer on which you are installing MPIO. You can do this locally with a connected keyboard, mouse, and monitor or remotely via the Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
- Stop all media access. If AppCenter is open, close it.
- 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.
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Type one of the following at the command
prompt:
- If installing on a 32-bit computer:
gdsminstall.exe -i c:\profile\mpio gdsm.inf Root\GDSM
- If installing on a 64-bit computer:
gdsminstall64.exe -i
- If installing on a 32-bit computer:
- Press Enter. The software is installed. The command prompt window reports progress.
- Restart the computer on which you installed MPIO.
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After restart, to verify that the software is
installed, on the Windows desktop right-click My Computer and select
Manage.
The Computer Management window opens.
- In the left pane select Device Manager.
- In the right pane open the System devices node and verify that GVG ISCSI Multi-Path Device Specific Module is listed.