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How do I install MPIO on Windows server 2012?

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How do I install MPIO on Windows server 2012?

Click Server Manager > Dashboard > Tools > MPIO. In the MPIO Properties dialog box, select the Discover Multi-Paths tab. Select Add support for iSCSI devices, and then click Add. Reboot the server when prompted. In the MPIO Properties dialog box, click the MPIO Devices tab.

How do I install MPIO on Windows server?

Open the Server Manager and select MPIO in the Tools menu (or run the command: mpiocpl ). Go to the Discover Multi—Paths tab, check Add support for SASdevices (or Add supportfor iSCSI devices if you are using iSCSI storage) and click Add. Then restart your server.

How do I check if multipath is enabled in Windows?

Multipath verification for Windows hosts

  1. Open Disk Management.
  2. Right-click each disk for which you want to verify the multiple paths and then click Properties.
  3. On the MPIO tab, in the Select the MPIO policy list, click all the paths that are active.
  4. Open Windows command prompt.
  5. Run mpclaim.exe –v c:\multipathconfig.

Is the MPIO module installed in Windows Server?

Windows Server supports multi-path input-output (MPIO) starting from Windows Server 2008 R2. By default, Windows Server disables MPIO module. There are two ways to install it in Windows Server 2016:

How to set MPIO timer for Windows Server 2012?

Using Windows PowerShell is the preferred method for setting the MPIO Timer values when managing Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 or 2019 using Set-MPIOSetting cmdlet which is part of the MPIO module. Start a Windows PowerShell session and run the following. This will return the current MPIO Timer values.

How to start MPIO applet in Windows Server 2016?

The only differences between the graphical user interface is the changes in the dialogs visual appearances. The example provided in this section are taken from Windows Server 2016. Using the Control Panel double-click on the MPIO applet to open up the MPIO Properties dialog box. Note: The MPIO applet can also be started from Start > Run mpiocpl .

How to enable multi-path input-output or MPIO?

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