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Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 63
7
PRELIMINARY
Installing PowerPath
on the Server
PowerPath manages the I/O paths between the server and storage system. PowerPath also
provides I/O load balancing.
You must install PowerPath¤ on each server that you will connect to the storage system.
Installing PowerPath on a Windows Server
For information on integrating PowerPath into an existing MSCS cluster, refer to the
PowerPath for Windows Installation and Administrator s Guide in the "Technical
documents" section on the SSR212PP support website.
STEP 1. Insert the PowerPath installation CD in the server s CD drive.
STEP 2. If autoplay is enabled on your server, start the installation as follows:
a. When the
Getting Started page appears, click the appropriate link in the Installation
section for the server s operating system.
b. Select
Run this program from its current location (or similar message depending on
your browser) and click
OK.
You can install the software from the
Installation section by clicking the appropriate
link for your operating system.
STEP 3. If autoplay is not enabled on the server, start the installation as follows:
a. On the Windows taskbar, select
StartRun.
b. In the
Run window, enter the name of the appropriate installation program below, and
click OK.
For Windows 2000: d:\2000\EMCPP.W2000.x.y.z.GA.exe
For 32-bit Windows Server 2003: d:\2003\EMCPP.W2003_32. x.y.z.GA.exe
For 64-bit Windows Server 2003: d:\2003\EMCPP.W2003.64.x.y.z.GA.exe
where d is the CD drive letter and x.y.z is the revision of PowerPath on the CD.
If you do not know whether your Windows 2003 Server is 32-bit or 64-bit, right-click
on My Computer and select Manage. Select System InformationSystem Summary.
View the System Type option. If x86 displays, you have a 32 bit system. If IA64
displays, you have a 64 bit system.
Alternatively, double-click the platform-specific .exe icon in the appropriate directory
on the CD.