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Adding AOE Devices under Windows 2k3
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:33 pm
by jesternzl
We have a number of Linux AOE servers serving out AOE blades.
I have installed the starport driver, but can't see any way to mount these AOE devices in windows. 'New Device' wizard only talks about iscsi devices.
Can anyone help...
Re: Adding AOE Devices under Windows 2k3
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:26 pm
by anton (staff)
AoE support is not released for public yet. You need to drop us a message to
support@rocketdivision.com so we could give you download link to AoE enabled version of StarPort.
jesternzl wrote:We have a number of Linux AOE servers serving out AOE blades.
I have installed the starport driver, but can't see any way to mount these AOE devices in windows. 'New Device' wizard only talks about iscsi devices.
Can anyone help...
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:05 am
by jesternzl
Have installed the new AOE enabled software. Under the add device wizard I can see the AOE devices. But when the wizard tries to mount a device we get the rerro 'Driver Failuer" Any suggestions..
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:06 am
by jesternzl
Meant to say we get an error 'Driver Failure'
Driver uses 100% CPU
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:01 am
by jesternzl
Also, have now found that after installing the driver the system process now runs at 100% cpu.
Re: Driver uses 100% CPU
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:26 am
by Val (staff)
jesternzl wrote:Also, have now found that after installing the driver the system process now runs at 100% cpu.
Hi,
Please give us more details about your machine's configuration (OS, hardware).
Are there any firewalls or third party storage drivers?
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:33 am
by jesternzl
OS - Win 2k3 Server Standard with SP1.
HW - IBM Netfinity 8307 Model - 1Gb Ram, 2.4 Ghz P4
No firewall between server & AOE (layer 2 don't forget)
AOE Server is a Debian Linux 2.6.12 build
Let me know what else you need.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:58 am
by Val (staff)
jesternzl wrote:OS - Win 2k3 Server Standard with SP1.
HW - IBM Netfinity 8307 Model - 1Gb Ram, 2.4 Ghz P4
No firewall between server & AOE (layer 2 don't forget)
AOE Server is a Debian Linux 2.6.12 build
Let me know what else you need.
Please check it out whether the configuration string reported by the AoE device is the same as the one set in the mount AoE device dialog.
Also it's possible to use 'Force' flag to overwrite the device's current
configuration string to successfully claim it.
Could you provide an Ethereal log for network exchange on a mount attempt?
Thank you.
Works a treat...
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:51 am
by jesternzl
Just to let any users know, have been testing the starport aoe driver under windows 2003 with both stand alone and virtual server with no problems. Can't wait for final release version
Just make sure your aoe server uses the v10 blade under linux.
Re: Works a treat...
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:03 pm
by anton (staff)
We're expecting to have one (StarPort release) from day to day... Keep in touch!
jesternzl wrote:Just to let any users know, have been testing the starport aoe driver under windows 2003 with both stand alone and virtual server with no problems. Can't wait for final release version
Just make sure your aoe server uses the v10 blade under linux.