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Prerequisites for Windows Physical Server Attachment

If the following prerequisites are met, the Storage Provisioning Manager supports attachment on Windows physical servers.

• Install the NFS Client on the remote Windows host for NFS storage attachment.

  For Windows 2008, the NFS client is likely already installed; navigate to Control Panel, Server Manager, Roles, File Services, Add Role Services, Services for Network File System for verification.

• Install Microsoft iSCSI initiator on the remote Windows host for iSCSI storage attachment. For Windows 2008, the iSCSI initiator is likely already installed. For verification, look for iSCSI initiator in the Control Panel under Administrative Tools.

  For Windows 2003, you can download the iSCSI initiator from the Microsoft website under downloads.

• Configure the primary DNS suffix for the fully qualified domain name to provision and attach new storage on the server where CA Server Automation is installed.

  Note: For more information about configuring the primary DNS suffix, see the Microsoft website.

• Verify that the login credentials you use to connect to the Windows host for attachment have access to WMI.

  For Windows 2008, navigate to Control Panel, Server Manager, Configuration, WMI Control, Properties, Security tab, Security to verify that the login is listed:

• (64-bit Windows Server 2003 only) Install Microsoft hotfix 942589 if CA Server Automation is installed on a 32-bit host.

Note: For NFS and CIFS, logout and log back in to see the new drive after storage provision and attachment succeeds. For CIFS attachment, an error occurs if the storage is already mapped and you attach to the same storage with the same CIFS credentials.