Hotfixes (Windows)

These hotfixes are needed for specific use cases.

Windows Server 2008

This hotfix is for all Windows Server 2008 (R1 and R2) releases:

• KB983554 - High-performance storage devices fix

Multipath I/O

These hotfixes are for multipath I/O (MPIO) environments:

• Windows 2008 R1 SP2

  • KB970525 - MPIO

  • KB972797 - MS DSM

  • KB974646 - NTFS

  • KB976748 - MPIO - reboot fix

  • KB979743 - MPIO - write errors

  • KB981379 - MS DSM - target issues

• Windows 2008 R2

  • KB979743 - MPIO - write errors

  • KB981379 - MS DSM - target issues

• Windows 2008 R2 SP1

  • KB2406705 - MPIO timers

    You can obtain additional information about these registry settings at:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619749(WS.10).aspx

    Set the PathRecoveryInterval value to 60.

  • KB2522766, KB2670762, KB2522766 - MPIO

    When using FCoE with Axiom600 and MPIO, set the registry settings to the following values:

    UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval to 1.

    PathRecoveryInterval to 15.

    PDORemovePeriod to 30.

    Access the MPIO parameters here:

    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpio\Parameters

iSCSI Over DCB

This hotfix is for the iSCSI over DCB (QOS binding) environment:

• Windows 2008 R1 SP2

  • KB2518021

Related Information

• Upgrade Guidelines for Software Release 15.4 (Windows)

• Validation and Storage Certification