The storage system must be fully configured before being attached to the Windows host, as described in Hitachi storage system configuration.
- Devices types
- The following devices types are supported for Windows operations. For details, see Logical device types.
- OPEN-V
- OPEN-3/8/9/E/L
- VLL (OPEN-x VLL)
- Host mode
- The required host mode for Windows is 2C. Do not select a host mode other than 2C for Windows. For a complete list of host modes for the storage system, see Host modes and host mode options. For instructions on setting the host modes, see the Provisioning Guide for the storage system.
- Host mode options
- You may also need to set host mode options (HMOs) to meet your operational requirements. For a complete list of HMOs for the storage system, see Host modes and host mode options. For instructions on setting the HMOs, see the Provisioning Guide for the storage system.