How to set the MPIO policy for a disk in Windows Server 2008

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  1. MPIO LUN policy management is integrated in the Disk Management MMC. To configure MPIO LUN load balancing, start the Disk Management MMC (diskmgmt.msc):

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  2. Right-Click the Desired disk (in this case Disk 1) to change the policy for, and choose properties:

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  3. Click the MPIO tab in the Device Properties.

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  4. The Desired Load Balance Policy can be configured by selecting the drop-down menu in the dialog box shown above.

  5. The illustration below shows the resulting drop down menu choices for Load Balancing. In this example, “Fail Over Only” is selected.

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  6. Additional details about the currently configured DSM can be displayed by clicking the Details button:

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