Microsoft Storage Technologies - Multipath I/O

Find answers to common questions about using Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) and related technologies by reviewing this FAQ.

Ensure that your data is available at all times. Multipathing, the ability of a system to use more than one read/write path to a storage device, is a high availability solution that provides fault tolerance against single point of failure in hardware components. Multipathing can also provide load balancing of I/O traffic, thereby improving system and application performance.

Windows & .NET Magazine (January 12, 2004): IT customers will reap the benefits of being able to deploy storage infrastructures with robust support for multipath redundancy and scalability.

(May 6, 2003): 3PAR™, the leading provider of Utility Storage, has made a number of announcements that demonstrates the strength and focus of their commitment to deliver strong Microsoft-based solutions.

(September 5, 2002): Backed by industrywide vendor support, Microsoft's Multipath I/O boosts availability, performance, and interoperability of multivendor storage solutions while enhancing quality and expanding customer choice.