SAS Network Setup for Windows

Requirements

The Lyve Client app is required to authorize a host computer to access Lyve Mobile Array and compatible devices. Download the Lyve Client installer for Windows and macOS at www.seagate.com/support/lyve-client and install it on the server. For more information, see the Lyve Client Software user manual.

SAS initial setup on the host side

1. Connect an Ethernet cable to Ethernet management port A or B on Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver.

2. Connect SAS cables to the server. Connect the other ends to SAS ports connected to slot A or B on Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver.
3. Insert Lyve Mobile Array into slot A or B on Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver. Be sure to select the correct slot for the SAS connections behind Rackmount Receiver.

4. Open Lyve Client. You may be prompted to unlock Lyve Mobile Array if this is the first connection to the host.
5. Click the Devices tab.
6. Click on the Mobile Array card with the Rackmount Receiver » SAS connection.

Lyve Client automatically completes your SAS connection configuration.

Manual SAS Setup

Typically, Lyve Client will configure SAS connections for Mobile Array devices in Mobile Rackmount Receivers. If an SAS connection must be manually configured, refer to the following instructions.

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Open Computer Management.
3. Select Disk Management.
4. If more than one Offline drive exists, continue steps 5-9. If there's only a single Offline drive, go to step 10.

5. Open the Server Manager and install Multipath I/O (MPIO).
6. Open MPIO.
7. Click on the Discover Multi-Paths tab.
8. Check Add support for SAS devices and click Add.

9. Reboot the server.
10. Open Disk Management.
11. Right-click the Lyve Mobile Array disk marked Offline and select Online.

12. If MPIO is enabled, right-click the Lyve Mobile Array disk and select Properties. If it is not enabled, go to step 15.

13. Click on the MPIO tab.
14. Select your preferred MPIO policy.

15. Right-click on the Lyve Mobile Array volume and select Change Drive Letters and Paths....

16. Click Add and select your preferred letter.