Windows* Server Hotfixes Required for MPIO and DSM

Windows Server 2008* and 2008 R2* include integrated Multipath I/O (MPIO) support through integrated Multipath I/O (MPIO) support for Storage Area Networks and include a Device Specific Module (DSM) component.
 

Hotfixes for Windows Server 2008 R2* SP1

• Article ID: 2708811- Data corruption occurs when a sparse file undergoes random write stress in Windows 7* or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Hotfixes for Windows Server 2008 R2* (No Service Pack)

• Article ID: 979743- You cannot use an MPIO storage device after a failover operation in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
• Article ID: 981379- Some paths that are used to access LUNs may not be available when you use Device Specific Module for MPIO in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
• Article ID: 2708811- Data corruption occurs when a sparse file undergoes random write stress in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Hotfixes for Windows Server 2008* SP2

• Article ID: 970525 - Cluster resources fail over before the time expires in the PDORemovePeriod parameter in Windows Server 2008
• Article ID: 972797- Event ID 1038 is logged when a failover occurs on a back-end disk controller in a Windows Server 2008 failover cluster
• Article ID: 974646- A computer that is running Windows Server 2008* SP2 or Windows Vista SP2 stops responding when an application uses the NTFS sparse files
• Article ID: 979743- You cannot use an MPIO storage device after a failover operation in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
• Article ID: 981379- Some paths that are used to access LUNs may not be available when you use Device Specific Module for MPIO in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2