Check version of storport driver

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Privacy policy. Improved miniport driver interface that addresses the needs of high-end storage vendors, particularly host-based RAID and fibre channel vendors. The miniport driver calls StorPortStallExecution and specifies a delay longer than 0. This usually means that the address supplied doesn't map to the common buffer area. This check is supported only on xbased systems. The procedure for activating the Storport Verification option is different from the procedures for activating other Driver Verifier options.

Using Driver Verifier Manager or the Verifier. Because Storport Verification will not be available as an option, you must select at least one other Driver Verifier option. Open the registry using regedit. The device objects that will be returned are the functional and physical device objects of the adapter and the device object to which the functional device object is attached.

Removes all items from a Storport-managed singly linked list. Access to the list is synchronized on a multiprocessor system. Removes an item from the front of a Storport-managed singly linked list.

Inserts an item at the front of a Storport-managed singly linked list. Gives miniport drivers full access to the capabilities of the Windows kernel event facility, enabling miniport drivers to create event log entries that are truly useful in troubleshooting storage issues. It provides a better alternative to StorPortLogError. Called by a Storport virtual miniport driver when it needs to complete a request that it received in its HwStorProcessServiceRequest callback routine.

Notifies the port driver that the specified logical unit is currently busy, handling outstanding requests. Returns relationship information for one or more specified types. These types include groups, physical packages, and nodes in the host system. The information that is returned includes processor affinity masks that are composed of the logical processors in the host system.

These logical processors share the specified relationship types. It is a hotfix for the existing storport. Your HBA drivers are the ones that choose whether to use storport or scsiport drivers and these drivers communicate with the hardware either thru storport.

In Windows , all HBA drivers must be storport drivers so there's one less question for your storage vendors. You storage vendors should be telling you what version of storport. Storport Hardened for SANs. Stabilization of Power Management Handling. Hope these can help:. Tim Quan. TechNet Subscriber Support in forum.