Microsoft KB Archive/243869

= Using More Than Eight LUNs Per SCSI ID =

Article ID: 243869

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q243869



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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or later supports a new registry value that allows more than 8 logical unit numbers (LUNs). With this new registry setting, up to 254 LUNs are supported.



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To enable this feature, add the following registry value

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ \Parameters\ \LargeLuns: REG_DWORD: 0x1

where  is the SCSI driver name and   is the SCSI adapter number (0 for the first adapter, 1 for the second adapter, and so on) controlled by this specific driver.

NOTE: You can omit the  key, but if it is present, it represents the adapter instance number. If  is not present, the LargeLuns registry value applies to all the adapters described by. To disable large LUN support, either delete the LargeLuns registry value or change the data value to 0 (zero).

Note that this feature works only if the SCSI controller and devices support the REPORT_LUNS command. If not, you see only LUNS 0 through 7, no matter what you set the LargeLuns value to. If the SCSI controller for the computer does not support the REPORT_LUNS command, Windows NT uses only LUNs 0 through 7.

Contact your OEM SCSI controller manufacturer to determine how many LUNs your SCSI controller supports.

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