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by Sergey (staff)
Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:50 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Supermicro NVMe Build - compatible with Starwinds?
Replies: 4
Views: 10024

Re: Supermicro NVMe Build - compatible with Starwinds?

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by Sergey (staff)
Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:09 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Supermicro NVMe Build - compatible with Starwinds?
Replies: 4
Views: 10024

Re: Supermicro NVMe Build - compatible with Starwinds?

Hello, Support5r. Thank you for your question. Let me give you few bits of advice here. - So-called "GRID architecture" can be applied here, when StarWind devices are replicated between adjacent nodes. https://www.starwindsoftware.com/grid-architecture-page - As I see you have 20TB size NV...
by Sergey (staff)
Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:24 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Why can't I extend a device/image?
Replies: 7
Views: 12354

Re: Why can't I extend a device/image?

Dear Ken. Now the issue is clear for me. LSFS device cannot be extended at the moment. This will be implemented in one of the upcoming updates, not in the nearest one though.
by Sergey (staff)
Tue Sep 26, 2017 4:38 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Why can't I extend a device/image?
Replies: 7
Views: 12354

Re: Why can't I extend a device/image?

Hello, Ken. I advise you to update to the latest 11456 build. In order to do that, please quit StarWind Management Console, download the latest stable release build from this link: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/tmplin ... ind-v8.exe and launch the installation file. No need to register it again, ...
by Sergey (staff)
Tue Sep 26, 2017 4:30 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Extending the HA image, not the virtual disk.
Replies: 11
Views: 121821

Re: Extending the HA image, not the virtual disk.

Hello, Ken. I advise you to update to the latest 11456 build. In order to do that, please quit StarWind Management Console, download the latest stable release build from this link: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/tmplink/starwind-v8.exe and launch the installation file. No need to register it again...
by Sergey (staff)
Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Poor StarWind performance - what am I doing wrong?
Replies: 1
Views: 6441

Re: Poor StarWind performance - what am I doing wrong?

Hello, softmaster! Thank you for your question. As I understand you are using one standalone server and StarWind is installed on the virtual machine inside your ESXi environment. Let me give you few bits of advice that should boost performance on the iSCSI connected device. 1) Please, make sure, tha...
by Sergey (staff)
Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:08 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Simplest way to move target to different drive letter?
Replies: 3
Views: 6655

Re: Simplest way to move target to different drive letter?

Hello, Ken! Thank you for your question. Try to do the following: - stop StarWindService from Services or running "net stop starwindservice" from Command Prompt; - move the folder, containing StarWind image file to the right partition; - update .swdsk file, located in the folder with StarW...
by Sergey (staff)
Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:14 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Can't view Help documentation -- blocked by Doc-o-Matic?
Replies: 5
Views: 8175

Re: Can't view Help documentation -- blocked by Doc-o-Matic?

Ok, wallewek, now I know what you are referring to. I have to admit, yes, there is such an issue. We will update documentation in further updates. I would recommend you checking our built-in help. Just open StarWind Management Console, go to Help --> Help Topics, or just press F1. Also, we have much...
by Sergey (staff)
Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:53 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Starwind virtual SAN free - Performanceproblems
Replies: 23
Views: 29112

Re: Starwind virtual SAN free - Performanceproblems

Yes, Holger, the case is very similar. I advise you to add the partner node to your system, create StarWind HA and run the test from the HA device and from 2 VMs simultaneously. Make sure to have a dedicated 10Gb/s network interface, used for synchronization only. Do not use it for iSCSI and Sync si...