Software-based VM-centric and flash-friendly VM storage + free version
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ThomasS
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Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:40 am
Hi
I am planning to move several starwind targets from one "starwind host" to another.
The drives are in use for several test clusters W2k3/8/R2/SQL.
What's to do?:
I will install the same starwind release onto the new host in the same directory.
After this I will move the target files to the new host (same directory like old targets).
Than I will copy the starwind.cfg to the new host.
Perhaps there will be a (re)registering with serial needed...
Is this way correct?
Thanks
Thomas
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mooseracing
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Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:07 pm
If you are talking about the img files, I just move them like a vhd for a virtual machine I want to move. I haven't tried moving the config file as well.
When doing HA I then tell it not to re-synch if it was the last one off.
So basically I do:
-Move IMG file
-Create a target in starwind and point it to the old img
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@ziz (staff)
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Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:19 am
The better is to install StarWind to the new server, then copy the images, create new targets using existing images.
Aziz Keissi
Technical Engineer
StarWind Software
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sensor
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Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:02 pm
Can the image files be copies while being used by the current starwind server? The image files I need to copy are 550GB and 800GB. Would rather not have to shutdown the service to copy them.
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lodiver
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Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:24 pm
Hey Sensor
You will need to stop the starwind services to copy the image files, otherwise you'll may get data corruption
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Anatoly (staff)
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Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:11 am
Yes, this is definitely correct. BTW, in future releases you`ll get ability to use Snapshots and HA bundled.
Best regards,
Anatoly Vilchinsky
Global Engineering and Support Manager
www.starwind.com
av@starwind.com