Shutting down ALL VMs is not needed. Please see the restart procedure at
https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware. ... installed/. Please make sure to follow the restart procedure.
Please note that it is unlikely to run into full sync during one node restart.
1. What is the storage configuration (RAID level, if StarWind VSAN for vSphere, how storage is connected to the VM)?
2. What is the HA device size?
Workarounds.
1. Reduce sync priority with the script haSyncPriority (C:\Program Files\StarWind Software\StarWind\StarWindX\Samples\powershell).
2. Review storage configuration.
3. Remove caches if any are used. See more at
https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware. ... -l1-cache/ and
https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware. ... dance/661/
4. Make sure StarWind VSAN is up-to-date.
5. Make sure not to terminate the service in the future.
For quicker response time, please consider switching to commercial licenses with the support plan that works best for you. See more at
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/support