Revisiting the need to backup a running .img file with *guaranteed integrity*, it occurs to me the solution suggested by this document http://www.starwindsoftware.com/using-starwind-with-dpm is unacceptable. Even though the VSS writer on the Starwind host will kick in, the state of the client using ...

We installed a local SATA II 3 Gbps HD on a server and ran tests copying a large file (2 GB) from the Starwind devices to the local drive, first with incremental volume, then with growing image with snapshots. Reboots took place on both, starwind and initiator server before each copy to even the fie...

1. Is there a CLI, batch file or any other sort of mechanism that will allow me to script/schedule "Clean Up Log Directory" and "Create Snapshot" without having to go to the GUI and do it manually? 2. What does the IBV size represent, the size reported as the hard drive size from...

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Hi, tried to email you the log and dump file (zipped) but your email system refused it with a "Message too big for system" report.

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Billion hah Anton? Is MS buying you out to build iSCSI target functionality in Windows or something? :) On a serious note, a good methodology is to force CHAP authentication on the target so only the intended initiator can connect to it, comes in handy when there are too many hands in the cookie jar...

Is there any way through the Starwind interface or outside utility to shrink an existing IBV to get rid of wasted space and make the size of the volume as small as possible?

Thanks.