I'd like it kept as a stand alone product, as, being honest, it's currently the only Starwind product we use. Reducing installed apps/services is always nice.

Thanks again for making it available

According to their config it **should** work: http://wiki.arkeia.com/mediawiki/index.php/Arkeia_vmOneStep_Virtual_Appliance_Guide_Free_Use_Edition Upgrade both ESXi and your VM backup to the most recent versions (your ones are 2+ years old) and try with Arkeia & VMware support. This ESXi box is...

Unfortunately the Arkeia vmOneStep VA doesn't include the functionality to use iSCSI without me installing all the required packages, which would then be wiped out in the event of an upgrade.

Nevermind.

Thanks for the help.

Regards
Chris

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Thanks for the response Anton, unfortunately I need to present the device as a SCSI tape to Arkeia (using SCSI passthrough), rather than Arkeia connect to an iSCSI device. As per http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016407 Thanks Chris

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