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by stevekwok
Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:04 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Traffic generated by starwind vsa
Replies: 2
Views: 2104

Re: Traffic generated by starwind vsa

The URL recorded in firewall log is

freepas.starwind.com (192.96.159.148)
by stevekwok
Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:30 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: dedup in starwind linux vsa
Replies: 1
Views: 1710

dedup in starwind linux vsa

Will Dedup function available in linux vsa version?

Regards,
Steve
by stevekwok
Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:29 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: windows pagefile
Replies: 1
Views: 1650

windows pagefile

Should I keep windows pagefile in a seperate or local volume (exclude from sync)?
by stevekwok
Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:30 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Traffic generated by starwind vsa
Replies: 2
Views: 2104

Traffic generated by starwind vsa

Is it normal startwind vsa generate traffer to ip192-96-159-148.pbiaas.com (192.96.159.148) ?
by stevekwok
Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:24 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Product clarification
Replies: 1
Views: 1629

Product clarification

Sorry I get confused between these two products.... StarWind Virtual SAN for vSphere It is a hypervisor-centric hardware-agnostic software-defined storage solution. StarWind VSAN for vSphere ensures inexpensive and easily manageable storage virtualization for SMB and ROBO. and StarWind Virtual Stora...
by stevekwok
Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:41 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: software release
Replies: 3
Views: 3021

Re: software release

I found the build no. of https://www.starwindsoftware.com/release-notes-build-vsan-for-vmware-vsphere is same as the one in download page (Build 12485 2018/09/20). Doesn't not match the build no. stated in the release note (Build 12553 2018/09/24) Seems at this stage VSAN for VMware vSphere is updat...
by stevekwok
Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:50 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: software release
Replies: 3
Views: 3021

software release

Is there a place in starwind website listed out the latest version of each product?

Thanks.
by stevekwok
Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:55 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: starwind vmware
Replies: 13
Views: 7157

Re: starwind vmware

just installed VSA and vmware shows.

The guest OS for this virtual machine is currently set to 'Other'. You should specify the correct guest OS to allow for guest-specific optimizations and to enable installation of VMware Tools.
by stevekwok
Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:29 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: starwind vmware
Replies: 13
Views: 7157

Re: starwind vmware

What is the performance difference between starwind linux running in vmware guest vs starwind running in windows server natively?

Regards,
Steve
by stevekwok
Mon Jun 11, 2018 2:14 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: starwind vmware
Replies: 13
Views: 7157

Re: starwind vmware

Thanks Oleg,

Do you recommend raid 0/5/10 on starwind replicated volume on SSD/HDD?

Regards,
Steve
by stevekwok
Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:34 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: starwind vmware
Replies: 13
Views: 7157

Re: starwind vmware

then. two nodes with similar hardware both have ssd and hdd volume. Will the hdd volumes slow down the sdd volumes?
by stevekwok
Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:35 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: starwind vmware
Replies: 13
Views: 7157

Re: starwind vmware

But what if I have both SSD volume and HDD volume within a node like those vsan having performance tier and capacity tier?
by stevekwok
Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: starwind vmware
Replies: 13
Views: 7157

Re: starwind vmware

Thanks for reply Oleg.

What if I have two node one packed with SSD for critical VMs and the other with HDD for less critical VMs. will the slower node slowdown everything?

Regards,
Steve
by stevekwok
Tue May 08, 2018 5:23 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: starwind vmware
Replies: 13
Views: 7157

starwind vmware

in a vmware environment, is windows server edition required for running starwind service?

is starwind linux just a proof of concept instead of a production product?

what is the performance lost running starwind windows in a vmware environment?

Regards,
Steve