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COW - COW Discard

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 4:13 am
by jjcrandall
I don't know if this is a bug or not. I create a new Snapshot w/ CDP and i get these options
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Whereas if I attache a previously created disk, I get these options:
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I see the Copy on Write & Copy on Write - Discard on the existing device. Is this something that should be visible or available in this build? I'm interested in the idea.

Also, I've got more detail, but maybe a little overkill for a forum posting, Is there email address you typically want this stuff sent to? We have a use case for the technology that I would like to share and get some ideas on.

Re: COW - COW Discard

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 11:03 am
by Bohdan (staff)
These options are for devices that have at least one snapshot.
Use the support@starwindsoftware.com e-mail or reply to the beta testing e-mail.

Re: COW - COW Discard

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:25 pm
by anton (staff)
It's a bug as we implement ROW (Redirect-on-Write) rather then COW (Copy-on-Write). Interface bug and we'll fix it. Thank you!