Hi,
Is it possible to "upgrade" from NAS to iSCSI without losing any data
on the existing volume?
If its possible how do i have to do this?
Thank you for answering my question.
Best regards
Patric
Newbie
"Upgrade" from NAS to iSCSI
Hi,
Is it possible to "upgrade" from NAS to iSCSI without losing any data
on the existing volume?
If its possible how do i have to do this?
Thank you for answering my question.
Best regards
Patric
Administrator
Yes you can upgrade without losing your data and your volumes. If you have NAS-R3 Enterprise version and want iSCSI features you would need to purchase the License Key to upgrade your NAS-R3 to DSS.
When doing this please make sure that you are on the latest version of NAS-R3 Enterprise (5_0_up46_build_3088) and save your settings in Maintenance > Miscellaneous and select all options for Setup and Configuration as well as save locally.
To find out where to purchase the License Key please click on the link below to find a Distributor or Reseller near your location.
http://www.open-e.com/where-to-buy/
Newbie
Hi Todd,
Thank you for your answer.
I already have the following:
Modell: Data Storage Server
Version: 5.0.DB46000000.3084
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008-05-05
How can i make the conversion? I have a liitle bet fear of loosing my DATA.....
Thank you
Patric
Administrator
Are you upgrading a NAS Logical Volume to a iSCSI Logical Volume, if so this is not possible to convert these Logical Volumes other than to recreate them. From the post I thought you were asking if you can upgrade a NAS-R3 or iSCSI-R3 product to DSS without losing the data.
Newbie
Thank you,
So i have to make a Backup from my DATA and recreat the volumes.
Thank you for your answer.
Best regards
Patric
Administrator
Newbie
Hello again...
Sorry, but i am to stupid to make a backup.
I have followed the following instructions:
05-29-2008, 06:59 PM
asaph07
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 26
Dynamic Disk for Backup
Hello -
I know a bit of German and would like to attempt to answer your question.
Am to understand you are looking for a procedure for backing up to a Dynamic Disk?
If so, here is a procedure I am using which may help you.
Configure a snapshot to a local volume you wish to back up.
go to Configuration -> Volume Manager -> Create Snapshot
Then, attach the disk to the system and go to
Configuration -> Volume Manager
click on the 'Rescan' button, add the disk as a Dynamic Disk (dynamic00)
In Configuration -> NAS Settings, go to Local Backup Settings (bottom of screen)
Check box 'Use local backup'; click Apply
In Maintenance -> Backup -> Backup devices
Create new virtual device; check option 'Use Devices: Dynamic Volume'
In Maintenance -> Backup -> Backup pool: Create Backup pools
In Maintenance -> Backup -> Backup devices:
Go to 'Your created virtual devices' and function: 'Create new tape'
label your tape
In Maintenance -> Backup -> Backup tasks: Create a new backup task
Click on the 'Play' button to start 'back00', then
in status task, you will see the task as 'running'
If you swap a disk, you will need to use 'back01'
After swapping, go to
Configuration -> Volume Manager -> Vol Group
click 'Rescan' to recognize the new drive
A separate backup task is required for each disk drive
...hope this helps.
-Asaph
But i get always, after the start of the backup en error "2008-08-04 22:21:55 start failed"
I have to say that my Unit is 4656.56GB big with 1 GB of snap and 3 GB of swap.
I think this is my problem, but i cannot make snapshots bigger...
Thank you for your answer
Patric
Senior Member
Thats really weird ...
I did a dynamic back up and it works smooth...
Your data is big!!! How many drives/tapes you are using? And definetly you need more than a 1G snapshot for 4.6TB data.
You dont have any space left??? Can you expand your volume group then expand your snapshot?
Newbie
I Sorry,Originally Posted by masim
But my volume is now 4.6TB i used abaut 600 GB of it.
I try know to expand my Volume....
I reply later.
Best regards
Patric
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