Please refer to the steps below on how to upgrade Falconstor CDPVA from 8.0 to 9.0 Verify the existing version of CDPVA [root@CDPVA etc]# cat redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.5 (Santiago) #!/bin/sh cdp=”192.168.1.110″ username=”root” password=”IPStor101″ #Login to CDP iscon login -s $cdp -u $username -p $password Command: login executed successfully. #Get CDP … Read more
We receive a call from our client saying that Servers protected by FalconStor DiskSafe Agent stopped creating snapshot since last week and we noticed that the root cause of the issues was the FalconStor CDP is running of out of space. Please refer to the steps on How to Shrink Snapshot Resource in CDPVA When … Read more
Please refer to steps below on the Configuration of FalconStor RecoveryTrac Prepare a clean Windows 2012R2 Server with latest patches installed ** Cannot be Domain Controller or Workstation Ensure that ISCSI Services is started Get-Service | ? name -like “*iscsi*” | Start-Service Download and install IMA – IMA-SDM-3.01-833-Windows.exe (40MB) and register to FalconStor CDPVA at … Read more
Please refer to the steps below on how to Enable Replication between FalconStor CDPVA in Production & DR Site Ensure that both CDPVA (Production & DR) are added in the FalconStor Management Console Right click on the SAN Resource that you would like to replicate to DR Site and select Replication –> Enable Click Next … Read more
Please refer to the steps below on how to Mount Snapshot created with DiskSafe in CentOS7 List all the availble snapshot and record down the timestamp ID [root@centos7 ~]# dscli snapshot list sda All snapshots of sda Snapshot 1: Snapshot Timestamp = 1535448502(2018/08/28 17:28:22) Snapshot Blocks Count = 6299648 Mounted = NO Snapshot 2: Snapshot … Read more
Please refer to the steps below on how to install DiskSafe Agent in CentOS7 1. Prepare a Fresh Installation of CentOS7 with Basic Configuration 2. Transfer DiskSafe for Linux to CentOS 7 #Transfer the DiskSafe Agent to CentOS7 via SCP scp disksafe-4.22-2203-ima-3.01-830-linux.tgz root@192.168.1.45:/tmp #Extract the DiskSafe Agent tar -xzvf /tmp/disksafe-4.22-2203-ima-3.01-830-linux.tgz #Install ISCSI & LSOF yum … Read more
Please refer to the steps below on how to Protect Windows Server with DiskSafe Agent Download the FalconStor DiskSafe Agent 4-22.2216 (Around 105MB) and install it to Windows 2012R2 Server. it will prompt to reboot server once the DiskSafe Agent is installed Start the ISCSI Services Get-Service | ? name -like “*iscsi*” | Start-Service Click … Read more
Please refer to the steps below on how to perform Fresh Installation of FalconStor CDPVA in my lab Download the CDPVA 8.0 Image from FalconStor Customer Support Portal – Valid Support Agreement is required Import the OVF to vSphere 6.5 Standard Alone Host It will consume 2 x vCPU, 4GB RAM, 20GB Disk Space and … Read more