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by MauriceMoss
Mon May 05, 2025 5:35 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: [VSAN] Getting started with disks that already contain data?
Replies: 5
Views: 11981

Re: [VSAN] Getting started with disks that already contain data?

To be clear;

1. If I want HA, I need to create the devices as ".img" files, but I won't be able to retain the data already on the disk(s)?
2. If I want to retain the data, I can create "Disk Bridges", but I won't be able to use HA?
by MauriceMoss
Mon May 05, 2025 4:04 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: [VSAN] Getting started with disks that already contain data?
Replies: 5
Views: 11981

Re: [VSAN] Getting with disks that already contain data?

Welcome to StarWind Forum! Disk bridge is not for HA purposes. I'd rather go with *.img files for the simpler setup that is capable of HA. Thanks for the warm welcome and the information, but that doesn't answer the heart of my question: Can VSAN be setup with the existing data on the primary stora...
by MauriceMoss
Mon May 05, 2025 12:41 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services
Topic: [VSAN] Getting started with disks that already contain data?
Replies: 5
Views: 11981

[VSAN] Getting started with disks that already contain data?

I browsed the docs for quite a bit and couldn't determine if this is possible. I see that physical hard drives can be added as "Disk Bridges", but I'm unsure if that is what I'm after. We have an existing Microsoft Failover Cluster in our production environment that is attached to a Dell P...