StarWind Software

Hi,

I'd like to know how to mount the image files locally.

I have 5 MSSQL servers. My plan is to let servers to create a dump on iSCSI volume(because MSSQL needs "physical" disk volume for dump location), then take a backup of these datas as windows files.
Because of my company's rule, backup shouldn't be a image file but windows readable files.

I'm going to attach a big size of HDDs to Backup server which running Starwind, means work as iSCSI target for MSSQL servers dump location.
If I share the iSCSI volumes on MSSQL servers to take a network backup, operation is will become very simple.
However this solution cause a redundant network data flow as follows.
[dump] MSSQL --iSCSI--> HDD
[backup] HDD --iSCSI--> MSSQL --IP--> BackupServer
The ideal data for the backup process is to open image file as real data loclally(not through iSCSI protocol) then take a backup.

If someone has idea. Please let me know.

Thanks,
tys

Configure any iSCSI initiator to connect to StarWind thru the loopback. Would work just fine.

Thank you Anton,

So how the following path is changed?
[dump] MSSQL --iSCSI--> HDD
[backup] HDD --iSCSI--> MSSQL --IP--> BackupServer

I don't really understand why loopback helps the situation.
And how to change the initiator to loopback?

If MSSQL has 2 NICS which is for normal LAN(100Mb) and the other for iSCSI dedicated(Gb), loopback still helps?

Sorry for many question and thank you for your support.
tys

Run StarWind locally and connect you 127.0.0.1 to get loopback connection.

tys wrote:Thank you Anton,

So how the following path is changed?
[dump] MSSQL --iSCSI--> HDD
[backup] HDD --iSCSI--> MSSQL --IP--> BackupServer

I don't really understand why loopback helps the situation.
And how to change the initiator to loopback?

If MSSQL has 2 NICS which is for normal LAN(100Mb) and the other for iSCSI dedicated(Gb), loopback still helps?

Sorry for many question and thank you for your support.
tys