Posted by Oles Borys on September 8, 2015
V2V Converter Kernel Panic

This article provides a solution to “kernel panic – not syncing: attempted to kill init!” error while botting a CentOS VM after V2V conversion to any non CentOS hypervisor using StarWind or any other V2V Converter.
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Posted by Taras Shved on August 7, 2015
LSFS device technical description

This article describes Log-Structured File System devices. It provides technical properties, requirements, limitations, features and benefits of the LSFS device, which should give the end-user necessary knowledge and understanding for its implementation into the system.
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Posted by Taras Shved on August 7, 2015
Logical block size

This article explains the difference between 512 and 4096 bytes logical block size of StarWind device providing necessary information for the end-users to be able to properly choose logical block size depending on their current hardware and system configuration.
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Posted by vitaliy kapshytar on July 17, 2015
Is L2 cache a best practice for all-flash arrays?

This article provides a basic theoretical insight on L2 Flash cache usage, explains why L2 cache is needed.
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Posted by vitaliy kapshytar on July 17, 2015
Advice on how to place a domain controller in case of StarWind Virtual SAN usage

This article provides an advice on how to place a domain controller in case of StarWind Virtual SAN usage.
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Posted by vitaliy kapshytar on July 16, 2015
Do I need StarWind Hardware VSS provider?

This article answers the questions of whether StarWind Hardware VSS provider is needed and what it can be used for.
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Posted by Oles Borys on June 17, 2015
Why enabling Jumbo Frames (MTU) on switch is so important

This article provides an explanation on why it is so important to enable Jumbo Frames (MTU) on switch and tells about possible issues that may happen otherwise.
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Posted by vitaliy kapshytar on May 29, 2015
Should Windows Server where StarWind VSAN is installed be included into a domain?

This article provides an explanation should Windows Server where StarWind is installed be included into a domain / be part of Active Directory.
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Posted by vitaliy kapshytar on May 27, 2015
What happens if SSD drive which is used for L2 cache gets broken?

This article provides explanation what happens if SSD drive which is used for L2 cache gets broken.
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Posted by vitaliy kapshytar on May 8, 2015
Synchronization process is looped

This article provides explanation why synchronization process might be looped.

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