Hi,
I'm fairly knew with VMware and VDR. My VDR appliance version is 1.2.0.1131. I'm backing up to a Windows Storage Server (2003, R2) which has two, 500GB partitions which are shared using the default sharing mechanism in Windows (CIFS). In VDR I have two destinations which simply connect to the network shares (the two 500GB partitions on the storage server).
The performance of backups and recoveries is good. However, full integrity checks not only take a long time (up to 24 hours) but cause the Storage Server to be so unresponsive that other tasks, such as data restores, have to wait until the integrity checks complete.
The storage server uses SATA drives and so I'm hoping that the simple answer to this is not to simply upgrade to faster performing disk technology.
Researching similar issues, it seems that I have a few options to try.
1. Change the IrpStackSize value size on the storage server. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/213924?start=0&tstart=0
2. Tweak the datarecovery.ini file. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=420496&prodTypeId=18964&objectID=c01918186
3. Use NFS instead of CIFS. http://communities.vmware.com/message/1769144#1769144
4. Upgrade the VDR appliance version?
Again, since I am fairly knew at this I would appreciate some further guidance and expert advice.
Thanks for your time
