Since iSCSI is block-level, I don't think the iSCSI intelligence at the file level you're asking for is feasible. VSS is used at the file-system level on either NTFS partitions or over CIFS.
-J On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Mr Stephen Yum <sosu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > If I want to make a snapshot of an iscsi volume while there's a transfer > going on, is there a way to detect this and either 1) not include the file > being transferred, or 2) wait until the transfer is finished before making > the snapshot? > > If I understand correctly, this is what Microsoft's VSS is supposed to do. Am > I right? > > Right now, when there is a transfer going on while making the snapshot, I > always end up with a corrupt file (understandably so, since the file transfer > is unfinished). > > S > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > storage-discuss mailing list > storage-disc...@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss > _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
