Hi all,
This weekend I plan to do a v2v conversion of our File Server to shrink one of the drives from 600GB to 250GB and also change the disk type from Thick to Thin. I am expecting this to take quite a long time so want to make sure I get it to work on my first attempt!
Although I will warn users that the file server will be unavailable during this time, there is always the danger someone could remotely log in and connect during the conversion process (they have roaming profiles/home folders stored on this server).
My main concern is if a user connects and changes a file etc in their home folder during the process, it might fail.
My boss has suggested putting the vcentre server and the server I want to convert in a private vlan during the process so no-one can connect, but I am a bit concerned that the servers may need to communicate with dns/domain controllers during the process?
Is anyone able to provide any advice regarding my concerns? Especially if someone does connect/change a file on the file server during the process.
Thank you