Convert ShadowProtect backups files to VMDK disk files

We need an application to read ShadowProtect backup files and then create VMware VMDK disk files based upon the data in the ShadowProtect backup files. Additionally, each time a new incremental backup is captured, the application needs to incorporate the changes captured from the incremental backup and write them into the VMDK file(s). A single VMDK file should be created for each disk volume that is backed-up. The application should run as a service to monitor directories where the ShadowProtect files will be written to. Each time a new file is detected, the application will queue the changes to be written according to a customizable time-delay parameter. The software should have an SMTP alerting component where it can send an email alert, on a custom, configurable SMTP port to multiple recipients in the event of an error. Additionally, it should send a daily summary email informing which ShadowProtect files were successfully written into the VMDK. ## Deliverables - The software will be installed on multiple, different servers - The software must be able to monitor multiple "source" directories. These directories are where the backup files are written to. - Each source directory will receive a new backup file for each disk volume being backed up. Therefore, if a server has two volumes (for example a C: and a D: drive), then it will receive a backup file for each volume. For each volume backed-up, an individual VMDK must be created - For each source directory monitored, the software must be configurable to write the VMDK files into different destination locations. Therefore if 3 source directories are monitored, then 3 separate destinations must be configurable - The software must be able to write the VMDKs to one of 3 locations: o A local directory on the server that the software is running on o A network SMB directory accessible via a UNC path (i.e. [\\[login to view URL]\][1]...). If this option is selected, then fields for supplying network credentials must be configured in the software o Directly into a VMware ESXi 4.1 or 5.0 datastore. If this option is selected, then fields for supplying VMware credentials must be configured in the software - Each time a new backup file is written to a source directory, the software must detect the addition. Then, according to a time-delay setting in the software, once the time delay has been accomplished the software will update the VMDK file with the data contained in the new backup file - The time delay field should be configurable in minutes, with a maximum of 1440 minutes - The software should run as a service so that the vmdk creation process still runs without any need for the server to be logged-on or the application open - ShadowProtect will be installed on the servers where this application will be installed