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StarWind SAN & NAS

Overview

What is StarWind SAN & NAS?

StarWind SAN & NAS is an HCL-certified software-defined shared storage for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. The solution also enables the user to repurpose servers into certified backup targets if they are using Veeam. StarWind SAN & NAS, as a…

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Recent Reviews

2 node HC powerhouse

10 out of 10
February 06, 2023
We utilize Starwind VSAN for all our hyper-converged deployments. Value, ease of deployment, manageability, and performance have been very …
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Product Details

What is StarWind SAN & NAS?

StarWind SAN & NAS is an HCL-certified software-defined shared storage for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. The solution also enables the user to repurpose servers into certified backup targets if they are using Veeam. StarWind SAN & NAS, as a Linux-based VM, leverages all the features of ZFS to ensure optimal storage use, data safety and integrity. The solution is designed to present a unified, lightweight, intuitive, and innovative SDS solution.

StarWind SAN & NAS Features

  • Supported: Fastest StarWind iSCSI Target
  • Supported: ZFS
  • Supported: MDADM
  • Supported: Web-based Management
  • Supported: Text-based UI
  • Supported: vCenter Plugin
  • Supported: HyperConverged
  • Supported: Converged
  • Supported: NFS
  • Supported: SMB

StarWind SAN & NAS Screenshots

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StarWind SAN & NAS Integrations

StarWind SAN & NAS Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsVMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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February 06, 2023

2 node HC powerhouse

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We utilize Starwind VSAN for all our hyper-converged deployments. Value, ease of deployment, manageability, and performance have been very good. Super easy to deploy compared to some other SDS / HC storage applications. Value wise Starwind VSAN is probably the best ROI out of the other solutions.
Pros and Cons
  • Ease of Deployment
  • Management interface
  • Documentation and support
  • performance
  • Documentation could be little better
  • Have a distributed raid option
Likelihood to Recommend
For companies wanting a lean 2 node HC cluster Starwind VSAN is the way to go. Performance, ease of setup, reliability, and management are very good. However, If companies have more than 2 node-setups Starwind isn't the best option as it only does mirrors. Having more than 2 nodes essentially means wasting 2/3 of storage capacity. If StarWind can add distributed raids in future releases that would be perfect.
Most Important Features
  • Ease of deployment
  • High performance
  • value on investment
Return on Investment
  • Allowed us to go all flash for 1/5 the cost
  • Boosted end user experience due to high iops on flash
  • lowered expenses on arrays and licensees
Alternatives Considered
For 2 node clusters, Starwind VSAN is the way to go. Most other solutions don't even allow 2 node set ups. For businesses looking for a solid 2 node set up with redundancy, performance, and reliability look no further.
Other Software Used
January 13, 2023

StarWind SAN & NAS - Easy, Safe and Cost Effective

TF
Ted Feddema
IT Manager
Permolex (Food Production, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We were looking for a cost effective way to create a cluster system running Hyper-V VMs without having to deploy an expensive NAS server. We can use local high speed Nvme storage and share between the cluster nodes.
Pros and Cons
  • Fast
  • Easy to use
  • Great support from Starwind
  • So far it meets all of our requirements
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for businesses that need to deploy on-site servers/clusters but have limited budgets. Extremely flexible.
Most Important Features
  • Ease of use
  • Reliable
  • Low cost
  • Excellent support
  • Makes use of lower cost local attached nvme storage
  • Not confined to configuration rules as with Storage Spaces
Return on Investment
  • Even though we have had one host disk failure on one of the cluster nodes, there was no interruption to our users. The server was repaired and the StarWind SAN & NAS made the transition very simple.
  • There has been zero downtime since the StarWind SAN & NAS was implemented.,
Alternatives Considered
We chose StarWind SAN & NAS over Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct because it was more flexible to configure.
November 16, 2021

Best budget friendly SAN and NAS product out there

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Currently, we are using StarWind for a particular product where we are using it at a place of using storage for servers. Its functionality to mirror local hard disks and flash between hypervisor serves is really great which is also a cost-efficient solution at a place or some costly storage service.
Pros and Cons
  • mirroring internal disks and flash between hypervisor servers.
  • Creates powerful environment at low cost.
  • Allows maintenance in zero down time.
  • Can improve documentation.
  • Can more focus on user training.
Likelihood to Recommend
StarWind is best suited for the integration and deployment part and for the storage part as well. The product is budget-friendly and helps us to improve business agility. Can't think of negative scenarios as of now.
Most Important Features
  • Transparent usage
  • Free migration assistance
  • Command center
Return on Investment
  • Can't see any such negative impact so far.
Alternatives Considered
Overall the combination is really doing great and helping the business to perform smoothly. The main reason behind selecting StarWind is, It's budget-friendly, has good support and it's great product functionalities.
Other Software Used
Zoom, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), Slack
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