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StarWind Virtual SAN

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What is StarWind Virtual SAN?

StarWind Virtual SAN is software-defined storage for efficient storage and backup.

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It's a Winner!! for us

10 out of 10
March 21, 2024
We have been using a StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) on two production locations with a Hyper-V Cluster for almost 7 years now in my current …
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Product Details

What is StarWind Virtual SAN?

StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) is presented by the vendor as a lightweight software-defined storage (SDS) for Enterprise ROBO, SMB & Edge that removes the need for physical storage. The solution is compatible with any hypervisor of choice, and is hardware-agnostic. The vendor invites users to integrate it into an existing infrastructure with minimum requirements, and enjoy constant uptime in a true 2-node scenario.

StarWind VSAN has no strict hardware compatibility lists (HCLs) and is licensed per node. A license unlocks access to all features upon purchase and differs only by capacity volume. The vendors promises customers get the chance to reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO) while receiving 99.9999% uptime. StarWind also helps with configuration, deployment, and migration.

StarWind Virtual SAN:

  • provides 90% of raw performance
  • squeezes 100% IOPS out of existing hardware
  • works on the iSCSI layer
  • “speaks” most uplink protocols, including NVMe-oF
  • works on top of Hardware or Software RAID (MDADM, ZFS)
  • does 2- or 3-way synchronous replication, and more.

The true 2-node solution is enabled through HeartBeat (no witness required). Thanks to “mirroring” of internal disks and flash between hypervisor servers, customers receive fault-tolerant storage. It’s scalable up and out, allowing users to introduce infrastructure changes without downtime or additional licensing costs.

StarWind Virtual SAN makes enterprise-level virtual shared storage accessible.

StarWind Virtual SAN Screenshots

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StarWind Virtual SAN Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

StarWind Virtual SAN is software-defined storage for efficient storage and backup.

VMware vSAN and StorMagic SvSAN are common alternatives for StarWind Virtual SAN.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.6.

The most common users of StarWind Virtual SAN are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • It easy to maintian with a small IT Team because of the great support of Starwind
  • It's fast and doesn't need a third witness voor you cluster to work
  • All VM can be running on one cluster host
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It would benefit if it require more nodes on the cluster, as it can save the hardware cost and utilize the server use in storage (V-SAN)
  • it's saved the extra server fee for us as we are using same server for the V-SAN
  • less hardware means less maintenance cost to us, includes time for trouble shooting
Raffi Jamgotchian - Cybersecurity for Investment Firms | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
  • Low TCO for sure, easy to manage and maintain, rarely has issues and when it does its taken care of
  • potentially expensive initial uplift for very small firms that have modest needs.
  • Fantastic performance for hardware
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • TCO is lower versus traditional compute, storage, network architecture
  • Ability to scale with organization's needs creates flexibility
  • Creates opportunities with hybrid on-premise solutions
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • We reduced on-site storage costs by half vs. the original cost of 6 years ago of our end of life NetApp SAN that we were replacing.
  • We maintained high availability - even without a physical SAN
  • We have noticed zero loss in performance
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • StarWind Virtual SAN has helped many organizations reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO) for storage. This has been achieved through cost savings in areas such as hardware, power, cooling, and maintenance
  • Provides high-performance, low-latency storage that is optimized for virtualization, which can help improve the speed and responsiveness of applications
  • Provides synchronous replication, automated failover, and real-time replication monitoring, which helps ensure that data is always available and accessible
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