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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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StarWind VSAN review

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 17, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) to virtualize storage, create a hyper-converged infrastructure, and ensure disaster recovery. It addresses high availability, cost efficienc...
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Verified user
Director
StarWind Virtual SAN1 year of experience

StarWind Virtual SAN

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 31, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Hyper-V converged with 2 nodes using as storage Starwind Virtual SAN implemented a few years ago. A very reliable and versatile storage solution. Zero problems so far, excepti...
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Verified user
Engineer
StarWind Virtual SAN5 years of experience

A very reliable and cost-effective solution for a Hyperconverged Environment

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 23, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We switched from a standalone Windows Server to a more reliable and redundant cluster. The challenge we had was to find a server solution that is scalable but cost-effective a...
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Eren Cakmak
Administrator - Information Technology
IT Administrator
Kemmler Kemmler GmbH
StarWind Virtual SAN1 year of experience

Needed a SAN - StarWind fit the bill

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 27, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We wanted to create a diverse data centre in 2 parts of the building where data is stored in both data centres. We initially looked at replicated Sans but this became quite ex...
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Daniel Turner
Administrator - Information Technology
IT Infrastructure Architect
TFS Buying Ltd
StarWind Virtual SAN2 years of experience

The right sized storage solution for our business

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 31, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We deployed StarWind Virtual SAN in a 2-node configuration along with a brand new deployment of two HA VMWaRe vSphere nodes. We were looking for a solution that would work wit...
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Jonathan Armstrong
Director - Information Technology
Senior Systems Officer
Domino Machine
StarWind Virtual SAN1 year of experience
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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.

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StarWind Virtual SAN Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationNo

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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 Usability and Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of StarWind Virtual SAN are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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A very reliable and cost-effective solution for a Hyperconverged Environment

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
July 23, 2024
EC
Eren Cakmak
IT Administrator
Kemmler Kemmler GmbH (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
StarWind Virtual SAN
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We switched from a standalone Windows Server to a more reliable and redundant cluster. The challenge we had was to find a server solution that is scalable but cost-effective at the same time, so we decided to implement a Hyperconverged Solution. Challenges: Reliable sync in a 2-node cluster, e.g., avoid split brain Low latency and lightweight solution for storage Support as well as community size and up-to-date documentation The scope is to synchronize a 70TB storage with an additional SSD partition, which runs several critical VM instances, such as HA-Databases, Network Authentication, and ADFS. Additionally, we run a Fileserver on Hyper-V. Considering all those requirements, the storage needs to be reliably fast on broadband of workloads (small to big files). Another important factor is scalability, the free version received better documenation, which makes the expansion much easier through updated PowerShell script, plus the Support has been extremely helpful with any questions through the Forum (Thank you Yaroslav!)

StarWind VSAN review

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 17, 2024
Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Non-profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
StarWind Virtual SAN
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) to virtualize storage, create a hyper-converged infrastructure, and ensure disaster recovery. It addresses high availability, cost efficiency, scalability, and simplified management. It helps us maintain operational continuity, reduce hardware costs, and easily scale our storage needs. Overall, it enhances our IT infrastructure by providing reliable, scalable, and cost-effective storage solutions.

StarWind Virtual SAN

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 31, 2024
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
StarWind Virtual SAN
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Hyper-V converged with 2 nodes using as storage Starwind Virtual SAN implemented a few years ago. A very reliable and versatile storage solution. Zero problems so far, exceptional technical support during this time. Very good in terms of costs, the alternatives being at least double in terms of implementation costs.

The right sized storage solution for our business

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 31, 2024
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We deployed StarWind Virtual SAN in a 2-node configuration along with a brand new deployment of two HA VMWaRe vSphere nodes. We were looking for a solution that would work with less than 3 nodes and not further increase our dependance on VMWare licensing while retaining good support and performance.

Needed a SAN - StarWind fit the bill

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 27, 2024
DT
Daniel Turner
IT Infrastructure Architect
TFS Buying Ltd (Retail, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
StarWind Virtual SAN
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We wanted to create a diverse data centre in 2 parts of the building where data is stored in both data centres. We initially looked at replicated Sans but this became quite expensive. We then looked at virtual SAN with Microsoft Storage spaces but then saw the StarWind offering with Pro support. We did a trial of the VSAN product on 2 failover cluster hosts and the solution was faultless.
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