Overall Satisfaction with StarWind Virtual SAN
I´ve successfully implemented a pilot project in one of the world's most giant hydroelectric power plants, and it has an excellent performance as a stable and professional solution. That being said, a separate software from the VMWare Supervisory Package, gives us more flexibility regarding configuration and usage policies and allows you even to use a separate hardware to Store and Manage the StarWind Virtual SAN. So it is perfect for critical applications where stability and availability are essential. Using the StarWind Virtual SAN gave us a more stable and flexible solution. Also, I observed a continuous enhancement in the functionalities of the StarWind Virtual SAN, so its evolution is excellent. The StarWind Virtual SAN allowed me to have great flexibility in creating a very critical system, where I could assemble a completely separately managed VSAN, but still linked and capable of operating with the VMWare Hypervisor. So I had a more robust and reliable system.
- Implement a Virtual StarWind Virtual SAN to the VMWare Hypervisor
- Manage the VSAN Images for backup and recover
- Manage the Disaster Recovery Policy after a shutdown
- Manage the most recent image files for a Disaster Recovery scenarios
- The way that it manages the recovery from the images, When I experienced a complete shutdown from the system, sometimes I had to manually choose the most recent image.
- Implement a easier and more automated way to do the backup and recovery from the complete configuration/images.
- Implement a more direct way to send warning messages through email to the systems administrator.
- The StarWind Virtual SAN has a trial version capable of managing a small VSAN that is perfect for pilot projects and also for studying.
- Even in Small Business it has a very good functionality, and it is able to get a more stable solution than most of the other options in the market
- It is cheaper and has a better ROI than the competitors especially when we talk about dedicated StarWind Virtual SAN. So if it meets your requirements, you should try it...
StarWind Virtual SAN is the most flexible and reliable system I tested. Although there are other good systems in the market this is the most flexible allowing integration with many Hypervisors
Do you think StarWind Virtual SAN delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with StarWind Virtual SAN's feature set?
Yes
Did StarWind Virtual SAN live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of StarWind Virtual SAN go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy StarWind Virtual SAN again?
Yes
Using StarWind Virtual SAN
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Feel confident using | None |
- Implement a VSAN capable of serve to many hypervisors
- Implement a completely independent VSAN Solution