StarWind Virtual SAN Hypervisor-Centric Virtual Machine all in one solution
April 12, 2023
StarWind Virtual SAN Hypervisor-Centric Virtual Machine all in one solution
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with StarWind Virtual SAN
The initial tests were simple to implement (without pleading with salespeople for a POC because a free version was available), and the documentation was correct and enjoyable to read because it was written by a tech (and wasn't hidden behind a pay/registration wall). We utilize the HA storage solution for HVs.We are a small to medium-sized business that cannot justify spending tens of thousands of dollars on suitable HA storage for a failover cluster with two nodes. As a result, StarWind's vSAN was profitable right away. We were coming from an S2D implementation that already caused us a ridiculous amount of headaches (bugs, performance stalls, "we know what's best for you" automatisms), was slow and difficult to manage and troubleshoot, and had the most annoying documentation ever written by human beings.
Pros
- High Availability
- Cost Effective
- Scalability
- Free Trail Version
- Easy to shift free trail to production
Cons
- Management Interface is quite techie for new users
- It have improved performance
- Cost effective as no additional virtual servers are required
- StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) and StarWind Backup Appliance
We have found the solution surprisingly simple to use. The management
console allows us to monitor the solution and we have configured email
alerts to alert us about critical issues. These alerts have been proven
to work in an actual failure scenario, for example, when we had a memory
issue with one of our servers that caused the entire server to crash.
The management console also allows us to monitor the solution
performance and provides us with access to system logs.
console allows us to monitor the solution and we have configured email
alerts to alert us about critical issues. These alerts have been proven
to work in an actual failure scenario, for example, when we had a memory
issue with one of our servers that caused the entire server to crash.
The management console also allows us to monitor the solution
performance and provides us with access to system logs.
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
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