StarWind iSCSI SAN Software
StarWind is an iSCSI SAN software that converts any Windows Server into a reliable,
powerful and scalable SAN. It is designed for use with solutions such as vSphere
4, VMware ESX 3.5 and VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows
Server clusters for server applications such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft
Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint Server.
Why StarWind iSCSI SAN Software?
100% Reliability and High Availability
StarWind’s automatic failover and failback make data on networked storage continuously
available and greatly simplifies storage management in a cost-effective fault-tolerant
SAN.
Wire-speed performance
High-speed caching with I/O acceleration is capable of 1,000,000 IOPS (see Microsoft/Intel
2010 iSCSI Test).
Very simple to install and use
Intuitive user interface.
Up to 80% lower storage cost
Immediate ROI for a small and medium business.
No limits on capacity
Unlimited storage capacity without extra licensing costs.
Works on standard x86/x64 servers
You can turn any new or existing hardware into a SAN.
Ideal for VMware and Hyper-V
Designed to unlock all of the key fault tolerance and data protection features of
Hyper-V and vSphere.
How Starwind iSCSI SAN Software?
- Synchronous Data Replication: Real-time data replication across a 2 node storage
cluster. Learn More.
- High Availability / Automatic Failover: Fault tolerant active-active technology eliminates
a single point of failure.
Learn More.
- Failback with Fast Synchronization: Failback to an original system after an automatic
failover. Learn More.
- Remote / Asynchronous Replication: Replicates your storage to a remote site across
a WAN. Learn More.
- Snapshots & Clones: Capture point-in-time snapshots with unlimited rollback points
or make full volume copies. Learn More.
- Thin Provisioning: Allocate space dynamically for highly efficient disk utilization.
Learn More.
- CDP (Continuous Data Protection): CDP provides a replication mechanism to ensure
an RPO (Recovery Point Objective) of zero data loss for applications that require
a lower RPO than asynchronous replication can provide. Learn More.
- Support for iSCSI Standards: IPSec, CHAP, MPIO, VSS are all fully supported in StarWind.
- Additional StarWind Features: High Speed Cache, Virtual Optical Drive, RAM Drive,
SPTI, Microsoft Server Core Support.