VSAN free Windows Server 2025

[richi_ONE]

Hi everyone,
I'm planning to install vsan free as a Windows application on a 2 node hyper-v cluster , Windows Server 2025 as operating system/hypervisor.
Is this guide still valid?

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resour ... rver-2016/

Can you confirm that Windows Server 2025 is supported?

Thanks

[yaroslav (staff)]

Sr. Support tech is here.
Yes, it is supported, and yes, the guide is OK.

[richi_ONE]

Thanks,
could you provide more details about why CVM installation should be the preferred method? Thanks

[yaroslav (staff)]

It should not.
I'd go for CVM Free only if there's no Hardware RAID controller or a controller in HBA mode and you need Parity RAID.

[yaroslav (staff)]

Another usecase will be NVMe-oF, but sadly there're no plans for it in FREE version so far.

[richi_ONE]

Ok, thanks for your explanation.
One last question, is the free version license valid onyl for 1 year?

[yaroslav (staff)]

Yeah, something they changed recently...

[richi_ONE]

So later I'll have to upgrade to vsan (commercial edition) or it will be possible to renew the free license?

[yaroslav (staff)]

Hi,

You will need to apply for another free license (unless they change anything again).

[richi_ONE]

Ok thank you!

[yaroslav (staff)]

Thanks for your patience...