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Well said . I have some things to add (StarWind VSAN is not only for Windows).O1982 wrote:A simple piece of software that runs on windows server that can share part(s) of the local storage space to other computers over the network.
An application. It can be installed industry-standard hypervisors like Citrix XenServer, MS Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, and RedHat KVM. On Windows Server, it is just an application. On others, it is installed inside a VM ( More details at https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware. ... hitecture/ (old but gold). Find more at https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san.Is it an OS, a simple program?
Licensing, performance, flexibility, no HCLs (a true hardware-agnostic solution), minimalistic requirements, simple and robust management, support... well, that's not all, I guess. You should better get on a tech call with my colleagues in PreSales (just reach out to the Sales team to schedule a call). Learn more at https://www.starwindsoftware.com/why-starwind.What is the benefit of using Starwind Virtual SAN?
There are some. Google is your best friend here They offer cool solutions, but StarWind VSAN has some killing features (see above and beyond) to offer. On top of that, we are constantly developing our solutions (see what we have in stock) to fit the constantly changing demands of modern environments. For example, StarWind pioneered NVMe-oF implementation by designing industry-first all-software NVMe-oF Initiator.Are there alternatives?
Saw your question, my colleague has responded to you.O1982 wrote:I said simple but I am currently having a problem with it
Also researching these phrases will help you:
iSCSI
Block Storage
RDMA
iSER
munda1 wrote:Starwind is basically just an iSCSI target service. Just like MS iSCSI target service in 2012+. There are alternatives. There are difference. But basically just an iSCSI service.