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iSCSI SAN Software

StarWind develops iSCSI SAN software that turns any
industry-standard server into a highly reliable and
highly available enterprise-class SAN or centralized
iSCSI storage

Using Network Storage

• iSCSI for VMware ESX and ESXi
• IP SAN for Microsoft Hyper-V R2
• Shared Storage for Server Clusters
• StarWind iSCSI Target Features
• Shared Storage for XenServe

• Server & Storage Virtualization
• Windows Server Clustering
• Storage Disaster Recovery
• Networked / Shared Storage
• Benefits of iSCSI Technology

StarWind iSCSI SAN Software Active-Active High Availability Storage

StarWind SAN software turns any industry-standard 64-bit or 32-bit Windows server into a fail-safe, fault-tolerant, high availability SAN. StarWind HA technology permits applications to have non-disruptive, continuous access to storage in the event of failure.

Traditional, legacy High Availability SAN products have always been expensive and complicated. This has been a roadblock for small and midsize companies who are in the process of deploying VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and other server applications that need to be configured as Windows server clusters. With Active-Active High Availability architecture, the new StarWind helps you build a high availability storage server that keeps your data continuously available and accessible, offering you enterprise-class reliability and high availability without the related high price and complexity of proprietary, legacy vendor solutions.

The many features of StarWind are packaged into several editions to match the needs of any organization. Each of the StarWind editions improves application and data availability, protects data, and simplifies storage operations. Additionally, StarWind uses the iSCSI storage protocol so your centralized, networked storage can be configured on your existing IP or Ethernet network without any complexities, allowing you to build and configure a SAN in under 30 minutes.

Customers

StarWind has been used since 2003 by thousands of IT and Storage professionals in over 100 countries including small and midsize companies, governments and the Fortune 1000.

Choosing Your StarWind Edition

The many features of StarWind are packaged into several editions to match the needs of any organization. Each edition improves availability, protects data, and simplifies storage operations.

StarWind iSCSI Virtual Tape

StarWind iSCSI Virtual Tape offers an affordable and easy-to-use enterprise-level Virtual Tape Array technology that uses disks to perform fast and reliable tape backups. StarWind iSCSI Virtual Tape replaces inefficient tape devices and is more reliable than tape libraries with no need to physically search for tapes in a warehouse. Virtual tape array considerably improves backup and disaster recovery by eliminating tape library changer device latency and is scalable to 64 TB tape devices. StarWind iSCSI Virtual Tape allows direct attachment of VTA to tape drives for archival storage with an unlimited number of virtual tape cartridges.

Key Features

• Integrates with existing Tape Backup infrastructure
• Replicate Mission Critical Data via a single platform
• Simplify Disaster Recovery, Backups
  
• Better Business Continuity Planning

Compatibility

• BakBone NetVault
• CA
• Symantec
• CommVault

StarWind iSCSI SAN Software for IT Projects

StarWind Server iSCSI SAN runs over standard iSCSI protocol and supports industry-leading server platforms such as VMware ESX and ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Server clustering technologies. It’s a cost-effective and flexible IP SAN solution and has become a compelling business choice for organizations that have deployed systems for:

• Server Virtualization

Implementing a reliable iSCSI SAN is becoming an industry best practice for administrators of VMware ESX and ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. Storage virtualization is the logical next step to complete a virtual environment. Combining iSCSI SANs and system virtualization allows an IT organization to improve overall levels of performance, lower overall costs and increase the levels of system and data protection.

• Business Continuity

In today's global economy, business transactions are often carried out on a 24/7 basis. In this environment, even a single server failure or power outage to a remote office, can cause data loss that quickly translates to losses to your bottom line. That’s why business continuity planning is more important than ever. It ensures that data will be continually available and always protected.

• Disaster Recovery

Disruptive events are not limited only to natural disasters like hurricanes and floods. In fact, 30% of system failures result from human error and 40% from hardware failure. This makes disaster recovery planning as one of the top priorities for IT departments. To mitigate that risk, StarWind provides a highly reliable and cost effective iSCSI SAN that is an ideal fit for any disaster recovery plan. Administrators can spread storage nodes across racks, rooms, floors, or buildings. This metro SAN replication enables administrators to protect their storage against any outage that affects a single location, such as flooding, HVAC failures, viruses, and human error or against natural disasters. Implementing reliable and scalable infrastructure to recover critical functions quickly and avoid extended disruptions can be fast and easy.

• Server Clustering

Windows Server 2008 clustering allows two or more servers to be linked together to improve system and data availability. High Availability server clusters have evolved into an important and effective technology for companies of all sizes. They significantly improve availability and performance beyond what is possible with a single server. One of StarWind’s iSCSI SAN’s most typical configurations is a failover cluster, where two or more server nodes share external storage. Paired with StarWind's SAN solution, it allows you to create a shared virtual SAN that will present itself to the Microsoft Windows cluster server and can be combined with the StarWind Server iSCSI SAN to work with Microsoft SQL Server, MS Exchange, VMware ESX and other applications to deliver the highest level of reliability and availability.

• Shared Storage

StarWind’s IP SAN enables you to rapidly adapt to evolving networked storage needs. Using iSCSI protocol, the StarWind SAN communicates between servers and clients to deliver shared storage on your network without the need for expensive or proprietary SAN or NAS solutions.

Enabling Server Virtualization with Shared Storage

Implementing a reliable iSCSI SAN is becoming an industry best practice for administrators of VMware ESX and ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. Storage virtualization is the logical next step to complete a virtual environment. Combining iSCSI SANs and system virtualization allows IT organization to improve overall levels of performance, lower overall costs and increase the levels of system and data protection.

By installing an iSCSI SAN, system administrators can provide powerful, shared storage for their VMs featuring:

CDP & Snapshots. Point-in-time Snapshots. By combining Continuous Data Protection(CDP) with instant snapshot technology, StarWind allows you to recover from a failure in moments. An administrator can access snapshot copies to recover individual files or folders from the volume, or rollback an entire volume to a point prior to failure.

Mirroring & Replication. StarWind's Asynchronous Replication and Synchronous Mirroring enable advanced replication between a primary SAN and a remote site. Asynchronous Replication and Synchronous Mirroring is used for centralized backup and disaster recovery and can be setup on a per-volume basis. Remote copies placed on a re-occurring schedule allow a customer to achieve point-in-time replication of the data between sites located in different server rooms, satellite locations, buildings across campus or even metro areas.

Thin Provisioning. StarWind Thin Provisioning feature offers very efficient disk utilization. Administrators no longer need to predict how much space they will need or to purchase disks ahead of time. For maximum SAN efficiency, StarWind Thin Provisioning allocates only as much space as is required for data being written on that volume.

StarWind creates a more efficient virtual environment. Its iSCSI SAN solution is highly affordable, helping you slash operating costs. Highly reliable helping you protect your entire virtual data center.

Preserve Business Continuity with iSCSI SAN

Business transactions are often carried out 24/7 in part due to the nature of operating in a global market. In this environment, even a single server failure or power outage to a remote office, can cause data loss and loss to the bottom line. That’s why business continuity planning is more important than ever. It ensures that data will be continually available and always protected.

StarWind’s affordable iSCSI SAN software should be a part of your business continuity plan. With a StarWind iSCSI SAN, you can rapidly recover information at any time without affecting production.

Business Continuity features include:

CDP & Snapshots. Point-in-time Snapshots. By combining Continuous Data Protection(CDP) with instant snapshot technology, StarWind allows you to recover from a failure in moments. An administrator can access snapshot copies to recover individual files or folders from the volume, or rollback an entire volume to a point prior to failure.

Remote Disaster Recovery. Replicate your data for Disaster Recovery using Asynchronous Replication and Synchronous Mirroring to a remote location. Software mirror (RAID1) and iSCSI replication enable volume/site failover and recovery for uninterrupted storage operations and 24/7 business continuity. Mirroring protects data and keeps applications operational in the event of disk failure. Once your primary site is back to working, you can then use replication to failback to that original site. Remote copies placed on a re-occurring schedule allow a customer to achieve point-in-time replication of the data between sites located in different server rooms, satellite locations, buildings across campus or even metro areas.

Disaster Recovery Solutions Made Easy

Disruptive events are not limited only to natural disasters like hurricanes and floods. In fact, 30% of system failures result from human error and 40% from hardware failure. This makes disaster recovery planning as one of the top priorities for IT departments. To mitigate that risk, StarWind provides a highly reliable and cost effective iSCSI SAN that is an ideal fit for any disaster recovery plan. Administrators can spread storage nodes across racks, rooms, floors, or buildings. This metro SAN replication enables administrators to protect their storage against any outage that affects a single location, such as flooding, HVAC failures, viruses, and human error or against natural disasters. Implementing reliable and scalable infrastructure to recover critical functions quickly and avoid extended disruptions can be fast and easy.

Recovery features include:

CDP & Snapshots. Point-in-time Snapshots. By combining Continuous Data Protection (CDP) with instant snapshot technology, StarWind allows you to recover from a failure in moments. An administrator can access snapshot copies to recover individual files or folders from the volume, or rollback an entire volume to a point prior to failure.

Remote Disaster Recovery. Replicate your data for Disaster Recovery using Asynchronous Replication and Synchronous Mirroring to any remote facility around the world. Software mirror (RAID1) and iSCSI replication enable volume/site failover and recovery for uninterrupted storage operations and 24/7 business continuity. Mirroring protects data and keeps applications operational in the event of disk failure. Once your primary site is back online, you can then use replication to failback to that original site. Remote copies placed on a re-occurring schedule allow a customer to achieve point-in-time replication of the data between sites located in different server rooms, satellite locations, buildings across campus or even metro areas.

StarWind SAN Software for High Availability Windows Server Clusters

Windows Server 2008 clustering allows two or more servers to be linked together to improve system and data availability. High Availability server clusters are an important and effective technology. They significantly improve availability and performance beyond what is possible with a single server. One of StarWind’s iSCSI SAN’s, most typical configurations is a failover cluster, where two or more server nodes share external storage. Paired with StarWind's SAN solution, it allows you to create a shared virtual SAN that will present itself to the Microsoft Windows cluster server clustering can be combined with the StarWind Server iSCSI SAN to work with Microsoft SQL Server, MS Exchange, VMware ESX and other applications to deliver the highest level of reliability and availability.

If one of the cluster nodes fails, the reserved node automatically picks up the functionality of the failed server to accommodate the other applications without interrupting workflow. If you are seeking a reliable and powerful SAN for your Windows Server cluster, StarWind is the finest choice.

StarWind iSCSI SAN Software provides shared storage for your applications

StarWind’s IP SAN enables you to rapidly adapt to evolving networked storage needs. Using iSCSI protocol, the StarWind SAN communicates between servers and clients to deliver shared storage on your network without the need for expensive or proprietary SAN or NAS solutions.

StarWind Server iSCSI SAN can provide storage services to multiple devices on the network and will allow you to manage storage centrally. This way you maintain compliance, security and backup centrally from one location. Because stored data does not reside directly on any server’s DAS, the server itself will not be hit with a performance penalty since it no longer has to dedicate compute cycles to storage services.

StarWind’s shared storage solution is highly cost-effective and both easy to manage and maintain. It optimizes and protects your IT investments, providing the reliable and scalable share storage that you demand for enterprise-wide collaboration.

StarWind's Shared Storage for VMware vSphere, VMware ESX and ESXi

Virtualization is one of the top priorities for IT departments everywhere, no matter whether they are SMBs or multinational corporations. It’s easy to understand why. Server virtualization using solutions such as VMware ESX and VMware ESXi saves money, fully utilizes the IT resources and helps enhance availability and performance.

However, Server Virtualization is only half the solution. You also need Storage Virtualization to maximize the payoff. That’s where StarWind Server iSCSI SAN really delivers. It’s the affordable and scalable storage virtualization platform for VMware that is easy to deploy and starts generating ROI as soon as you install it.

StarWind’s IP SAN solution converts Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 into a powerful SAN for your VMware ESX and ESXi. You can install it on your existing servers and convert them into a high-performance SAN in under 30 minutes. Our solution supports the widely used iSCSI protocol and works with any industry-standard server. With StarWind, VMware administrators get a scalable, highly cost-effective and easy-to-use iSCSI SAN that fully protects your VMware environment in the event of a catastrophic failure.

• Take advantage of VMotion, VMware HA, DRS, and VCB features
• Protect yourself from single point of failure with a SAN
• Speed data migrations without sacrificing uptime
• Enhance performance with load balancing
• Recover data fast with the versatile CDP & Snapshots
• Protect your storage with the powerful Mirroring & Replication
• Get an extra layer of protection and increase data availability
• Improve hardware utilization and leverage existing IT infrastructure
• Combine the power of server and storage virtualization
• Near zero downtime with more redundancy
• Simplify storage management for VMware
• Even run an iSCSI SAN inside of the VM itself

Finally, you can use VMware ESX and VMware ESXi to build a true server cluster with the StarWind IP SAN shared storage. And you don't even need to invest in new hardware - repurpose your existing servers and storage without any additional purchases. Importantly, take advantage of VMware advanced features like VMotion, VMware HA, DRS and VCB features that all require the use of shared storage that StarWind IP SAN delivers.

StarWind iSCSI SAN Solution for Microsoft Hyper-V

Virtualization is at the top of priority lists for IT departments everywhere, no matter whether they are SMBs or multinational corporations. It’s easy to understand why. Server virtualization using solutions such as Microsoft Windows Hyper-V saves money, utilizes untapped resources and helps enhance availability and performance.

However, server virtualization is only half the solution. You also need storage virtualization to maximize server virtualization’s pay off.

That’s where StarWind Server Software really delivers. It’s an affordable and scalable storage virtualization platform for Microsoft Hyper-V that’s easy to deploy and starts generating ROI as soon as you install it.

StarWind’s IP SAN solution installs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 or on any Hyper-V Virtual Machine itself. Plus you can convert your existing servers into a high-performance SAN in less than 30 minutes. Our SAN software supports the widely used iSCSI protocol, so there’s no need to deploy a high-cost, complex, proprietary SAN.

With StarWind, Microsoft Windows Hyper-V administrators get a scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-use Windows-based iSCSI SAN that fully protects your Microsoft Windows Hyper-V environment in the event of a catastrophic failure.

StarWind also can help your organization become more efficient and competitive as well as help slash operating costs. Your advantages:

• Improve disk utilization
  
• Enhance performance with load balancing using an iSCSI SAN
  
• Reduce downtime by speeding hardware upgrades and data migrations without sacrificing uptime
  
• Better Disaster Recovery when you protect your storage with Mirroring & Replication feature
  
• Backup and recover faster following a disaster with more versatile business recovery options using StarWind CDP & Snapshots Edition

Finally, you can use Microsoft Windows Hyper-V to build a true Windows Server cluster with StarWind IP SAN. And you don't even need to invest in new hardware--repurpose existing infrastructure without any additional purchases. Importantly, take advantage of Microsoft Windows Hyper-V and its sophisticated features such as host-to-host connectivity, virtual machine clustering, live backups with VSS and more for your most mission-critical applications.

StarWind iSCSI SAN Solution for Citrix XenServer

Virtualization is at the top of priority lists for IT departments everywhere, no matter whether they are SMBs or multinational corporations. It’s easy to understand why. Server virtualization using solutions such as Citrix XenServer saves money, utilizes untapped resources and helps enhance availability and performance.

However, server virtualization is only half the solution. You also need Storage Virtualization to maximize the benefits of Server Virtualization and to protect your storage.

That’s where StarWind Server iSCSI SAN really delivers. It’s an affordable and scalable storage virtualization solution for Citrix that’s easy to deploy and starts generating ROI as soon as you install it.

StarWind’s iSCSI SAN solution installs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 or on any VM itself. Plus you can convert your existing servers into a high-performance SAN in less than 30 minutes. Our SAN software supports the widely used iSCSI protocol, so there’s no need to deploy a high-cost, complex, proprietary SAN.

With StarWind, Citrix XenServer administrators get a scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-use iSCSI SAN that fully protects your Citrix XenServer environment in the event of a catastrophic failure.

StarWind can help your organization become more efficient and competitive as well as help slash operating costs. Benefits include:

• Improve disk utilization
• Enhance performance with load balancing using an iSCSI SAN
• Reduce downtime by speeding hardware upgrades and data migrations without sacrificing uptime
• Better Disaster Recovery when you protect your storage with Mirroring & Replication feature
• Backup and recover faster following a disaster with more versatile business recovery options using StarWind CDP & Snapshots Edition

Build a fully redundant SAN for your Citrix XenServer and you don't even need to invest in new hardware--repurpose existing infrastructure without any additional purchases. Importantly, take advantage of Citrix XenServer 5’s sophisticated features such as advanced HA, auto-restart and failover technologies that can be seamlessly upgraded to full fault tolerance for the most mission-critical applications.

The high availability of databases is the foundation of every business, no matter how small or large. The only effective way to manage and protect the vast amounts of structured data in your databases is on a reliable, powerful storage area network.

If you run Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or 2005, or have a SQL Server Cluster environment, then StarWind Server iSCSI SAN is a perfect SAN solution to match your database needs.

You get a reliable, scalable SAN that turns any Windows Server 2003 or 2008 into a high-performance SAN for your Microsoft SQL Server that can install in under 30 minutes. Our SAN solution supports the widely used iSCSI protocol, so there’s no need to deploy an expensive Fiber Channel network or run high-cost, complex, proprietary SANs.

It is an affordable and scalable solution that gets you up and running fast with a SQL Server. Thanks to automatic Thin Provisioning feature, database and IT administrators can maintain a single free space buffer pool to service the escalating data requirements of their SQL Server installation and other applications. You can allocate storage dynamically without having to purchase expensive hardware before you need it, enabling you to maximize the return on your IT investment.

StarWind’s iSCSI SAN solution simplifies data migration to Microsoft SQL Server thus giving users continuous access to data in high-availability environments. And StarWind iSCSI SAN works on any industry-standard server and can run over your existing network infrastructure.

Building your Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on top of StarWind’s scalable and secure iSCSI storage area network provides you benefits such as:

• Configure SQL Server clusters for high-availability environments
• Perform quick databae backup with live, point-in-time snapshots
• Manage and operate your database faster
• Expand your database without disruption

StarWind iSCSI SAN Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 are among the most widely deployed applications in both SMBs and large enterprises around the world. Millions of users worldwide rely on Exchange for email, calendars, scheduling, contact lists, and tasks lists. What began life as a basic e-mail messaging system is now a centralized repository for nearly every organization’s most vital digital assets.

StarWind Server iSCSI SAN is a reliable and powerful storage area network solution and is a compelling business choice for organizations which rely on Microsoft Exchange. Here’s why:

Cost effective: The benefit of a SAN is that its operational costs are lower than direct-attached storage. One IT administrator can manage terabytes of consolidated data from one location. The cost of supporting MS Exchange using direct-attached storage requires more servers, floor space, power and cooling and disk space.
Faster backups: StarWind Server iSCSI SAN streamlines the backup process, saving time, and with no affect on Exchange production servers.

Data recovery: StarWind Server iSCSI SAN makes it easy to recover email messages, mailboxes, mailbox databases and more of what Exchange has to offer. In fact, in any environment, including HA, StarWind Server iSCSI SAN provides support for snapshots, mirroring and replication. Recovering from a disaster is streamlined and smoother and downtime is kept to a minimum.

Scalable: StarWind Server iSCSI SAN grows as fast as the data consumed by your Exchange Server, which has been the most vital conduit of messaging for businesses large and small.

Easy to install: StarWind’s iSCSI SAN solution installs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008. You can convert your existing servers into a high-performance SAN in less than 30 minutes. Our SAN software supports the widely used iSCSI protocol, so there’s no need to deploy an expensive Fiber Channel network or run any complex and proprietary SANs.

StarWind Server iSCSI SAN can be a foundation for any business, driving innovation and competitiveness without requiring new hardware, running networks or hiring personnel.

StarWind’s Server Software is simple and reliable and scales rapidly with the growing demands of governments at all levels. It’s a powerful SAN with corporation-class features such as thin provisioning, data protection and mirroring. StarWind’s solutions also can harness the power of Microsoft Windows Server clustering compatibility for the most effective disaster recovery results and for higher data availability.

StarWind Server iSCSI SAN runs over the proven, standard iSCSI protocol and supports industry-leading VMware ESX and VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Server clustering environments.

You can customize StarWind Server Software with the addition of CDP & Snapshots Edition, Mirroring & Replication and VTL features. Our products enable you to do far more with fewer resources so that your ROI is greater than ever.

StarWind iSCSI SAN Solution for Microsoft SharePoint Server

Collaboration is everything in today’s business organizations. It’s all about teamwork, shared ideas, social networking and integrated infrastructures. It’s also all about the demanding storage requirements of collaboration systems such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is designed to facilitate collaboration, but also to manage content, enhance the efficiency of business processes and disseminate important information throughout the organization.

There’s a lot of important data sitting on Microsoft Office SharePoint Servers. StarWind Server iSCSI SAN can help protect this data in a reliable, scalable and powerful SAN that has become a compelling business choice for organizations who rely heavily on Microsoft’s SharePoint Server platform. Here’s why:

• Cost effective and affordable
  
• Better Disaster Recovery
  
• Scalable SAN
  
• Easy to install and manage
  
• Ideal shared storage solution for SharePoint

StarWind Server iSCSI SAN can be a foundation for any business, driving innovation and competitiveness without requiring new hardware, running networks or hiring personnel.

One of the key advantages of iSCSI is that it sends SCSI commands over an IP network, which is available to SMBs and large corporations alike. StarWind’s Server is powerful, reliable and simple, and scales rapidly with the growing demands of your SharePoint Server. It’s a powerful SAN with enterprise-class features such as thin provisioning, CDP & Snapshots and Mirroring & Replication. StarWind’s solutions also can harness the power of Microsoft Windows Server clustering technology for the most effective disaster recovery results and for higher data availability.

Also, StarWind’s SAN software supports industry-leading VMware ESX and ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Our StarWind iSCSI Target software installs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 and you can convert your existing servers into a high-performance SAN for SharePoint in under 30 minutes.

StarWind iSCSI SAN Solution for Windows Server 2008 Cluster

Ask any Windows Server or storage administrator what they fear most and they are likely to respond, “Downtime.” For many IT professionals, Microsoft Windows Server clustering is the technology most likely to enable them to get a good night’s sleep and silence cell phones on weekends.

Clustering on Microsoft Server 2008

The idea behind clustering is simple. Run the same application on two or more servers and should one fail, the other automatically picks up the load. The result? No data is ever lost and there’s zero downtime.

Not only does server clustering maintain high availability for mission-critical, 24/7 applications, but also provides more processing power, better I/O performance because with more I/O paths between servers and storage, and access to increased storage capacity. The following is an example of a SQL Server 2008 Cluster configured with StarWind iSCSI SAN:

It’s all About Shared Storage

Building a server cluster on top of a storage area network the single most important consideration in High Availability environments because that’s where the applications and their vast amounts of data reside. Here are only a few ways SMBs, ROBOs and midsize companies can benefit from a SAN based on the proven and reliable technology employed in StarWind’s iSCSI solution:

• Migrating data servers is vastly more simplified.
• Consolidating data enables you to manage resources more intelligently, cost effectively and capably.
• Recovering from a disaster is streamlined and smoother and downtime is kept to a minimum.
• Planning for the future with a storage system that grows in synch with the evolving needs of government.

StarWind’s iSCSI SAN solution can be the storage foundation for server clustering in high-availability environments.

StarWind’s iSCSI SAN runs over proven, standard iSCSI protocol and supports industry-leading VMware ESX and ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Server clustering technologies. It’s a solution that is also reliable, scalable and easy to manage.

StarWind’s SAN solution also can harness the power of Microsoft Windows Server clustering capability for the most effective business continuity and disaster recovery results and for higher data availability. StarWind is designed to work well in clustering environments because LUN masking and zoning are built directly into the iSCSI protocol, making access control on the SAN simpler and less expensive than Fiber Channel nets.

Simplicity and Sophistication in one Powerful SAN

StarWind’s Server Software is a powerful SAN with corporation-class features such as thin provisioning, data protection and mirroring.

You can convert your existing servers into a high-performance SAN in less than 30 minutes. Our SAN software supports the widely used iSCSI protocol, so there’s no need to deploy an expensive Fiber Channel network or run any complex and proprietary SANs.

You also can customize StarWind Server Software with the addition of CDP & Snapshots Edition, Mirroring & Replication and VTL features. Our products enable you to do far more with fewer resources so that your ROI is greater than ever.