V-STOR: A Virtual Storage Solution for Server Virtualization
Available through SANRAD's OEM partners
V-STOR is a scalable iSCSI SAN storage solution comprising of SANRAD’s storage virtualization appliance and a storage array from an OEM partner. The tight integration between the storage array and the virtualization appliance creates an enterprise-class storage solution at competitive cost levels. Furthermore, it allows for virtualization of multiple storage arrays using a single storage virtualization appliance, thus enabling low-cost expansion of storage capacity.
The V-STOR delivers the performance and customer experience of a single vendor product due to the tight integration between the SANRAD firmware and the storage firmware.
The V-STOR solution delivers end-to-end protection and optimized storage performance for server virtualization. It provides services such as QoS, high availability clustering, mirroring, WAN replication, snapshots and multiple storage virtualization functions.
Integrated Storage and Server High Availability
- With built in cross array mirroring and active/active clustering, acheive complete autonomous recovery of Virtual Servers without IT intervention.
- Metro cluster functionality assures autonomous recovery of virtual machines even in case of complete building failures, by maintaining synchronous mirrors over FC in cross campus facilities.
Integrated WAN Replication & Disaster Recovery
- Built in Synchronous and Asynchronous WAN replication with multi data store consistency groups, assures your data is replicated with both server and application data in a consistent recoverable state.
Integrated Virtual Machine Snapshots
- Integrated, state consistent, snapshots spanning both VMDK and RAW storage data.
Support for Heterogeneous Server Virtualization technology
- Supports concurrent usage with heterogeneous server virtualization technologies from different vendors as well as virtualized and non-virtualized servers for easy testing and migration.
Easy expansion with addition of storage
- Supports the growing storage needs of your server consolidation environment by seamlessly scaling up without a need to reconfigure existing servers.
Easy Deployment
- Pre-configured for consolidated servers
- High performance, low complexity iSCSI connectivity
- Optimal mix of SAS and SATA drivers designed for flexible combination of hyper-visor storage performance along with application data capacity.
- Simple live data migration from existing DAS or SAN to the V-STOR.
The SANRAD V-STOR offers an unbeatable package answering the specific storage requirements of your server consolidation projects.
V-STOR Key Features and Benefits
High Availability |
Active/Active V-STOR clustering with automatic failover, failback and multi-pathing provides uninterrupted access to data even during system outage. |
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Local Data Protection |
Local inter-campus / inter-datacenter synchronous data, snapshot, virtual shadow copy service (VSS) and cloning help to eliminate the possibility of data loss and ensures business continuity with autonomous virtual machine recovery. |
Volume Creation |
Create thousands of custom storage volumes within the storage pool to improve storage utilization and reduce storage costs. |
Performance Optimization for Virtual Servers |
Optimized IOPS with parameters of physical storage and storage networking tuned to virtual machines to provide a performance advantage in consolidated server environments. |
Tiered Storage Solution |
A key attribute of the V-STOR disk system is the integration of SAS and SATA technology within a single enclosure. By accomodating high-access and near-line data the optimaal combination of drive technology for server consolidation is obtained. |
Storage Security |
Access Control Lists and iSCSI login authentication (CHAP, SRP) for complete access control and protection of data. |
Simple and Centralized Management |
StoragePro provides centralized management of many V-STORs with a single web based GUI including powerful diagnostic tools from the virtual machinedown to physical disk. |
High Speed Data Migration |
Copy over 1TB of data per hour between storage systems without interrupting production to simplify server consolidation piloting, storage maintenance, repair and replacement. |
Removable Onboard Compact Flash |
Quickly replace or replicate V-STOR configurations, mirror the configuration database for fast recovery, replacement and replication of V-STORs. |
Remote Replication and SANRAD Disaster Recovery |
Replication, GDR, provides unlimited data replication and site recovery between V-STORs located at facilities (SOLD SEPARATELY) connected by any local, metropolitan or wide area IP network. |
Near Zero Downtime Migration |
Simple Live Migration from DAS, FC SAN or iSCSI storage to V-STOR for piloting of server consolidation projects, testing and maintenance of Virtual Machines. |