StorMagic SvSAN Predictive Storage Caching

Range/Series Overview

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SvSAN is the virtual SAN that makes the complex world of virtualized storage simple. Perfect for edge computing environments, the technology is based on software-defined storage that eliminates the need for physical SANs. SvSAN is designed to be very simple to install and manage whether deployed as part of a hyperconverged solution or as a storage-only target for any server environment.

Features Summary

• High availability
  SvSAN's shared storage works through active-active synchronous mirroring between two servers. This ensures there is always an exact copy of data on each server. If one server suffers a failure or is taken offline for maintenance, the remaining server continues to operate, providing no disruption in service to the organization and no downtime. This is high availability.
• Lightweight witness
  The capability to provide highly available shared storage on a minimum of just two nodes is a defining feature of SvSAN. This is made possible by the use of a very lightweight witness service which can be sited locally or remote to the cluster, can provide quorum for hundreds of clusters at a time.
• Built for the edge
  The processing of data for many organizations is moving away from traditional large data centers and into edge sites where the data is collected. This concept manifests itself in many ways, such as retail stores around a country each needing highly available storage to keep POS systems online. Unlike competitive solutions that have been designed "from the datacenter down", StorMagic SvSAN has always been targeted at edge locations and SMEs.
• Simple, lightweight deployment
  SvSAN eliminates complexity by directly reducing the amount of hardware required to enable highly available virtualized storage. With just two nodes at each location, organizations can benefit from a virtual SAN solution that is easy to obtain, install and operate. Furthermore, SvSAN delivers genuine two-node high availability without significant system requirements and huge flexibility. Use any x86 server hardware, any CPU, any storage type, and either vSphere, Hyper-V or KVM hypervisors.
• Tailored and scalable
  With options to deploy on two nodes for a light footprint or on three nodes for added redundancy, as well as hyperconverged and storage only deployment models, SvSAN's flexibility ensures organizations can create an architecture that fits their precise needs. Whatever the architecture, SvSAN's centralized management enables simple, straightforward operation from a single location, no matter how many clusters are deployed. Deploy, manage and upgrade clusters without onsite visits and save money by keeping specialist IT staff at HQ, not at every remote site.

Specification Summary