We use this solution for a High-Availability cluster for Hyper-V on two nodes. We are running on Windows Server 2016.
IT at SOMIAC
Increased server stability and the technical support is thorough
Pros and Cons
- "In addition to the main functions of the software, I want to note the excellent work of technical support."
- "Perhaps the developer should refine the product management through PowerShell."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
StarWind Virtual SAN allowed us to increase the fault tolerance of our servers, which resulted in greater user loyalty.
What is most valuable?
In addition to the main functions of the software, I want to note the excellent work of technical support.
What needs improvement?
Perhaps the developer should refine the product management through PowerShell. It is not entirely clear and there quite a bit of documentation.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have been using the product for a long time and have not seen any glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We plan to implement this solution on seventy servers in our branches. StarWind Virtual SAN allows you to do this quickly and it is not expensive.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support works very responsibly when we have questions. They connected remotely to our servers, performed an analysis and made detailed recommendations.
How was the initial setup?
The initial installation was easy since there are very detailed instructions for almost every server configuration.
What about the implementation team?
I managed to implement everything myself.
What other advice do I have?
I think the software is very good.
At the moment, I have not encountered problems that I could not solve.
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The unlimited capacity license is a very good feature
What is our primary use case?
We had decentralized storage, inefficient storage and computer utilization, non-utilization of VMware vSphere advanced features like HA, FT, vMotion which require shared storage like StarWind.
How has it helped my organization?
StarWind VSAN provided us an efficient performance with HA. We tried other solutions as well and found StarWind’s VSAN easy to install and manage. The unlimited capacity license is also a very good feature.
What is most valuable?
- StarWind’s VSAN applications for VMware
- Easy to install and manage
- The unlimited capacity license is also a very good feature.
What needs improvement?
- A detailed performance monitoring of the storage system.
- A tool/wizard which analyzes the installed system and its configuration and gives a recommendation for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
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Works at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Helps to monitor critical infrastructure in our small business environment
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the managed service, which has been an important part of monitoring our critical infrastructure."
- "I am expecting to see it more user-friendly in the future."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case is to create vSAN for a small business environment and to manage it without using a physical SAN.
How has it helped my organization?
The managed service helps us to monitor our critical infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the managed service, which has been an important part of monitoring our critical infrastructure.
What needs improvement?
I'd like for it to be more user-friendly in the future.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have never felt that StarWind underperformed or was difficult to manage. The core technology just works. I am very happy that I am part of StarWind.
How are customer service and technical support?
The team at StarWind are professional and very skilled in a variety of disciplines. The most impressive factor of the StarWind team is its quick response. They are very cooperative.
How was the initial setup?
The setup and configuration for this solution is very easy and user-friendly.
Training provided by them was up to the mark. The documentation provided by them helps us to understand the functioning of the product more precisely.
What other advice do I have?
I have been very impressed with the StarWind application, referring to every parameter. Reliability, cost, and support.
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IT Manager at a pharma/biotech company
Cost-effective, easy to implement, and the technical support is good
Pros and Cons
- "It has given the company an almost zero possibility of downtime."
- "New versions of this solution should be tested more thoroughly before the release as we had a few problems with one version due to a bug."
What is our primary use case?
We have a fault-tolerant infrastructure, consisting of two storage nodes hosting the VM's storage and two Hyper-V nodes.
How has it helped my organization?
It has given the company an almost zero possibility of downtime.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are:
- Easy implementation
- Great Support
- It doesn’t break the bank
What needs improvement?
New versions of this solution should be tested more thoroughly before the release, as we had a few problems with one version due to a bug.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using StarWind Virtual SAN for four years.
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Works
High compatibility with software and hardware
What is our primary use case?
In our organization, we use this software for the first year. It is used to work with backup data storage. Still, it never lets us down, and we never lost our data.
How has it helped my organization?
StarWind made it quite easy to get started. The reliability of storing backup data and their processing speed has increased.
What is most valuable?
- Excellent performance
- High compatibility with software and hardware
- Fault tolerance
- It works well with Microsoft servers and Hyper-V.
What needs improvement?
The price is a bit more expensive than analogs.
For how long have I used the solution?
Less than one year.
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Works
Has made it easy to work with backups and save server data
What is our primary use case?
We have two StarWind VSAN nodes installed in a small company. We're mirroring these nodes where all services are installed.
How has it helped my organization?
StarWind Virtual SAN has made it easy to work with backups and save server data by mirroring two servers.
What is most valuable?
We found the most valuable features to be:
- Easy installation,
- Easy to work with,
- Very good support.
What needs improvement?
- We would like the price to be lower.
- In the next releases, we would like a new improved interface.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
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