iSCSI SAN Software StarWind Pricing and Product Licensing
INTRODUCTION
This document provides an overview of the licensing and pricing for the different editions of StarWind software.StarWind Software develops and sells storage virtualization and iSCSI storage software. StarWind 5.0 is an advanced and powerful iSCSI SAN software that turns any industry-standard x86 or x64 Windows Server into a fully-functional SAN or networked storage.
The more advanced editions of StarWind offer enterprise-level features including:
- True Active-Active High Availability - Synchronous Mirroring with Automatic Failover
- Failback with Fast Synchronization
- CDP & Snapshots
- Remote (Asynchronous) Replication over a WAN
- Advanced High-Speed Caching
StarWind works over existing Ethernet / IP network and allows users to leverage existing servers and storage resources.
STARWIND EDITIONS COMPARISON:
| StarWind Enterprise CDP Edition |
StarWind Enterprise Mirroring & Replication Edition |
StarWind Enterprise HA 2TB Edition |
StarWind Enterprise HA 4TB Edition |
StarWind Enterprise HA 8TB Edition |
StarWind Enterprise HA 16TB Edition |
StarWind Enterprise HA Unlimited |
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| Support | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
| # of Servers per license | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 * | 4 * |
| Maximum Capacity | 4TB | Unlimited | 2TB | 4TB | 8TB | 16TB | Unlimited |
| # of Concurrent iSCSI Connections | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Ethernet ports | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Served Disk Drives | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
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HOW ARE STARWIND EDITIONS ARE LICENSED
1. StarWind Enterprise CDP Edition: StarWind Enterprise Server license is required for the server designated as the primary storage controller and includes unlimited concurrent iSCSI client connections, support CDP/snapshot features and a limit of 4TB of storage capacity. One Enterprise Server license permits installation only on one storage node. Please note that this license does not allow the use of two storage servers and requires an upgrade to StarWind Enterprise Mirroring & Replication for configuring data mirroring or remote replication from the primary to the secondary node. The licenses includes 1 year of maintenance.2. StarWind Enterprise Mirroring & Replication Edition: StarWind Enterprise Mirroring & Replication license is required for the server designated as the primary storage controller and includes unlimited client connections and unlimited storage capacity. The StarWind Enterprise Mirroring & Replication permits installation on a secondary node for the purpose of mirroring or replication from the primary node. Please note that this license is not meant to allow the use of two active storage servers but only permits an active-passive configuration for mirroring or replication from the primary to the secondary node. The licenses includes 1 year of maintenance.
3. StarWind Enterprise HA 2TB Edition: StarWind Enterprise HA 2TB Edition license includes unlimited iSCSI client connections with 2TB storage capacity for smaller storage capacity environments that require Active-Active High Availability but do not have a large amount of stored data. The StarWind Enterprise HA 2TB license permits installation on a secondary node for the purpose of mirroring or replication from the primary node. The licenses includes 1 year of maintenance.
4. StarWind Enterprise HA 4TB Edition: StarWind Enterprise HA 4TB Edition license includes unlimited iSCSI client connections with 4TB storage capacity for medium storage capacity environments that require Active-Active High Availability but do not have a large amount of stored data. The StarWind Enterprise HA 4TB license permits installation on a secondary node for the purpose of mirroring or replication from the primary node. The licenses includes 1 year of maintenance.
5. StarWind Enterprise HA 8TB Edition: StarWind Enterprise HA 8TB Edition license includes unlimited iSCSI client connections with 8TB storage capacity for large storage capacity environments that require Active-Active High Availability. The StarWind Enterprise HA 8TB license permits installation on a secondary node for the purpose of mirroring or replication from the primary node. The licenses includes 1 year of maintenance.
6. StarWind Enterprise HA 16TB Edition: StarWind Enterprise HA 16TB Edition license includes unlimited iSCSI client connections with 16TB storage capacity for large storage capacity environments that require Active-Active High Availability. The StarWind Enterprise HA 16TB license permits installation of two HA clusters with four active-active nodes for the purpose of mirroring or replication from two primary nodes. The licenses includes 1 year of maintenance.
7. StarWind Enterprise HA Unlimited Edition: StarWind Enterprise HA Unlimited Edition license includes unlimited iSCSI client connections with unlimited storage capacity with Active-Active High Availability. The StarWind Enterprise HA Unlimited Edition license permits installation of two HA clusters with four active-active nodes for the purpose of mirroring or replication from two primary nodes. The licenses includes 1 year of maintenance.
8. StarWind iSCSI Virtual Tape Array Edition - StarWind iSCSI Virtual Tape Array Edition 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.
LICENSE KEY ACTIVATION
StarWind uses a license key to activate software and add-on features. The licensing mechanism does not require activation over the internet – license keys function independently to authorize the activation of a single StarWind Server license.TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Free Technical Support
All customers purchasing product license without ASM can still receive thirty (30) days of free technical support as defined in the End-User Licensing Agreement (EULA) shipped with the product.Free support is provided via email and the online web site forum on a best-effort basis. The thirty (30) day period starts on the purchase date of product licenses.
ASM technical support plans.
Technical Support is available on a per-year basis. One can purchase the ASM subscription and receive technical support respectively during 1, 2 or 3 years periods.More info available at:
http://www.starwindsoftware.com/support
StarWind Software Inc.
40 Mall Rd.
Burlington, MA 01803
Office: 1-617-449-7717
Support: 1-866-931-0106
EMEA and APAC: +44(0)2071936727
+44(0)2071936350
Email: sales@StarWindSoftware.com
Web: www.StarWindSoftware.com
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