StarWind SAN Solution for MS SQL Server Data Sheet

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StarWind iSCSI SAN Solution for MS SQL Server Data Sheet

SAN for Reliability, Scalability and Transactional Integrity.

Benefits Include:

Higher Data Availability

StarWind keeps you running with continuous data protection (CDP) and live Snapshots that allow you to reset to a previous point-in-time and resume database operations. StarWind's support for SQL Server Clustering and synchronous mirroring / asynchronous replication to gets you back to work quickly. StarWind brings you all this enterprise-class protection without exacting a performance penalty from your production servers.

Automated Thin Provisioning

SQL data grows rapidly, so our automated Thin Provisioning feature works instantly to add storage space on demand. It reduces the need to buy more disks than you need, and it automates your ability to add storage effortlessly without taking your SQL Server offline.

Enterprise-Class Features

StarWind delivers a full complement of features that allow you to run a robust database environment with multiple storage nodes, clustering, and automatic balancing. Use CDP & Snapshots to minimize downtime. You can also configure synchronous mirroring and asynchronous replication for an improved business continuity plan. And you can apply point-in-time snapshots to shrink backup windows and backup large amounts of data without limiting SQL Server access.

Consolidated Management

Use our simple, intuitive graphical user interface to quickly set up and adjust the size of the volumes available on your StarWind iSCSI SAN for Microsoft SQL Server. Similarly, carry out load balancing and other SAN management tasks from a single console.

Go from Zero to SAN in under 30 minutes

StarWind’s software-only iSCSI solution brilliantly solves two of the most critical problems facing Microsoft SQL Server database administrators: provisioning for storage and protecting server data. StarWind delivers a comprehensive solution that offers cost-efficiency, up front and over time. Our iSCSI SAN storage infrastructure adapts seamlessly to database growth and changing priorities. It delivers bullet-proof reliability, industry-leading security and high performance on a 24x7x365 basis. You can centrally allocate, manage and protect SQL Server data with StarWind thin provisioning, take advantage of existing Windows hardware and Ethernet cabling to control costs, and achieve continuous data access with HA active-active support for failover. StarWind’s application-aware snapshot technology not only helps minimize backup windows, but also eliminates the need to ever take a server offline for a backup.

StarWind iSCSI SAN solutions for the SQL Server environment are easily configured, easily modified, and offer seamless expansion for unlimited terabytes of storage. Moreover, you’ll obsolete the need for ‘forklift’ equipment upgrades or the need to restructure the way you manage your DBAs as you grow.

StarWind Advantages

• Optimized for SQL Server so you can create disaster-resistant, high-availability SQL Server cluster environments.
• Rescale and change storage on the fly without taking down a SQL server.
• Manage your SAN from a user-friendly, easy-to-learn central console.
• CDP and Live Snapshots secure database from downtime.
• Complete data migrations while your SQL Server continues to function