1
UPGRADING
Release Notes

Here, at StarWind, we don’t have broken things. But perfection has no limits, which is why we continue to build upon our existing solutions and develop them to be up-to-date. We listen to customer feedback, conduct periodic tests, and follow trends in business and technology to keep delivering what hyperconvergence can offer best.

You can find the latest updates regarding the product of your interest below.

StarWind SAN & NAS
2
ANNALS OF DEVELOPMENT

Latest Release Notes of StarWind SAN & NAS

Product Name:
StarWind SAN & NAS
Core:
StarWind Virtual SAN
(vSAN) V8 R15
Date:
24 May 2022

Added:

  • StarWind HA LUNs management in the web console.
    • 2-way and 3-way Synchronous replication support.
    • Heartbeat and Witness node Failover strategies support.
  • The "Appliances" page and "Add appliance" wizard to partner appliances in a single management console.
  • The "Configure HA Networking” wizard to set up networking on all partner appliances.

Modified:

  • Redesigned the "Create LUN" wizard that allows creating Standalone and HA LUNs.
  • Updated web user interface to the latest design.
  • Fixed text in Text-based User Interface (TUI).
  • Fixed locales in the TUI Shell console.
  • Updated Plugin to create VMFS6 datastores over Standalone and HA LUNs.
  • Latest security updates installed (More info you can find here).
Product Name:
StarWind SAN & NAS
Core:
StarWind Virtual SAN
(vSAN) V8 R14
Date:
22 December 2022

Added:

  • Volumes to storage management menu.
  • User management in the web console.
  • Service management in the web console
  • New wizards for pool management (Manage pool, Add disks, Change layout, Replace disk, Hot spares).
  • Veeam Hardened Repository integrations.

Modified:

  • Redesigned storage pool wizards.
  • Updated Text-based User Interface.
  • Latest security updates installed (More info you can find here).
Product Name:
StarWind SAN & NAS
Core:
StarWind Virtual SAN
(vSAN) V8 R13
Date:
1 September 2022

Added:

  • ISO for bare-metal deployment.
Product Name:
StarWind SAN & NAS
Core:
StarWind Virtual SAN
(vSAN) V8 R13
Date:
23 June 2022

Added:

  • Text-based User Interface (TUI)
  • SMB & NFS shared folders in TUI
  • Appliance build (VM template) for Hyper-V Server
  • PCIe NVMe SSD support
  • Appliance Update Manager
  • License Manager
  • VMware (VMFS) Datastores integration

Modified:

  • Latest security updates installed (More info you can find here)

Fixed:

  • NetworkManager bug: setting an IP address on a new unconfigured adapter.
Product Name:
StarWind SAN & NAS
Core:
StarWind Virtual SAN
(vSAN) V8 R12
Date:
05 July 2021

Production Release with Basic Functionality

  • Web-based UI management with basic monitoring
  • Hardware RAID support and integration
  • ZFS support and integration
  • MDADM support and integration
  • StarWind Virtual Disks support and integration
  • VMware vCenter Plugin integration services
Product Name:
StarWind SAN & NAS
Core:
StarWind Virtual SAN
(vSAN) V8 R12
Date:
31 March 2021
  • Early-access release
WOW NEWS
Achieve true business agility with StarWind.

Our products are now available at flexible subscription payments simply as part of your OpEx.