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Marion County R-II School District ensures 100% uptime of its educational applications by creating a failover cluster with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

May 02, 2025
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Isaiah Jesch
IT Director
IT Director

CHALLENGE

Before StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) deployment, Marion County R-II School District relied on standalone Dell servers without a shared storage solution. This setup lacked failover or redundancy, meaning any unplanned reboot of a Hyper-V host would bring multiple critical servers and functions offline. Additionally, there was no reliable backup solution in place, making data security and recovery a constant concern. Budget constraints further complicated the issue, making it difficult to implement both redundancy and backup without exceeding financial limits.

The district needed cost-effective shared storage to achieve high availability (HA) and scalability.

StarWind immediately provided a solid shared storage platform that allowed our disconnected hypervisors to form a reliable cluster. We have had 100% uptime with our virtual environment since deploying StarWind.

Isaiah Jesch, IT Director

SOLUTION

Marion County R-II School District chose StarWind VSAN because it introduced a cost-effective HA solution. By providing a shared storage platform, StarWind enabled the standalone Hyper V hosts to form a reliable cluster, eliminating downtime caused by host failures. Its data replication capabilities ensured an effective backup and failover system, enhancing resilience. The scalable nature of StarWind VSAN allowed for future growth while optimizing existing investments.

Since deployment, the district has experienced 100% uptime. The knowledgeable StarWind’s Support Team further ensured a smooth implementation tailored to the district’s specific needs.

About the Company
Marion County R-II School District, located in Philadelphia, Missouri, is a close-knit educational community that prioritizes small class sizes, with a 9:1 student-to-teacher ratio. The district offers a well-rounded education with 10 extracurricular clubs and 12 sports teams.
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United States
Industry
Education
Product
StarWind Virtual SAN
Inspired by Isaiah Jesch’s success? Want to improve business continuity for your business-critical apps and services?
Dmytro Malynka StarWind Virtual SAN Product Manager
We’ve got you covered! StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) is specifically designed to provide highly-available shared storage for Hyper-V, vSphere, and KVM clusters. With StarWind VSAN, simplicity is key: utilize the local disks of your hypervisor hosts and create shared HA storage for your VMs. Interested in learning more? Book a short StarWind VSAN demo now and see it in action!