Air Innovations LLC ensures uninterrupted operations of its mission-critical systems by creating a highly available Hyper-V cluster with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

CHALLENGE

Before deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Air Innovations LLC operated a single-host infrastructure running two virtual machines, which created a single point of failure for mission-critical workloads. The company needed a high-availability (HA) environment based on Microsoft Hyper-V, but traditional clustering approaches required additional shared storage hardware, increasing both infrastructure complexity and costs.

For an SMB company, implementing a dedicated SAN solution was difficult to justify financially. It required a cost-effective platform that could deliver redundancy and failover protection without introducing extra storage appliances.

StarWind VSAN allows us to have an HA clustered environment for our mission-critical systems with no extra points of failure, such as switching or SANs. StarWind support is VERY knowledgeable and helpful. Fast response and setup were a breeze.

Jeffrey Bowers,
 Company Representative

SOLUTION

Air Innovations LLC chose StarWind VSAN because of its cost efficiency and extensive technical documentation. By implementing a two-node Hyper-V HA cluster powered by StarWind VSAN, the company eliminated the need for external SAN storage while ensuring continuous availability for critical systems.

The resulting hyperconverged infrastructure operates seamlessly, providing reliable failover capabilities with no additional points of failure. The environment fully satisfies current operational requirements while also providing a scalable foundation for future expansion. Air Innovations LLC also highlighted StarWind s knowledgeable support team, rapid response times, and straightforward deployment experience.