We’re excited to announce the launch of StorMagic SvHCI, the most cost-effective HCI solution for the edge. Let’s explore the key features and benefits of SvHCI, and what makes it ideal for the edge and small and medium businesses (SMBs).
What is SvHCI?
SvHCI is an integrated hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution built upon SvSAN technology. Users can build cost-effective HCI based on StorMagic full-stack HCI nodes, helping deliver short- and long-term savings. All this, with single-vendor 24/7 platinum support from StorMagic Technical Services.
Why SvHCI?
The 30% of the non-VMware full-stack HCI installed base that exists in 2024 will increase to 60% by 2029. Meanwhile, 40% of deployed enterprise storage will be at the edge, a significant increase from 15% in 2022.
In response to this shift, businesses will need a full-stack solution purpose-built for their edge computing or SMB IT environments. This will help them achieve immediate cost savings and remain cost-effective long-term using a dependable and purpose-built HCI solution.
The Benefits of SvHCI
Purpose-built HCI Solution for the Edge and SMBs
SvHCI is right-sized, meaning it’s not overengineered, overprovisioned, and overpriced as many HCI solutions for edge environments and SMBs are. You’ll get your choice of servers, internal storage, and guest OSes. Its lightweight requirements mean it only requires one or two servers (for HA), and it’s exceedingly fast and efficient.
We’ve designed SvHCI to be radically simple. It’s easy to deploy and manage, even by generalists. You can install server, storage, and networking together, and import VMs – without the need for onsite IT staff.
What’s more, SvHCI is a full-stack solution. It’s fully-integrated, tested and proven, and reduces complexity thanks to its direct, bare-metal installation.
Proven Technology, Proven Support
With over 15 years of experience, thousands of customers, and over 50,000 installations, it’s a dependable solution. SvHCI is built on SvSAN technology providing a rock-solid foundation.
You’ll get enterprise-class reliability, designed for 100% uptime, with high availability and backup options included. Additionally, the entire solution is supported by one vendor: StorMagic. Every query, every ticket, is handled by StorMagic Technical Services. Our 24/7 platinum support is included with SvHCI, ensuring you get tested, trusted, full-stack support. With a 99.3% CSAT (customer satisfaction) score over the last two years, you can depend on StorMagic support.
Cost-effective Pricing
SvHCI is priced per node, not per core or CPU. This unique offering helps you save up to 62% on HCI software and 33%+ on HCI hardware. Get lower costs for full-stack requirements, including HA, while benefiting from lightweight requirements, without single-vendor server lock-in.
Additionally, SvHCI helps you save operating costs – thanks to lower power, cooling, and personnel requirements – helping you achieve greater sustainability.
SvHCI Features
SvHCI is perfectly positioned to help businesses respond to the changing HCI vendor landscape. Let’s explore its key features.
1. Full-stack Compute & Storage Virtualization
Simple and reliable compute virtualization. With SvHCI, you can now create, manage, edit, and delete virtual machines, without third-party virtualization technologies, on top of the proven, dependable software-defined storage delivered by SvSAN.
2. Platinum Support
24/7 Platinum support is included with each subscription. This covers all components of the technology stack, including:
- Management layer
- Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- StorMagic hypervisor
- Network virtualization capabilities and SvSAN layer
- Support for deployments on servers on the hardware compatibility list (HCL)
- Support for approved guest OSes
3. Support for a 2-node Highly Available HCI Cluster
Using a lightweight witness, SvHCI offers highly available mirrored VM storage on just two nodes. So, you get cost-effective, high availability with only two servers.
Additionally, 2-node clustering lowers hardware costs, helping you achieve savings of 33%+ on HCI hardware. And you can save up to 62% over VMware.
4. Single Node Deployment Option
Customers that need even greater simplicity and HCI infrastructure on a reduced budget benefit from the single node deployment option for running VMs and applications.
Users also have the flexibility to add a second virtualized node at any time to create a 2-node highly available HCI cluster.
5. Easy Installation and Deployment
Install all virtualization layers in one integrated flow, with no need for third-party hypervisors. Additionally, SvHCI offers two major boot options, for additional deployment flexibility.
6. Web-based Management
A web-based management console provides a single graphical user interface (GUI) for managing the entire StorMagic virtualized infrastructure.
7. Familiar User Interface
Enjoy the familiarity of SvSAN. SvHCI uses the same user interface, look, and feel as SvSAN, so starting with minimal learning curves is straightforward.
8. Virtual Networking
Create and configure networking functionality and actions directly using SvHCI, with features such as:
- Create a standard virtual switch(es)
- Map a virtual switch to physical NIC(s)
- Provision and configure VLAN(s)
9. Virtual Machines
StorMagic SvHCI offers compute virtualization and the ability for users to create, configure, manage, edit, and delete virtual machines (VM).
- Define VM name, guest OS, and mirroring per VM disk
- vCPU sockets, and cores per socket
- Add logical networks, logical CD/DVD ROM devices, and disks
- Import virtual machine images from any previous or existing environments
- Import raw disks or ISO images via the web-based GUI upload
10. Live-Migration of VMs and Software Updates
Minimize scheduled and unscheduled downtime with live migration of VMs from one server to another. Additionally, VM data availability and performance are maintained during non-disruptive upgrades.
For a full list of SvHCI’s features, see our product features page.
SvHCI: The Unique Hyperconverged Infrastructure Solution for the Needs of SMBs and the Edge
We’ve combined our years of proven technology and support to deliver a unique and cost-effective hyperconverged infrastructure solution for SMBs and edge environments. Avoid the challenges of overengineered and overprovisioned solutions and discover our purpose-built SvHCI solution that’s radically simple.
Want to learn more about SvHCI? Register for our upcoming webinar today.
