SvSAN with vSphere

Lightweight high availability for VMware vSphere

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Cost-effective, 2-node hyperconverged storage on a VMware hypervisor

VMware Ready StorageWhile VMware is the recognized leader in the storage virtualization sector, there are many options beyond its proprietary vSAN solution for building hyperconverged storage clusters with high availability. StorMagic SvSAN is one of these.

Built with simplicity, flexibility, and reliability at its core, SvSAN provides an extremely cost-effective alternative for organizations with VMware virtualization. It is particularly optimized for SMBs and edge computing environments where resources may be limited and connectivity poor. Choosing SvSAN to provide high availability for VMware virtualized environments brings the following benefits:

  • Simplified architecture
    Build 2-node highly available clusters with SvSAN that are extremely lightweight and have low system requirements
  • Flexible options
    Use any x86 server on the VMware hardware compatibility list, with any storage configuration, and deploy VMs, containers or both
  • Reliable 2-node HA
    SvSAN’s witness does not sit in the data path, can be sited locally or remote, and provides quorum for up to 1000 SvSAN clusters
  • Cost-effective solution
    Storage capacity-based licensing alongside reduced hardware requirements combine to deliver an extremely affordable solution

StorMagic SvSAN is fully certified and compatible with all versions of VMware vSphere, with rigorous testing and validation carried out on each new release as it becomes available. The most up-to-date compatibility information for SvSAN and vSphere can be obtained from the SvSAN data sheet. Furthermore, with seamless integration into vCenter thanks to the dedicated plugin, SvSAN can be deployed with ease at one or thousands of locations direct from an organization’s vSphere console.

Migrate from VMware vSAN to StorMagic SvSAN

This migration guide provides readers with a simple step-by-step process to non-disruptively migrate a cluster from VMware vSAN to StorMagic SvSAN, while retaining VMware vSphere as the hypervisor. Simplify your technology stack and greatly reduce your costs by switching from vSAN to SvSAN, while keeping applications and data available and online throughout the migration.

Deploying SvSAN using the StorMagic plugin for vSphere

For a complete step-by-step guide for deploying SvSAN in a VMware environment, refer to the SvSAN manual.

Compare StorMagic SvSAN with VMware vSAN

“StorMagic’s SvSAN enables us to cost effectively implement simple, 2-server highly available systems with minimal hardware requirements. With VMware and SvSAN at each location, we dramatically reduce the risk of downtime for energy-production applications and eliminate the need for on-site support.”
Uwe Fischer | Head of Asset Information Systems | RWE Renewables
“The StorMagic solution was 87% less expensive than VMware’s – we spent less on the software and we were able to repurpose four existing servers instead of buying six new ones that vSAN required.”
Chris Hood | IT Director | First Enterprise Bank

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