DataCore Software provides SAN virtualization software to provide virtualization of storage attached to a computing element running their SANsymphony software. There are offerings for the software: the first is as an appliance running on Intel-based processors connected to a Storage Area Network. The second instantiation of the software is installed on a virtual machine to operate as a Virtual SAN providing shared storage capabilities for internal flash and attached storage. The features that the software enables for customers include:
- Virtualization of heterogeneous storage controlled by the SANsymphony software,
- Attachment of heterogeneous servers to storage with no server software required,
- High Availability with N+1 scaling (SANsymphony) or paired controllers
- Up to 64 nodes in a configuration
- Volumes may be shared between cooperating servers by assigning read and write privileges,
- Centralized administration through a centralized management console,
- Security control for attached storage,
- Enables advanced features such as snapshot, replication, migration and data caching,
- Enables the flexibility of booting any server from a SAN virtual disk,
- Thin provisioning of volumes with space reclamation,
- Adaptive caching with large (1TB) data caches,
- Integration with VMware vCenter and SRM.
- VMware VAAI support.
- Auto-tiering movement of data between devices based on access frequency
- Consistency groups for replication and snapshots
- Cloud target for auto-tiering including Amazon S3, ECS, etc.
- Random write accelerator
- Automation for virtual desktop creation and administration
- Virtual disk compression and deduplication as background activity
- Integration with backup software
- Optimizations for use of SSD as cache
- QoS controls
- Transparent migration
- Container orchestration
DataCore SANsymphony Product Analysis Includes:
- Highlights
- Overview
- Product Architecture
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Reliability, Availability and Serviceability
- Advanced Features
- Performance
- Evaluator Group Comments
