• Cost-efficiency • Cost-efficiency features • Enterprise-level hardware• Useofindustry-standard performance • High • Simplemanagement • Few minutes installation • Fault tolerance point recovery • Short consumption ofstorage space • Reduction Benefits concurrent connection andNumberof • Unlimited Capacity cache • Multi-level • Centralized Management • Thin Provisioning • CDP&Snapshots • GlobalDeduplication Key features StarWind iSCSISANFree Edition Solution Overview Solution Storage Optimization Using StarWind Deduplication Global thateliminatesDeduplication duplicated datathroughout thewholesystem. this technological approach. However willbenefitmuchmore they from usingGlobal environments.for one-host Companies withmultiplehostscanalsosuccessfullyuse deduplicate andcompress dataonaper-host backup basiswhichistrulyefficient technologiesThe DataDedupe delivered by vendors mostofthestorage andbackup –areallyDeduplication advantageousfeature for any infrastructure. backup Customers of willespeciallybenefit from &Replication VEEAM useofData Backup Deduplication Considerations With StarWind Storage you Area get: Network savings! StarWind Free Edition provides absolute investment Recovery. The StarWind the dedupetechnology during completes theI/Ocycle Another apparent benefit ofStarWind deduplication is oftime reduction for Disaster control only theamountofdiskspacerequired for storage ofdeduplicated data. There islittleto provision andmanagebecausethesystem needsto monitor and blocks ‘on thefly’, anddoesnot require timeandstorage them previously.to write transfer from clientto theredundant determines target. algorithm Deduplication thedata place during withindextake andcomparison Data analysis, hash-counting dedupe. the amountofrequired diskspace. ofdeduplicationisreferredThis type to asIn-line deduplicates databefore hosts.connected It itistransferred to diskthusminimizing search ofredundant all databetween performs GlobalDeduplication StarWind In-line The wholerangeofstorage benefits TOTALLY FREE Ensured BusinessContinuity Optimized utilizationofyour existinghardware resources andnetwork Maximized DiskSpaceSavings andsecureReliable SAN and Minimal Disk Space Disk Minimal Requirementsand atZERO-cost! SAN thatensures HighPerformance, Reliable Protection Exclusive storage offer for Veeam customers

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backup and is ready to make replication of deduplicated data at the shortest possible Recommended system requirements time point. Its well thought-out approach does not affect the speed of backups and restores. • Windows Server 2008 R2 • 2 GHz Intel Xeon class processor • 4 GB of RAM Fast Installation and Simple Management • 1 GB for application data and log files • Dedicated disk volumes • Gigabit Ethernet connection StarWind iSCSI SAN can be fairly considered the easiest SAN solution. It takes only a few minutes to install the software, set up, and configure the . Certifications Centralized management from StarWind Management Console, maximum automation of processes, and an intuitive user-friendly interface will make your experience with StarWind iSCSI SAN is certified as VMware Ready, Citrix Ready and Works StarWind enjoyable and productive. with Windows Server R2 solution. Use of Existing IT Resources to Create Up-to-date SAN

Creation of a reliable SAN storage can be as simple as a mouse-click if you already have industry-standard enterprise-class x86 or x64 servers and the minimum required network resources in your IT infrastructure. Users with exceptional performance requirements can build StarWind iSCSI SAN using 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks. In this case, our affordable and easy-to-use SAN solution will outperform the expensive and difficult Fibre Channel SANs.

StarWind Free and StarWind Commercial versions

StarWind Free Edition is a feature-limited edition of the StarWind iSCSI SAN (www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind), and is offered as a free software. Synchronous Mirroring, Remote Replication, High Availability, Disk Bridge and SPTI are not included in this edition. To access these features, download the 30-day trial edition of StarWind iSCSI SAN, available here: Technical Support 24/7 www.starwindsoftware.com/download-free-trial.

StarWind provides qualified support services at the stage of software Summary deployment, configuration, and maintenance. Contact us at: StarWind Software is focused on development of effective and reliable solutions to www.starwindsoftware.com/support/ build a Storage Area Network. StarWind iSCSI SAN brings the concept of data storage Get StarWind iSCSI SAN Free Edition to a new level of efficiency and availability. This solution ensures that the VM data now! www.starwindsoftware.com/ backed up with Veeam Backup and Replication is safely stored and constantly download-starwind-free/

ABOUT STARWIND StarWind Software is a global leader in and iSCSI storage for small and midsize companies. The StarWind flagship product is a storage virtualization software platform that turns any industry-standard Windows Server into a fault-tolerant, fail-safe iSCSI SAN. It is designed for use as networked storage for VMware, Hyper-V, and other server applications that are configured in server clusters. More than 30,000 customers from over 100 countries all over the world trust the StarWind software solutions.

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