Network Storage Server (NSS) Virtual Appliance

Appliance Type

Partner

Description

The FalconStor® Network Storage Server (NSS) Virtual Appliance for VMware Infrastructure provides a cost-effective, feature-rich virtual SAN solution for small and medium businesses (SMB) and remote/branch offices (ROBO). Deployed as a pre-built, pre-configured, integrated, open, and ready-to-run software application packaged with an operating system in a virtual machine, the FalconStor NSS Virtual Appliance brings intelligent storage virtualization and a virtual SAN within reach of any organization.

The FalconStor NSS Virtual Appliance creates a virtual SAN in a VMware environment by turning internal or direct attached disk resources into a shareable pool of storage. Storage can be provisioned and securely allocated via the iSCSI protocol.

Enterprise-class data protection features are included with the FalconStor NSS Virtual Appliance, including data mirroring, snapshots, WAN-optimized replication, and disaster recovery automation. By consolidating all the elements of a shared storage environment into a single server, the FalconStor NSS Virtual Appliance provides a cost-effective storage virtualization solution for VMware environments.

Features & Benefits

> Deployable on a single VMware ESX hypervisor or as a high availability (HA) pair on two VMware ESX hypervisors
> Up to 64 space-saving snapshots per volume
> Integrates with key enterprise applications for 100% data integrity and fast recovery
> WAN-optimized replication minimizes bandwidth consumption for DR
> Built-in data encryption secures information during replication
> Mountable snapshot images accelerate DR, testing, and development efforts
> Thin Provisioning of disk resources helps reduce storage utilization and associated costs
> Supports both VMware Infrastructure 3 and VMware vSphere 4
> Support for VMware vStorage Initiatives
> Automates complex and time-consuming DR tasks