FalconStor Network Storage Server (NSS) offers intelligent storage virtualization optimized for VMware. VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) provides a DR framework for virtualized environments. Both products are tightly integrated and each has been named "2008 Storage Product of the Year" by SearchStorage. With their synergy, FalconStor NSS and VMware Site Recovery Manager lead the charge in backup and disaster recovery solutions in the virtualized world. FalconStor Network Storage Server (NSS) technology integrates storage virtualization and provisioning across multiple disk arrays and connection protocols for an easy-to-use, scalable SAN solution. From a small iSCSI virtual server lab to an enterprise-class Fibre Channel (FC) SAN running Tier 1 database applications, the FalconStor NSS solution meets the storage needs of your organization.
By virtualizing storage on any disk arrays, the FalconStor NSS solution lets you pool and tier your disk assets, simplifying provisioning, reducing allocation errors, and maximizing resource utilization. Stop wasting space and budget on over-provisioning of disk resources and bring new servers and projects online quick and efficiently.
Virtual server environments are exceptionally well-served by virtualized storage. With FalconStor NSS technology, it takes less than a minute to create a new disk resource to house virtual machine files, and disk resources are easily re-allocated to different servers or shared among servers to facilitate virtual machine high-availability (HA) operations that require shared disk.
FalconStor NSS is delivered in multiple form factors:
- The FalconStor NSS HC series is a set of high-performance SAN appliances with built-in high availability. The scalable design of the FalconStor NSS HC series is the key to a cost-effective enterprise-class storage platform that addresses all storage needs, even in the most I/O-intensive and demanding environments. The FalconStor NSS HC series appliances are optimized to service server virtualization environments and provide a full set of data protection and recovery features.
- FalconStor NSS can be deployed as a gateway appliance to virtualize the existing storage infrastructure, offering advanced data services such as thin provisioning, snapshots, and replication across multiple platforms.
- The FalconStor NSS Virtual Appliance enables iSCSI SAN services on top of the direct attached storage (DAS) resources of a VMware ESX server. It enables high availability for VMware, even in the smallest of environments.
FalconStor NSS platforms are more than just powerful storage provisioning tools. They incorporate a full set of application-aware data protection services, including real-time synchronous mirroring, volume snapshots, and WAN-optimized data replication for disaster recovery (DR).
