Turn a Microsoft Windows machine into iSCSI Target appliance!
StarWind is an advanced, full-featured software-only iSCSI Target for Microsoft Windows (both commercial and free versions). StarWind enables anyone to quickly install and configure an IP SAN solution that delivers immediate benefits allowing storage to be consolidated, virtualized and centrally managed. StarWind (commercial edition) is an ideal choice for any sized business.StarWind is a hardware-independent, cost-effective and scalable storage management solution that enables the benefits of Storage Area Networking such as enhanced disaster recovery and increased regulatory compliance and does not consume additional resources on application servers. StarWind does not require any additional hardware, it utilizes the existing Ethernet and IP network infrastructure and leverages existing storage hardware.
Key Benefits: Storage Management: StarWind is network data and storage management software which enables you to organize storage management system in the very efficient way whether its disaster recovery solution or mini storage management systems. Disaster Recovery and Backups: Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Services) compatible dynamic volume snapshots and automatic incremental backups make disaster recovery and backup initiatives a breeze, completely eliminating the need for manual backup activities.Now you can perfectly "roll-back" any volume any time. Leverage Existing Storage: StarWind can leverage existing direct attached storage (Serial and Parallel ATA and SCSI, FibreChannel, USB and FireWire) making it available as iSCSI storage. Create Mirrored Fail-Safe SAN Volumes: StarWind can perfectly maintain a RAID-1 (mirror) over different physical hard disks. There's no need for an expensive RAID controller or dedicated software RAID volume configuration. Automatic Replication: Replicate mission-critical data to another site over a low-bandwidth connection. Share Physical Devices: Tape drives and ultra-modern high-capacity Blu-Ray and HD-DVD burners can be shared over a standard IP network,leveraging existing tape backup and CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD burning applications allowing backups to a remotely located tape or optical media drive. Central iSCSI SAN Management: Controlling a local server and remote StarWind iSCSI SANs can be done using StarWind central Management Console. An intuitive user-interface will make installation, configuration and running the program flawless and smooth. Security: StarWind implements thin security configuration options with CHAP authentication and clients access rights management.
