Maximize IT productivity by streamlining storage virtualization administration – including storage allocation and cloning. With the Virtual Machine DataCenter (VMDC) add-on, you can configure StorageDirector Z to host virtual machines (VMs) over NFS or iSCSI network shares, giving you the ability to:
• Support all major virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Citrix Xen & Microsoft Hyper-V)
• Support for NFS and iSCSI environment with file and block-level access to VMDC VStorage
• Perform common tasks, such as stopping & starting VMs
• Easily clone or migrate virtual machines with an easy-to-use graphical interface
• Establish storage policies (replication, backups, retention) at the VM-level
Virtual Machine DataCenter (VMDC)
With support for all major server virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Citrix Xen and Microsoft Hyper-V), Virtual Machine DataCenter 3.0 (VMDC) let’s storage administrators view and manage their entire virtualized infrastructure from a simple point-and-click interface. In addition, VMDC provides flexible and powerful management and cloning capabilities for storage administrators to accelerate storage provisioning and establish storage policies at the VM-level.
How VMDC Works
NexentaStor creates flexible storage allocations called VStorage for virtual hosts and virtual clusters. VStorage shows up in the user-interface of your virtualization software – although the storage itself resides on the StorageDirector appliance. NexentaStor communicates to the server via NFS, with support for both file and block (iSCSI and Fibre Channel) level access VStorage.
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VM DataCenter plug-in provides integration
with major virtualization platforms.
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Perform a variety of functions, such as creating, deleting, exporting or importing storage volumes.
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Features
• Support for mainstream virtualization hypervisor platforms (VMware vSphere, Citrix Xen & Microsoft Hyper-V)
• Support for NFS and iSCSI data storage
• Perform common tasks, such as stopping and starting VMs
• Establish storage policies (replication, backups, retention) at the VM-level
• Enable de-duplication within VM images (to limit the storage allocation to a set of VMs
• Easily cloning or migrate virtual machines with an easy-to-user graphical user-interface
• Create an unlimited number of clones by creating a snapshot, or cloning from an existing snapshot
• In addition, each VM can be cloned, snapshotted or moved to another host system
• Seamless integration with NexentaStor's auto-services (e.g. auto snap, auto tier and auto sync) |
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In the News
• EnterpriseStorageForum.com – Storage Virtualization Helps Alleviate Virtual Server Bottlenecks
Technical Articles
• Nexenta Blog – Why is NexentaStor best of breed for virtualized environments?
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ESG Analyst Report – Nexenta networked
storage for virtual server environments
NexentaStor VM DataCenter Management
Features Demo (feat. VMware vSphere
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