Lefthand Networks Announces Support for Windows Server 2008 By VSM News Staff published: Monday, March 03 2008
Microsoft and LeftHand Networks Raise the Bar for Storage Management and Interoperability in Windows Environments
Boulder, CO., March 3, 2008 - LeftHand Networks®, the leading provider of highly available iSCSI SANs, today announced SAN compatibility and support for Windows Server 2008,
Microsoft's newest version of its flagship server operating
system. Customers can deploy Windows Server 2008 systems connected to a
LeftHand Networks SAN with confidence since the LeftHand Networks iSCSI
SAN has achieved the Windows Server 2008 iSCSI target device Logo. The
Windows Server 2008 Logo ensures testing and interoperability with
LeftHand Networks SAN systems.
"Windows Server 2008 adds many new storage management features, and really sets a new standard for iSCSI SAN integration," said Larry Cormier,
vice president of Marketing at LeftHand Networks. "When coupled with
the advanced SAN features found in all LeftHand Networks SANs, Windows
Server 2008 delivers new levels of data protection, high availability
and performance for our mutual customers."
Windows
Server 2008 ships with a fully integrated iSCSI initiator out of the
box, so connecting the server to the iSCSI SAN system is easy and
straightforward. In addition to the embedded initiator, Windows Server
2008 supports larger data partitions on the SAN, the ability to boot
from iSCSI devices, native multi-pathing, the ability to shrink
existing volumes, and installation of the Windows Server operating
system directly to an iSCSI device. The LeftHand Networks SAN integrates directly with a Windows Server 2008 system with an updated
version of its Solution Pack for Windows. Included in the solution pack
are a VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) provider for Snapshot
management, a VDS (Virtual Disk Service) provider
for Volume provisioning and a Device Specific Module (DSM) for
Microsoft MPIO, all updated to run on the Windows Server 2008 platform.
"As a Microsoft Gold Partner,
LeftHand Networks has been working with the Windows Core Storage team
for more than a year on integrating, testing, and performance-tuning
their iSCSI SAN systems with Windows Server 2008, and we are pleased
that they are participating in the launch," said Tony de Freitas,
Director, Windows Server at Microsoft. "iSCSI is an ideal storage
interface for applications like Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and
SharePoint. LeftHand Networks fully leverages iSCSI and all the Windows
Server 2008 storage capabilities to provide a strong storage platform
for these applications."
For
companies of every size, LeftHand Networks offers a simple, scalable,
easy-to-manage data storage solution. LeftHand Networks' innovative
approach to storage allows customers to deploy full-featured iSCSI SANs
that optimize virtualized environments and deliver enterprise-class
capabilities, including Online Volume Migration, Advanced Thin
Provisioning, Network RAID Synchronous Replication, Remote Copy
Asynchronous Replication, Snapshot, proactive Self-Healing Storage and
Centralized Management.
Founded
in 1999, LeftHand Networks has more than 2,500 customers and 9,000
systems installed worldwide. As part of its managed partnership with
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT"), LeftHand Networks is participating in the
Windows Server 2008 Launch and is also involved in pre-release programs
for SQL Server 2008 and Windows Hyper-V.
About LeftHand Networks
LeftHand
Networks pioneered IP-based storage area networks (SAN) in 2001. SANs
built using LeftHand's SAN/iQ® software are uniquely able to distribute
and protect data across a cluster of industry-standard storage servers.
The company's patented architecture increases data availability, allows
users to start small and grow the SAN seamlessly, and simplifies
management. The LeftHand SAN is ideal for storage and server
consolidation, multi-site SANs, and disaster recovery. LeftHand SANs
are available in the U.S., Canada and throughout Europe. For more
information, contact LeftHand at
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