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VSM LABS SCENARIO
UNDER EXAMINATION: Virtual
appliance for storage virtualization
WHAT WE TESTED
LeftHand
Networks Virtual SAN Appliance for VMware ESX
- Certified virtual appliance
- Install a highly available SAN without
additional hardware:
- Leverage VI3's VMotion, HA and DRS
features
- Simplify system administration through
automation
- Provide a DR solution to remote or
branch offices
HOW WE TESTED
HP
Proliant DL580 G3 Server
Dell
PowerEdge 1900 Server
VMware
ESX Server V3
Windows 2003 Server SP2
Benchmark
KEY FINDINGS
- Full virtualization of direct attached
storage
- Simplified iSCSI SAN infrastructure management
through automation of standard storage administration tasks
- Leverage all advanced VMware features,
which depend on shared storage such as VMotion
- No single point of failure with
multiple levels of data replication
- No additional hardware required to
create an iSCSI SAN.
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