Идея создания частного облака становится все более популярной, а вместе с ней растет и актуальность автоматизации управления хранилищами и гипервизорами виртуальных машин. Microsoft предлагает управлять парком Hyper-V машин с помощью System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SC VMM), но до недавнего времени он не мог предоставить достаточно удобного способа автоматизированного управления хранилищами.

С выпуском SC VMM 2012 SP1 этот недостаток удалось устранить благодаря поддержке стандарта SMI-S. Теперь из консоли VMM можно создавать и удалять диски, назначать и подключать их к Hyper-V хостам, а также размечать и форматировать их.

Перейдите по ссылке, чтобы подробнее узнать о том, как настроить, подключить и использовать SMI-S провайдер для автоматизации процессов управления дисковым массивом. Статья рассматривает работу с хранилищем данных по протоколу SMI-S на примере бесплатной версии iSCSI-хранилища StarWind iSCSI SAN.

StarWind iSCSI SAN & NAS is recognized by Microsoft as software certified for Windows Server 2012

Wakefield, MA – March 6, 2013 - StarWind Software Inc., an innovative provider of storage virtualization software and VM backup technology, announced today that StarWind iSCSI SAN & NAS v6 has been tested and certified by Microsoft as meeting all the technical requirements for Windows Server 2012.

This certification signifies that StarWind software meets Microsoft standards for compatibility and recommended practices when used with the Windows Server 2012 operating system, and is fully supported in Hyper-V environments. As a result of successfully passing certification tests, StarWind has been listed in the Microsoft Windows Server Catalog.

“We are excited to announce that our solution has been fully tested to support Windows Server 2012,” said Artem Berman, Chief Executive Officer of StarWind Software. “Making our software technically ready for the latest Microsoft technologies allows us to pass on their benefits to our clients, and to give them confidence that StarWind software is stable, secure, high-performance, and operates successfully in a virtualized Windows Server 2012 environment.”

http://www.starwindsoftware.com/news/92

Massive StarWind discount countdown is going on now, but the discount decreases every day!
Hurry up! Only today you get 26% discount off the list price on any StarWind HA Product!

Don’t waste a day, don’t wait!

Register now and claim your BIGGER discount with the exclusive Net 90 payment terms!

Offer ends March 31, 2013.

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We are having a special offer which consists of a daily decreasing discount: the discount decreases every day!

Buy either any StarWind iSCSI SAN & NAS edition or StarWind Native SAN for Hyper-V edition by March 31, 2013 and get the BIGGER discounts off list price!*

Don’t waste a day, don’t wait! Contact us and claim your BIGGER discount now: http://www.starwindsoftware.com/virtual-san-act-now

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Now through March 31st, 2013, StarWind is offering a 25% discount on StarWind Backup Plug-in for VMware and Hyper-V.

If you are looking for a feature-rich backup solution to protect your virtual machines, give StarWind a try! With ease of use in mind, it provides fast backup of your VMs and ensures 100% recoverability. StarWind Backup Plug-in is the most reliable and affordable tool to avoid heartbreaking data loss:

• No agents
• Native archive format
• Ensured recoverability
• Centralized management

Don’t wait until you experience a problem with your primary datastore. Acquire a safe backup and recovery solution from StarWind now!

Click here and take advantage of our special offer:

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Should you have any questions, please contact us: sales@starwindsoftware.com

We make it easier than ever to manage and protect your VMware virtual environment. StarWind VMware Backup Plug-in is a powerful and multi-functional solution for easy and fast VM backup and recovery, that delivers:

• Agentless architecture
• Global deduplication
• Sandbox and autotesting
• Cross-hypervisor support

Join our FREE webinar on February 7 to learn how to reduce cost and complexity of your backup infrastructure and get the most from StarWind VMware Backup Plug-in!

Click to register now: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/270638290

Join us on January 24 to find out how to cope with growing data volumes and enhance system performance and reliability. Learn how Global Deduplication and High Availability enable you to drastically reduce storage capacity needs as well as provide load balancing and business continuity.

Improve your IT environment and get more operational efficiency, quicker ROI, and zero downtime with StarWind!

Click here to register now: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/390699906

As the holiday season approaches, we would like to thank you for your business and welcome the opportunity to support you in 2013.

We have enjoyed working with you this past year and we hope your holiday and the New Year will be filled with much happiness and success.

We look forward to working with you again in 2013 and the years to come.

Happy holidays from all of us at StarWind!

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New StarWind Native SAN for Hyper-V 6.0 is an ideal mix of affordable price, great performance, unmatched reliability, and simplicity.

Register for this FREE webinar and join us tomorrow, on November 28, to learn more about the cutting-edge features of StarWind Native SAN for Hyper-V 6.0:

• Three-way Synchronous Mirroring
• Asynchronous WAN-Replication (experimental)
• Clustered Scale-Out NAS
• Backup and Recovery for Hyper-V Environments

Click here to register right now: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/387822602

Пришло время позаботиться о надежной защите Ваших виртуальных машин!
StarWind VMware Backup Plug-in – это эффективное и многофункциональное решение для быстрого резервного копирования и восстановления виртуальных машин ESX/ESXi.

Присоединяйтесь к нам 21 ноября, чтобы узнать о новых возможностях революционного решения StarWind VMware Backup Plug-in:

• отсутствие агентов на гостевых и хостовых ОС;
• хранение архивов в родном для VMware формате – VMDK;
• совместимость с Hyper-V средой;
• поддержка новейшей версии гипервизора VMware vSphere 5.1.

Зарегистрируйтесь на вебинар прямо сейчас:

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