NexentaStor 5.0 connects NexentaFusion and VMware vCenter Server to deliver simplified deployment, configuration and on-going management of Software-Defined Storage infrastructures.
Features of NexentaStor include:
- Unified File (NFS and SMB) and Block (FC and iSCSI) services
- Built on ZFS for enterprise grade data integrity, scale and performance
- Scales from 10’s of terabytes to petabytes
- Unlimited file system sizes
- Inline data reduction for additional storage cost savings
- Unlimited space optimized snapshots and clones
- Periodic asynchronous long distance replication
- Interoperability with VMware environments (VAAI support, vCenter plugin, etc.)
“VMware and Nexenta share a vision of enabling IT to break down physical barriers that currently binds data to specific hardware in order to drive greater operational efficiency and availability at lower costs,” said Skip Bacon, vice president of Products, Storage and Availability, VMware. “VMware and its partners continue to work closely to enable customers to realize the benefits of software-defined storage.”