Storage Virtualization Products | SANmelody | How to Buy
SANmelody™ - Affordable, High Performance, Flexible SAN Software
DataCore SANmelody overcomes the high cost barrier and complexity of
traditional SAN storage. SANmelody software converts standard Intel/AMD
servers, blades or virtual machines (VMs) into fully capable SAN storage
servers that virtualize disks & serve them over existing networks to
application servers. They are simple to operate, take only minutes to
install, and let you cost-effectively optimize, manage and protect data
storage and disk space.The following charts will help guide your software
selection. Please note additional information below the charts.
For larger scale configuration requirements see SANsymphony + Traveller Feature Packed Bundles
| SANmelody Software Choices: |
VIF iSCSI SAN |
VIF Plus Package |
| TB Capacity Per Server |
3TB |
4TB |
| iSCSI / Ethernet Support |
Included |
Included |
| Thin Provisioning |
Included |
Included |
| Snapshot |
N/A |
Included |
| Fibre Channel |
N/A |
Included |
| Base Price |
Special Price: $998.00!
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Feature Packed Bundles
High-Availability / Disaster Recovery
A single server DataCore SAN is value-packed and can thin provision storage capacity, migrate data via SANmotion, accelerate storage performance, and create high-speed snapshots for fast disk backup and recovery. For high-availability (failback/failover) business continuity and disaster recovery solutions, users would buy two feature-packed bundles. For remote site disaster recovery, users can buy an add-on feature-packed bundle for the remote site or for a new installation, users would buy two - one for the primary location and one for the remote site. Either approach provides cost effective data protection.
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| SANmelody Software Choices: |
Feature Packed 0.5 TB SAN Starter Bundle HA/DR NODE |
Feature Packed 1TB SAN Starter Bundle HA/DR NODE |
Feature Packed 2TB SAN Starter Bundle HA/DR NODE |
| TB Capacity Per Server |
0.5 TB |
1TB |
2TB |
| iSCSI / Ethernet Support |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Synchronous Mirroring (HA)[3] |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Thin Provisioning |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Snapshot |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Async IP Mirroring (DR)[4] |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Fibre Channel |
Upgrade Option |
Upgrade Option |
Upgrade Option |
| Base Price |
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| SANmelody Software Choices: |
Feature Packed 3TB Virtual Storage Bundle HA/DR NODE |
Feature Packed 4TB Virtual Storage Bundle HA/DR NODE |
Feature Packed 8TB Virtual Storage Bundle HA/DR NODE |
Feature Packed 16TB Virtual Storage Bundle HA/DR NODE |
Feature Packed 32TB Virtual Storage Bundle HA/DR NODE |
| TB Capacity Per Server |
3TB |
4TB |
8TB |
16TB |
32TB |
| iSCSI / Ethernet Support |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Synchronous Mirroring (HA)[3] |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Thin Provisioning |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Snapshot |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Async IP Mirroring (DR)[4] |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Fibre Channel |
Upgrade Option |
Upgrade Option |
Upgrade Option |
Upgrade Option |
Upgrade Option |
| Base Price |
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Additional SANmelody Options:
Transporter: Fastest, most general way to migrate & import Windows images, including the boot drive, between dissimilar physical or virtual platforms without waiting for lengthy disk-to-disk copies or error prone conversions.
SANmaestro: Monitors, analyzes and reports critical SAN storage and Windows events as well as performance metrics and utilization information over variable time periods for trend analysis.
MPIO: Multipath I/O Driver for High-availability Auto Failover and Failback
VSS: Virtual Shadow Copy Service Provider for requesting point-in-time snapshots
VMware Integration Toolkit (Virtual Center VI Plug-in): Tools in the toolkit automate the discovery of VMware ESX hosts and virtual machines, adding them as application servers in the SAN, and the configuration of adapters and channels. Remotely monitor VMware Infrastructure Client s via connection to VirtualCenters. The toolkit provides storage configuration, allocation, and monitoring from one convenient location to aid in the administration of virtual storage and virtual machines.
Which SANmelody bundle is right for me?
The SANmelody product family covers a wide range of capabilities to match your needs and budget. Whether you start with an entry-level implementation and upgrade over time taking advantage of DataCore's unique "Carry-forward" Value Protection Program or deploy a full-featured disk server from the outset, you will be getting the best combination of capacity, connectivity, performance, storage services and flexibility available.
Feature Highlights
- iSCSI supportfor IP andLAN based connectivity, SANmotion and IO Performance Acceleration and caching softwareis included in the above packaged bundles.
- Auto Thin Provisioning presents very large virtual volumes to applications, but only allocates disk blocks dynamically on writes as the application consumes it. This "just-in-time" storage allocation maximizes disk space utilization and enhances producticity through automation.
- Snapshot provides point-in-time copies of volumes used in backups, testing and other applications.
- Asynchronous IP Mirroringadds the ability to mirror storage to remote disaster recovery sites over IP connections.
- Synchronous Network Mirroring (HA). Deploy a pair of SANmelody-equipped disk servers to enable theAuto Failover FailBack software for business continuity, and dramatically boost your ability to guard against outages and data loss by keeping redundant copies of data on separate disk drives - you can even spread the drives across the room, between floors, or between buildings!
- Optional Fibre Channel connectivity can be purchased to support higher bandwidth storage area networks.
DataCore Hardware Independent and Portable Storage Virtualization Solutions
DataCore solutions are hardware independent and portableallowing them torun on your choice of physical or virtual hardware: hardware servers, blade servers or VMs. Users can mix-and-match hardware or VM based storage servers in their deployments.All major VM vendors are supported VMware, Oracle, Citrix Xenserver, Sun, Virtual Iron, and Microsoft. DataCore not only runs on these VM environments, but the virtual storage from the DataCore SAN can be consolidated and served to MacOS, Netware, Linux, and the many flavors of UNIX and Microsoft providing optimum storage resource utilization.
Value-add Solutions from DataCore SANvantage Authorized Partners
DataCore makes it easy to obtain SANmelody software from the DataCore network of SANvantage authorized and trained value-added solution providers that you
are already comfortable buying products and services from. Feel free to contact a solution provider from the Worldwide Solutions Provider list
or contact the DataCore representative in your vicinity who will help you choose the right supplier based on your criteria.
There are typically two approaches you can take:
- Look for a basic or full featured packaged solution above that
combines SANmelody software with the value-added solution provider's server
hardware, disk subsystems and storage network components ready to roll
into your environment.
- Alternatively, minimize hardware acquisitions by having the
value-add solution provider install SANmelody software on off-the-shelf
servers, blades or virtual machines earmarked to manage the network storage
assets you have in place.
In either case, we suggest you take advantage of DataCore-authorized
partners to ensure the quickest and most successful transition to a
consolidated and automated storage management practice.
"Carry-forward" Value Protection Program
DataCores unique "Carry-forward" Value Protection Program applies to all of DataCores Feature Packed Bundled offerings. With the "Carry-forward" Value Protection Program, users pay only the difference when they add options like Fibre Channel, upgrade to higher capacity, or upgrade to larger scale SANsymphony platforms at some future time.
Note: DataCore solutions are sold through its network of authorized reseller partners. Reseller partner participation in the Carry Forward Value Protection Program may vary.
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