DataCore Hyperconverged Virtual SAN Software
Hyperconverged Virtual SAN is used to create high-performance and highly-available disk pools using the local storage on application servers. The software may be installed on the host (such as a hypervisor, or virtual machine) to bring the advanced SAN features of the SANsymphony™ Software-defined Storage platform closer to running applications. The host in a DataCore Hyperconverged Virtual SAN configuration (also referred to as a Virtual SAN node) can take advantage of the same performance enhancing features used by dedicated storage servers such as storage pooling, thin provisioning, caching, and auto-tiering. The host can also leverage the performance of locally-attached devices by reading and writing from fast server RAM and keeping data close to applications to avoid network latency issues.
Hyperconverged Virtual SAN works with a broad choice of hardware platforms and all major hypervisors.
A Virtual SAN node is a physical host or virtual machine which has Hyperconverged Virtual SAN running and is acting as a DataCore Server in a server group. Virtual SAN nodes are, for all intents and purposes, DataCore Servers running SANsymphony software. Storage resources for the server group are managed centrally from the SANsymphony Management Console. A Virtual SAN node combines compute, networking, and storage in scalable nodes.
Virtual SAN nodes are deployed using the DataCore Installation Manager or DataCore Installation Manager for vSphere, automated installation tools that guide administrators through the initial deployment of SANsymphony software on DataCore Servers. The wizards perform prerequisite hardware and/or software checks, install the software, and perform port and server group configuration.
Also see:
Deployment Options for Virtual SAN Configurations
Configuration and Operational Notes for the Virtual SAN Node
Setting a Hypervisor Host for a Virtual SAN Node Running in a VM
Configuring Service Dependencies for Proper System Startup and Shutdown