Nexenta Systems Releases VM Data Center 1.1 for VMware ESX 3.5
providing Enterprise Class Storage for Everyone, and VMware Technology
Alliance Partner (TAP) program member, today announced it has released VM Data
Center 1.1, a module which plugs into the NexentaStor Enterprise Edition ZFS
based NAS and iSCSI solution. VMware provides TAP program members with tools
to develop products that are complementary to VMware virtualization software
and help deliver high-value solutions to our joint customers.
“Nexenta’s VM Data Center 1.1 module effectively leverages VMware
virtualization to solve the difficulty of managing data backup and
replication, enabling customers to save over 75% on their storage costs versus
legacy hardware based storage solutions while improving the security of their
data,” said
are pleased that Nexenta Systems is helping to deliver added value to
customers with innovative technology combined with the significant business
benefits of VMware virtualization, including lower capital and operating
expenses, business continuity, strengthened security and reduced energy
consumption.”
“NexentaStor is used behind VMware ESX 3.5 frequently by our more than
5,000 users” said
update to a module that dramatically simplifies the management of storage for
VMware ESX environments by leveraging the ZFS based capabilities of
NexentaStor. The VM Data Center 1.1 module is freely available to NexentaStor
Enterprise Edition customers for the remainder of 2008.”
With more than 800 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with
best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of
VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to
deliver enhanced value to joint customers.
NexentaStor is a fully featured NAS and iSCSI solution with a number of
capabilities not found on other storage solutions. NexentaStor leverages the
ZFS file system to provide price / performance that can save customers 70% or
more while providing superior data integrity and ease of use versus legacy
storage solutions. NexentaStor is available as a software appliance, meaning
that it installs as a bare metal install on standard x86 servers. NexentaStor
is also available from partners like PogoLinux in
in
hardware to their customers.
An application note covering the use of NexentaStor as storage for VMWare
ESX 3.5, including suggested network topologies and configurations, is
available at no charge on the Nexenta site at
http://www.nexenta.com/solutions. Free trials of the ZFS based NexentaStor
are available at http://www.nexenta.com.
About Nexenta Systems
Founded in 2005 and privately held, Nexenta Systems, Inc., has developed
NexentaStor(TM), the leading open storage enterprise class storage solution
and sponsors NexentaCore, an open source operating system that combines the
high performance and reliability of OpenSolaris with the ease of use and
breadth of applications of Linux. Both solutions leverage the revolutionary
file system ZFS. More information about Nexenta Systems, Inc. and free trials
of the ZFS based NexentaStor can be found at http://www.nexenta.com or call:
(877) 862-7770.
SOURCE Nexenta Systems