Starwind beta release 5.7 of Starwind SAN.
Update: In this new public beta release v. 5.7 there are several enhancements and if you want to test the beta, just email to [email protected] just go and ask through the online form on Starwind's website here. They'll provide you with download link.
Starwind provides some good quality PDFs on their website, which you can check out too…. -:)
What's new in the beta 5.7 ?
I haven't personally tested yet but just installed in my VMware Workstation VM to see the new logo and played a bit with the console….
As I could see on the Starwind Forums, here are some of the news directly from there. A quick quote:
1) Multiple routes for HA nodes cross-link. Better HA performance and more redundancy. No NIC teaming any more. We'll combine and multiplex every possible data route between nodes.
2) 10 GbE and 40 GbE related peformance optimizations. For both HA and non-HA versions.
3) Bandwidth throttling for synchronization. No more rejected incoming connections for shared data storage while doing HA sync. Both automatic and manual control mode.
4) De-duplication with 4KB and 8KB block size (still emulating 512 byte sector for Windows and Linux compatibility). MUCH faster (2x-3x times compared to 512 byte block) and up to 10x times less memory footprint. With 10-15% space lost compared to 512 byte de-duplication block.
You can download some new and updated whitepapers there:
