The latest StarWind Backup Appliance delivers enhanced performance through RAID processing powered by an NVMe-oF RAID card.
By leveraging Intel NVMe SSDs and Intel Xeon CPUs, the appliance achieves exceptional speed, effectively eliminating backup window constraints and reducing backup and restore times to near zero.
In addition the administration has been simplified enhancing also the security side with the immutable feature that protect data backup against potential ransomware attacks. With immutability, backups are protected against unauthorized overwriting, deletion, and modification.
StarWind Backup Appliance key features
- Backup - with exceptional performance in terms of speed, RTO and RPO are minimized, ensuring quick recovery and minimal data loss.
- Safety - data is stored securely, as backup storage and software are logically separated using auto-connect and auto-disconnect mechanisms, protecting against drive failures.
- Ransomware - since backups are immutable and encrypted, data are protected against ransomware attacks and privacy violations.
- Resiliency - leveraging StarWind SDS and ProActive Support Services, service disruptions are minimal, even in the event of failures.
- Backup Software - the backup appliance provides a native support for Veeam Backup & Replication but is compatible with any backup software.
Supported features
The appliance can be used in both Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere virtual platforms and supports multiple storage protocols.
- Hypervisors - Microsoft Hyper-V 2016, 2019, 2022, VMware vSphere 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, configurable with any other industry standard hypervisor.
- Storage protocols - iSCSI, SMB3, NFSv4.1, NVMe-oF.
Offered as Veeam Ready Repository, the appliance can be used with any software backup solution.
- Backup software - native support for Veeam Backup and Replication (Veeam Ready Repository), configurable with any other industry-standard backup software.
- Management - the product management can be done through StarWind Web UI and StarWind vCenter Plugin.
Available models
The StarWind Backup Appliance takes 1U rack and is built on DELL PowerEdge 15G and Supermicro X12 servers technology with Intel Xeon Ice Lake processors and Intel NVMe SSDs.
The appliance is available in three main ready-to-use models but can also be customized to meet specific requirements.
Perfect fit for Enterprise ROBO, SMB, and Edge, the solution does not require specific skills and the management of the appliance can be easily done leveraging the WEB UI.
StarWind does not provide standard pricing for their Backup Appliance, as costs are tailored to each customer's specific requirements.
Additional information can be found at StarWind website.
