StarWind HCI Appliance is a modern data center building block. It converges compute, storage, networking, virtualization software, and management into a single hyperconverged platform. StarWind replaces tangled and expensive legacy data center infrastructure consisting of servers, segregated compute and storage networks, and network storage. StarWind HCI Appliance eliminates common obstacles associated with legacy data center infrastructure — high acquisition and maintenance costs, complicated management, and poor power efficiency.
StarWind HCI Appliance is Lego® for system administrators. We provide you with a set of building blocks, some detailed instructions, and we’re ready to give a hand any time. You only need to use your imagination and creativity to create a data center of your own. Rest assured, it’s as easy as building a Lego® set. Last but not least, you will need to bring some cash. A very reasonable amount.
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Book a demoEach StarWind HCI Appliance includes a cost-effective minimum of two cluster nodes*, making it especially relevant for Enterprise ROBO and SMB customers. StarWind clusters can be easily scaled if needed. Models are available in three distinct lines, each tailored to meet specific requirements: compute and storage performance, capacity, and budget.
Specs / Models Specifications are indicated per single cluster node (each cluster requires a minimum of two cluster nodes for high availability). | Value Flash (V-Spec) Ideal for both enterprise remote office/branch office (ROBO) and small-scale SMB deployments, particularly those with a low VM count and modest IOPS requirements. |
Capacity Flash (C-Spec) Ideal balance of capacity and performance for environments with higher VM density, demanding greater storage capacity and IOPS. We think about SMB here. |
Performance Flash (P-Spec) Delivers maximum performance and utilizes long-lasting flash to handle data-intensive applications and services effortlessly. It’s the top choice for enterprises and SMBs ‘on steroids.’ |
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Form factor | 1U | 2U | 1U or 2U |
Virtualization platforms | VMware vSphere, Proxmox VE, Microsoft Hyper-V | ||
CPU | Single or Dual Xeon 4th/5th Generation Scalable Processors | ||
RAM | Up to 4096 GB, DDR5 ECC RAM | ||
Raw capacity | Up to 75 TB | Up to 170 TB | Up to 170 TB |
Networking | 1 x 2, 4-port NIC 10, 25 GbE | 1 x 2, 4-port NIC 10, 25 GbE, Up to 2 x additional NICs 10, 25, 100, 200 GbE | 1 x 2, 4-port NIC 10, 25 GbE, Up to 2 x additional NICs 10, 25, 100, 200 GbE |
* Technical specifications are indicated per cluster node (each cluster requires a minimum of two cluster nodes for high availability).
Value Flash (V-Spec) Ideal for both enterprise remote office/branch office (ROBO) and small-scale SMB deployments, particularly those with a low VM count and modest IOPS requirements. | |
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Form factor | 1U |
Virtualization platforms | VMware vSphere, Proxmox VE, Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU | Single or Dual Xeon 4th/5th Generation Scalable Processors |
RAM | Up to 4096 GB, DDR5 ECC RAM |
Raw capacity | Up to 75 TB |
Networking | 1 x 2, 4-port NIC 10, 25 GbE |
Capacity Flash (C-Spec) Ideal balance of capacity and performance for environments with higher VM density, demanding greater storage capacity and IOPS. We think about SMB here. | |
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Form factor | 2U |
Virtualization platforms | VMware vSphere, Proxmox VE, Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU | Single or Dual Xeon 4th/5th Generation Scalable Processors |
RAM | Up to 4096 GB, DDR5 ECC RAM |
Raw capacity | Up to 170 TB |
Networking | 1 x 2, 4-port NIC 10, 25 GbE, Up to 2 x additional NICs 10, 25, 100, 200 GbE |
Performance Flash (P-Spec) Delivers maximum performance and utilizes long-lasting flash to handle data-intensive applications and services effortlessly. It’s the top choice for enterprises and SMBs ‘on steroids.’ | |
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Form factor | 1U or 2U |
Virtualization platforms | VMware vSphere, Proxmox VE, Microsoft Hyper-V |
CPU | Single or Dual Xeon 4th/5th Generation Scalable Processors |
RAM | Up to 4096 GB, DDR5 ECC RAM |
Raw capacity | Up to 170 TB |
Networking | 1 x 2, 4-port NIC 10, 25 GbE, Up to 2 x additional NICs 10, 25, 100, 200 GbE |
Want the full list of specifications and features? You download StarWind HCI Appliance datasheet for an in-depth look. Didn’t find the exact specs you need or want pricing details? No worries, our Sales Engineering Team is here to help you analyze your current workload, determine the necessary sizing, and customize the StarWind HCI Appliance to fit your specific requirements perfectly. Don’t hesitate, request your StarWind HCI Appliance quote now!
Request a quoteYou can absolutely enjoy all the benefits of StarWind hyperconverged appliance without investing into the proprietary hardware from us. You may obtain the software, the exact set of components powering our virtualization platform, pre-packaged and ready to be installed on your own hardware.
Intrigued? Download your 30-day Virtual HCI Appliance trial and discover the ease and flexibility for yourself.
DownloadA choice of the supported hypervisors (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or our own flavor of KVM), in-house developed storage virtualization software called StarWind Virtual SAN, pushing data over the proven iSCSI or cutting-edge NVMe-oF, with the help of RDMA technology (if available), an intuitive web management, an AI-powered sophisticated telemetry, and “call home” system.
Wait no more and schedule Virtual HCI Appliance demo now! Our sales engineers would be happy to help you to find out about full feature set, estimated performance you can expect from your hardware, limitations, and certain support restrictions applied to the virtual HCI appliance compared to the physical one.
Book a demoYou can win without paying a penny! Explore the full feature set and support options of the free and commercial editions of StarWind Virtual HCI Appliance to determine the best fit for your needs.
Well, as long as you’re OK with running everything in a self-supported mode — just give free StarWind Virtual HCI Appliance a shot!
DownloadIn today’s business landscape, companies distribute workloads across remote locations globally to deliver uninterrupted services. Traditional stretched and geo-clusters often use over-engineered and overprovisioned hardware and software, leading to complex failover processes, downtimes, management chaos, security issues, and idle resources. StarWind HCI Appliance offers stretched and geo-clustering support with prebuilt, preconfigured hardware platforms, ensuring scalability, cost-efficiency, and security compliance. With intuitive web management, AI-powered telemetry, and a “call home” system under a single support umbrella, StarWind HCI Appliance maintains business continuity, reduces costs, and operates unmanned, saving labor time and money.
Modern enterprises rely heavily on critical business-specific applications, and service interruptions or downtime can lead to direct financial losses. To prevent this, fault-tolerant hardware and software are essential, including servers, storage, networking, and hypervisors. Historically, each component was acquired and installed separately, resulting in higher costs, increased complexity in support and management, and multiple potential points of failure.
StarWind HCI Appliance aggregates all the mentioned components into a single hyperconverged platform that can withstand multiple hardware and software failures without service interruption, enabling autonomous and unmanned operation.
As businesses become more global and their data more decentralized, a standardized and unified IT approach for remote offices, branch offices (ROBO), and edge locations is crucial. These locations need local processing power, and conventional IT methods have failed to deliver the required simplicity, manageability, and cost-effectiveness. StarWind HCI Appliance combines servers, storage, networking, hypervisors, and data movers into a minimalistic, scalable platform. It provides a complete, easily scalable, centrally managed infrastructure capable of powering diverse ROBO workloads. Designed for availability, StarWind minimizes application downtimes and business losses, enabling unmanned operation, essential for ROBO and edge environments.
Businesses transitioning from physical desktops and workstations to VDI often end up with undersized or over-provisioned and over-licensed hardware, struggling to deliver the correct quantity of virtual desktops at the right quality of end-user experience. StarWind provides flexible, purpose-built, highly efficient, and fault-tolerant hyperconverged platforms that integrate servers, storage, networking, GPUs, hypervisors, and VDI components, all managed under a unified support framework. Each deployment is tailored to specific requirements, ensuring optimal IT infrastructure sizing and cost-effectiveness. StarWind adheres to the best practices of Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft, guaranteeing exceptional user experience, performance, and reliability.
In today’s business landscape, companies distribute workloads across remote locations globally to deliver uninterrupted services. Traditional stretched and geo-clusters often use over-engineered and overprovisioned hardware and software, leading to complex failover processes, downtimes, management chaos, security issues, and idle resources. StarWind HCI Appliance offers stretched and geo-clustering support with prebuilt, preconfigured hardware platforms, ensuring scalability, cost-efficiency, and security compliance. With intuitive web management, AI-powered telemetry, and a “call home” system under a single support umbrella, StarWind HCI Appliance maintains business continuity, reduces costs, and operates unmanned, saving labor time and money.
Modern enterprises rely heavily on critical business-specific applications, and service interruptions or downtime can lead to direct financial losses. To prevent this, fault-tolerant hardware and software are essential, including servers, storage, networking, and hypervisors. Historically, each component was acquired and installed separately, resulting in higher costs, increased complexity in support and management, and multiple potential points of failure.
StarWind HCI Appliance aggregates all the mentioned components into a single hyperconverged platform that can withstand multiple hardware and software failures without service interruption, enabling autonomous and unmanned operation.