/* ========================================================= VMORECLOUD TOP BAR Height: 32px ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-custom { width: 100%; height: 32px; background: #071d34; color: #dce9f6; font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; position: relative; z-index: 200; } /* ========================================================= TOP BAR INNER ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-inner { width: min(1320px, calc(100% - 40px)); height: 32px; margin: 0 auto; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; } /* ========================================================= LEFT TEXT ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-text { white-space: nowrap; opacity: .9; line-height: 32px; } /* ========================================================= RIGHT SIDE ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-right { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 17px; height: 32px; } /* ========================================================= TEXT LINKS ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-right > a { color: #dce9f6; text-decoration: none; opacity: .88; white-space: nowrap; transition: color .2s ease, opacity .2s ease; } .vmc-topbar-right > a:hover { color: #ffffff; opacity: 1; } /* ========================================================= SOCIAL CONTAINER ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-socials { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; } /* ========================================================= SOCIAL BUTTON ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-socials a { width: 19px; height: 19px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; box-sizing: border-box; border-radius: 4px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.10); color: #ffffff !important; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1; transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease, color .2s ease; } /* ========================================================= SOCIAL ICON BASE ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-socials span { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } /* ========================================================= YOUTUBE ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-youtube { font-size: 8px; margin-left: 1px; } /* ========================================================= LINKEDIN ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-linkedin { font-size: 8px; font-weight: 900; } /* ========================================================= FACEBOOK ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-facebook { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 900; } /* ========================================================= X ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-x { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; } /* ========================================================= MASTODON ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-mastodon { font-size: 8px; font-weight: 900; } /* ========================================================= THREADS ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-threads { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; } /* ========================================================= BLUESKY ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-bluesky { font-size: 9px; } /* ========================================================= TELEGRAM ========================================================= */ .vmc-social-telegram { font-size: 10px; transform: translateX(-1px); } /* ========================================================= SOCIAL HOVER ========================================================= */ .vmc-topbar-socials a:hover { background: #087cf5; color: #ffffff !important; transform: translateY(-1px); } /* ========================================================= BLOCKSY HEADER CORRECTIONS ========================================================= */ #header [data-row] .ct-container { max-width: 100%; width: 100%; } #header .ct-header-text { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; } /* ========================================================= TABLET ========================================================= */ @media (max-width: 900px) { .vmc-topbar-text { font-size: 9px; } .vmc-topbar-right { gap: 9px; } .vmc-topbar-socials { gap: 4px; } .vmc-topbar-socials a { width: 18px; height: 18px; } } /* ========================================================= MOBILE ========================================================= */ @media (max-width: 600px) { .vmc-topbar-inner { width: calc(100% - 24px); } .vmc-topbar-text { max-width: 58%; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; } .vmc-topbar-right { gap: 5px; } .vmc-topbar-right > a { display: none; } .vmc-topbar-socials { gap: 4px; } .vmc-topbar-socials a { width: 18px; height: 18px; } }
StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)
Software-Defined Shared Storage for Virtual Infrastructure
StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) is a software-defined storage platform designed to provide highly available shared storage for virtualized environments. It supports virtualization infrastructures and can provide replicated, highly available storage without requiring a traditional dedicated SAN.
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⬇ Download StarWind VSAN📄 About StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) is a software-defined storage solution designed for virtualization environments. It enables servers to use locally attached storage as highly available shared storage through replication and storage virtualization.
StarWind VSAN can be deployed in virtualization environments and is designed for organizations that need highly available storage while using standard server hardware.
Software-defined storage designed to bring highly available shared storage to virtualized infrastructure.
⚙️ Key Features
🚀 What’s New in V8 Build 20104
The September 18, 2026 StarWind Virtual SAN release introduces a new Debian 13.7-based foundation for VSAN appliances and provides a migration path for existing Ubuntu- and CentOS-based deployments.
- Debian 13.7-based VSAN appliance foundation
- New VM-based update mechanism for existing VSAN nodes
- Improved NVMe-oF HA reliability
- Improved split-brain handling
- Expanded Web Management Console functionality
- Expanded XCP-ng support
- Improved Proxmox integration
- Improved vCenter integration
- Windows Server 2025 SR-IOV fixes
- Security updates for the Debian 13.7 base
🖥️ System Requirements
Minimum 1.7 GHz physical CPU when deployed as a Windows application, or minimum 4 vCPUs at 1.7 GHz when deployed as a CVM.
x86-64
At least 4 GB recommended as a baseline; additional RAM may be required depending on caching and workload.
1 GbE minimum; 10 GbE or higher recommended for demanding workloads.
HA synchronization latency should generally remain below 5 ms.
Storage requirements depend on the VSAN deployment architecture, workload and selected storage configuration.
Requirements can vary according to deployment architecture and workload. Always check StarWind’s current official requirements before production deployment.
🪟 Available Editions
Free edition designed to make software-defined storage and hyperconverged infrastructure accessible for labs and supported use cases.
Commercial edition with additional functionality and professional support options.
🎯 Common Use Cases
📘 Installation Guide
- Review the official StarWind Virtual SAN system requirements.
- Prepare the virtualization hosts and storage hardware.
- Configure dedicated management, storage and synchronization networking.
- Download the appropriate StarWind VSAN package.
- Deploy the VSAN appliance or install the appropriate software component.
- Configure storage devices and replication.
- Connect the storage to the virtualization environment.
- Verify synchronization and high-availability status.
- Complete workload and failover testing before production deployment.
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