Hyperconverged Infra

SvHCI featuresSimple Deployment
• Simple, guided deployment experience
• Installs all virtualization layers in one integrated flow
• No need for third-party hypervisors

Deployment Options
• Deploy as a single node (server) when high availability features are not needed
• Add a second node when needed to achieve HA
• Deploy as 2 nodes (servers) initially when high availability is required

High Availability Included
• No additional software required. Add a server, turn on HA
• Provides high availability with only 2 nodes and a lightweight remote Witness
• SvSAN technology built in 

Management
• Web browser-based management console
• Provides a single interface for managing entire SvHCI stack
• Simple, single-vendor approach for all elements of the solution
• Easy to use and understand interface
• Familiar UI design, color schemes, and look and feel

Tested, Trusted Hypervisor and Virtualized Networking
• Based on open-source Linux/KVM/QEMU technology and Open vSwitch
• Fully supported by StorMagic
• Simple, reliable virtualization technologiesStorage
• Based on latest version of SvSAN
• Includes data storage, performance, and high availability features of SvSAN

Virtual Networking
• Create and configure virtual networking actions directly from the SvHCI GUI
• Delivers necessary networking functionality to virtual machines
• Reduces the amount of network hardware required by shifting functions to software
• Simplifies virtual machine network managementGuest Operating System Support
• Technical support for a variety of Windows and Linux guest operating systems
• Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 64-bit (x86), Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-Bit (x86), and 7 Linux versions (see table)
• Support for up to 25 virtual machines per cluster

Live Migration of VMs Between Hosts
• Migrate a running VM from one server host to another without any downtime
• Available for HA-protected VMs only
• Minimizes both scheduled and unscheduled downtime

Non-Disruptive Software Upgrades
• Upgrades don’t impact data availability or performance
• No downtime, no impact to data accessibility, no degradation in performance

Choice of Servers
• Multiple servers from major vendors included on SvHCI Hardware Compatibility List
• Includes servers from HPE, Lenovo, Dell, and Supermicro

VM Import
• Import virtual machine images from any previous or existing environments
• Import raw disks or ISO images via the web-based GUI upload

Backup Support (Priced Extra)
• Quickly recover lost or corrupted data
• Restore data and applications to a previous state when needed
• Backup solutions include: Veeam Backup & Replication v12; Acronis Cyber Protect v16 (on-premises); Commvault Backup & Recovery

Predictive Storage Caching
• Can use multiple storage types as a cache
• Significant performance gains and considerable reductions in CAPEX and OPEX