LeftHand Networks(R), the leading provider of highly available iSCSI SANs, today announced SAN compatibility and support for Windows Server 2008, Microsoft's newest version of its flagship server operating system. Customers can deploy Windows Server 2008 systems connected to a LeftHand Networks SAN with confidence since the LeftHand Networks iSCSI SAN has achieved the Windows Server 2008 iSCSI target device Logo. The Windows Server 2008 Logo ensures testing and interoperability with LeftHand Networks SAN systems.
BOULDER, Colo. (Business Wire EON) March 3, 2008 --
LeftHand Networks®,
the leading provider of highly available iSCSI SANs, today announced SAN
compatibility and support for Windows
Server 2008, Microsoft’s newest version of
its flagship server operating system. Customers can deploy Windows
Server 2008 systems connected to a LeftHand Networks SAN with confidence
since the LeftHand Networks iSCSI SAN has achieved the Windows Server
2008 iSCSI target device Logo. The Windows Server 2008 Logo ensures
testing and interoperability with LeftHand Networks SAN systems.
“Windows Server 2008 adds many new storage
management features, and really sets a new standard for iSCSI SAN
integration,” said Larry
Cormier, vice president of Marketing at LeftHand Networks. “When
coupled with the advanced SAN features found in all LeftHand Networks
SANs, Windows Server 2008 delivers new levels of data protection, high
availability and performance for our mutual customers.”
Windows Server 2008 ships with a fully integrated iSCSI initiator out of
the box, so connecting the server to the iSCSI SAN system is easy and
straightforward. In addition to the embedded initiator, Windows Server
2008 supports larger data partitions on the SAN, the ability to boot
from iSCSI devices, native multi-pathing, the ability to shrink existing
volumes, and installation of the Windows Server operating system
directly to an iSCSI device. The LeftHand
Networks SAN integrates directly with a Windows Server 2008 system
with an updated version of its Solution Pack for Windows. Included in
the solution pack are a VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) provider for
Snapshot management, a VDS (Virtual Disk Service) provider for Volume
provisioning and a Device Specific Module (DSM) for Microsoft MPIO, all
updated to run on the Windows Server 2008 platform.
“As a Microsoft
Gold Partner, LeftHand Networks has been working with the Windows
Core Storage team for more than a year on integrating, testing, and
performance-tuning their iSCSI SAN systems with Windows Server 2008, and
we are pleased that they are participating in the launch,”
said Tony de Freitas, Director, Windows Server at Microsoft. “iSCSI
is an ideal storage interface for applications like Microsoft Exchange,
SQL Server and SharePoint. LeftHand Networks fully leverages iSCSI and
all the Windows Server 2008 storage capabilities to provide a strong
storage platform for these applications.”
For companies of every size, LeftHand Networks offers a simple,
scalable, easy-to-manage data storage solution. LeftHand Networks’
innovative approach to storage allows customers to deploy full-featured
iSCSI SANs that optimize virtualized environments and deliver
enterprise-class capabilities, including Online Volume Migration,
Advanced Thin Provisioning, Network RAID Synchronous Replication, Remote
Copy Asynchronous Replication, Snapshot, proactive Self-Healing Storage
and Centralized Management.
Founded in 1999, LeftHand Networks has more than 2,500 customers and
9,000 systems installed worldwide. As part of its managed partnership
with Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), LeftHand Networks is participating in the
Windows Server 2008 Launch and is also involved in pre-release programs
for SQL Server 2008 and Windows Hyper-V.
About LeftHand Networks
LeftHand Networks pioneered IP-based storage area networks (SAN) in
2001. SANs built using LeftHand’s SAN/iQ®
software are uniquely able to distribute and protect data across a
cluster of industry-standard storage servers. The company’s
patented architecture increases data availability, allows users to start
small and grow the SAN seamlessly, and simplifies management. The
LeftHand SAN is ideal for storage and server consolidation, multi-site
SANs, and disaster recovery. LeftHand SANs are available in the U.S.,
Canada and throughout Europe. For more information, contact LeftHand at info@lefthandnetworks.com.
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