Open-E DSS V7
| Developer(s) | Open-E |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
v.7.00 up50 17526
/ September 23, 2015 |
| Available in | English, German, Japanese |
| Type | Computer storagesoftware |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | www.open-e.com |
Open-E Data Storage Software V7 (DSS V7) - is a Linux-based data storage software used for building and managing centralized data storage servers: Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN), including Fibre Channel, NFS, iSCSI and InfiniBand. The software has been first released on June 19, 2012[1] and can be used for storage virtualization, High Availability storage clusters, network environments with many clients, CCTV or backup. It features active-active failover for NFS and iSCSI, active-passive failover for NFS and iSCSI, volume replication, snapshots, built-in backup agents, multipath I/O, NICs bonding and more.[2] Open-E DSS V7 is VMware Ready,[3] Citrix Ready[4] and supports Microsoft Hyper-V.[5]
Awards
July 2012 - "Product of the Month"[6]
DCS Awards 2014 - Finalist for Datacentre ICT Storage Software Product of the Year[7]
Open-E DSS V7 Lite
| Developer(s) | Open-E |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, German, Japanese |
| Type | Freeware computer storage software |
| Website | www.open-e.com |
Open-E Data Storage Software V7 Lite (DSS V7 Lite) is a free version of Open-E DSS V7, delivering functions used for managing Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN). With Open-E DSS V7 Lite, up to 2TB of storage capacity can be managed for free; additional capacity may be purchased. As freeware, it is offered without technical support but users help each other through the Open-E forum.[8]
Minimum hardware requirements
- x86 - compatible PC
- Processor 64bit CPU 2 GHz
- HDD (SATA, SAS, SCSI, ATA) / iSCSI Storage)
- Network Interface Card
References
- ↑ "Open-E enhances data storage software". www.storagebytesnow.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ Xelsys, Alan. "Open-E how to". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Open-E DSS V7 VMware Ready". Storage Newsletter. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "Open-E DSS V7 Citrix Ready". Citrix. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "VMware Solution Exchange". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Open-E DSS V7 - Product of the month". Storage-Insider. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Datacentre ICT Storage Software Product of the Year finalist". DSC Awards. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Review: Software-based NAS offers free/low-cost storage". www.networkworld.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.