Software Open-E DSS V6 Citrix Ready

Open-E, Inc. announced that its Data Storage Software Open-E DSS V6 has been verified as Citrix Ready.

The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party solutions that are recommended to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions from Citrix Systems, Inc. Open-E DSS V6 completed a verification process to ensure compatibility with Citrix XenServer Version 5.6, providing confidence in joint solution compatibility.
 
The Citrix Ready program makes it easy for customers to identify complementary products and solutions that can enhance Citrix environments. Customers can be confident that Open-E DSS V6 has passed a series of tests established by Citrix, and can be trusted to work with Citrix XenServer in order to guarantee a heterogenous IT infrastructure.
 
The Open-E Data Storage Software V6 (DSS V6) is a unified file and block storage management operating system (OS), which provides Network Attached storage (NAS), iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage Area Network (SAN) functionality. Performance, security and scalability are offered at a fraction of the costs of alternative storage options. Advanced features of Open-E DSS V6 include data and volume replication, snapshot-volume, automated failover for iSCSI volumes, WORM and NDMP.
 
Designed for use with a variety of hardware RAID platforms, Open-E DSS V6 allows the combination of NAS devices and iSCSI SAN systems, and the integration of multiple network interface controllers including Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel. Open-E DSS V6 supports logical volumes greater than 16 TB. The software is available with a license capacity of 4, 8, 16 and unlimited TB. Optionally, the capacity can be further expanded.
 
"As a member of the Citrix Ready program, we are able to offer customers intelligent solutions that combine our Open-E DSS V6 with Citrix XenServer," said Krzysztof Franek, President and CEO of Open-E. "The offering clearly demonstrates our plans to work closely with trusted partners, through the Citrix Ready partner ecosystem, in order to provide the highest quality experience for our customers."