Nexenta Achieved VMware Ready Status

Nexenta Systems Inc. announced that NexentaStor has achieved VMware Ready status.

This designation indicates that after a detailed validation process NexentaStor has achieved VMware’s highest level of endorsement and is supported on VMware vSAN for production environments.

“We are pleased that Nexenta qualifies for the VMware Ready logo, signifying to customers that it has met specific VMware interoperability standards and works effectively with VMware cloud infrastructure. This signifies to customers that NexentaStor can be deployed in production environments with confidence and can speed time to value within customer environments,” said Kristen Edwards, director, technology alliance partner program, VMware, Inc.

By using NexentaStor deployed as a virtual appliance with VMware vSAN, organizations can expect:

NFSv3, NFSv4, SMB 2.1 and SMB 3
Microsoft AD, LDAP and Kerberos integration
Concurrent NFS and SMB sharing
Simplicity to manage through NexentaFusion or vCenter plug-in
Inline IO acceleration improving performance
Capacity savings inline data reduction
Integrated and scheduled snapshots
Maintains data integrity during stressful tasks – network/disk, host recovery
Security and domain control with AD
Replication (scheduled and continuous)
HA on Shared VMDK

“We’re excited to say we are certified as part of the latest VMware vSAN File Services program,” said Michael Letschin, Field CTO, Nexenta. “Having worked with VMware since early days of vSAN we are happy to continue helping customers deploy file services to their HCI solutions, adding in additional reassurance with VMware backing the solution.“

The VMware Ready program is a co-branding benefit of the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program for customers to identify partner products certified to work with VMware cloud infrastructure. Customers can use these products and solutions to lower project risks and realize cost savings over custom built solutions. With thousands of members worldwide, the VMware TAP program includes technology partners with the shared commitment to bring expertise and business solution for each customer need.

NexentaStor can be found within the online VMware Solution Exchange (VSX) at https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/nexentastor-virtual-storage-appliance-5-x. The VMware Solution Exchange is an online marketplace where VMware partners and developers can publish rich marketing content and downloadable software for customers.