Editing Homelab Storage Software

[[Category:Storage]][[Category:Software]][[Category:Hyperconverged Solutions]]
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== Introduction ==
There are a multitude of storage software options available, some of which are open source solutions designed specifically for small storage platforms, and others are simply free versions or even simulators of full vendor products.

== Storage Software ==
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|+Storage Software
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! Type !! Block !! File !! Object !! Vendor !! Software Name & External Link !! Limits !! Notes !! Detail
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| Open Source || ✔ || ✔ || || FreeNAS || [http://www.freenas.org/ FreeNAS] ||  ||  || [[FreeNAS|More]]
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| Open Source || ✔ || ✔ || || Openfiler || [https://www.openfiler.com/ Openfiler] ||  || || [[Openfiler|More]]
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| Simulator || || ✔ || || NetApp || [http://community.netapp.com/t5/Developer-Network-Articles-and-Resources/Data-ONTAP-Simulator-Introduction-and-Download-Information/ta-p/85285 Data ONTAP simulator] || [http://www.wooditwork.com/2012/01/04/installing-maximising-the-netapp-ontap-8-1-simulator/ 180GB] || || [[NetApp|More]]
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| Free Restricted || ✔ || ✔ || || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/trial-software-download/vvnx.htm?PID=SWD_vvnx_trialsoftware vVNX] || Non-prod only || || [[EMC vVNX|More]]
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| Free Restricted || ✔ || ✔ || || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/trial-software-download/vvols.htm vVNX with VVol support] || Non-prod only || || [[EMC vVNX|More]]
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| Simulator || || ✔ || || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/trial-software-download/isilon.htm?PID=SWD_isilon_trialsoftware Isilon Simulator] || Non-prod only || || [[EMC Isilon|More]]
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| Free Restricted || || ✔ || || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/trial-software-download/isilonsd-edge.htm IsilonSD Edge] || Non-prod only || Not sure if standalone? || [[EMC Isilon|More]]
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| Free Restricted || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/cloud/vipr/try.htm?PID=SWD_vipr_trialsoftware ViPR] || Non-prod only || || [[EMC ViPR|More]]
|-
| Free Restricted || || ✔ || || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/trial-software-download/data-domain-virtual-edition.htm Data Domain VE] || 0.5TB of replication || || [[EMC Data Domain|More]]
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| Free Restricted || || || ✔ || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/trial-software-download/ecs.htm?PID=SWD_ecs_trialsoftware ECS Object storage] || Non-prod only || || [[EMC Elastic Cloud Storage|More]]
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| Free Restricted || ✔ || ✔ || || Nexenta || [https://nexenta.com/products/downloads/download-community-edition NexentaStor Community Edition] || 18TB RAW limit || || [[Nexenta|More]]
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| Open Source || || || ✔ || Ceph || [http://ceph.com Ceph] ||  || Also provides proprietary POSIX file and block storage || [[Ceph|More]]
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| Open Source || ✔ || || || Astersmith, LLC || [http://www.esos-project.com ESOS] || || || [[ESOS|More]]
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| Licensed || ✔ || ✔ || || Microsoft || [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/hh831739.aspx Windows File Services<br>& Storage Spaces] ||  || Can provide iSCSI target, SMB or [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-GB/library/jj574143.aspx NFS (up to 4.1)]<br>Included with Windows Standard<br>Free if you use 180 day trial || [[Microsoft Storage Spaces|More]]
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| || ✔ || ✔ || || XPEnology || [http://xpenology.me/introduction/ XPEnology] ||  || Allows you to run the Synology DSM OS on almost any other hardware! || [[XPEnology|More]]
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| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"|[[Hyper-convergence|HCI / Hyperconverged]] and Virtual SAN solutions
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| Free Restricted || ✔ || || || EMC || [http://www.emc.com/products-solutions/trial-software-download/scaleio.htm ScaleIO] || Non-prod only || || [[EMC ScaleIO|More]]
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| Free Restricted || ✔ || || || StarWind || [https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san-free Virtual SAN® Free] ||  || Minimum of 2 nodes required || [[StarWind|More]]
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| Free Restricted || ✔ || || || HPE || [http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/data-storage/free-vsa.html StorVirtual VSA] || 1TB || Requires that you have bought an Intel Xeon CPU, but from ''any vendor''  || [[HPE StorVirtual|More]]
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| Licensed || ✔ || || || VMware || [http://www.vmware.com/uk/products/virtual-san VSAN] ||   || Included in VMware's [https://www.vmug.com/p/cm/ld/fid=8792 EVALExperience] offer  || [[VMware VSAN|More]]
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