SoftNAS® on VMware
VMware vSphere NAS – Optimize your deployment with additional storage benefits from SoftNAS.
SoftNAS® on VMware
Optimize your deployment with additional storage benefits from SoftNAS


Why SoftNAS on VMware?
SoftNAS complements VMware virtual with an extensive NAS feature set, combined with the unified storage access via NFS, CIFS/SMB, with Active Directory integration. SoftNAS extends the VMware environment to include highly durable Amazon S3 cloud storage, with additional petabytes of secure off-site cloud storage.
SoftNAS runs as a virtual appliance on VMware ESX and the SoftNAS VM is allocated clustered storage from. Storage volumes are allocated from storage pools and shared as NFS exports and VIDS/SMD shared. Integration with Active Directory provides authentication and authorization features.
Expand VMware with SoftNAS

Cost Management
Save 30-80% by reducing amount of data to store
- Enable Block Storage
- Data Deduplication & Compression
- SmartTiers (Fast to Slow Block Storage)

Performance
Increase data performance without expanding storage required
- Multiple Storage Types
- Striping Disks
- Private Storage

Control & Security
Supporting major protocols including iSCSI, CIFs/SMB, and NFS
- Snapshots and Rollbacks
- 2-Factor Authentication
- Large-scale Windows Filer & NFS Server

SoftNAS was a good fit for us because while we’re on-premises, we wanted something that was performant, flexible, and scalable… and lend themselves to being moved and implemented in the cloud.”
Jerry Nihen, Sr Systems Engineer, CMG Financial
