Vates and DataCore announce expanded storage compatibility for Vates VMS
We are pleased to announce a technical and strategic partnership between Vates and DataCore, designed to ensure seamless compatibility between Vates VMS and DataCore storage solutions, including SANsymphony and StarWind Virtual SAN.
As organizations reassess their infrastructure strategies, flexibility, interoperability, and freedom of choice have become increasingly important.
At Vates, our goal has always been to provide an open virtualization platform that works seamlessly with a broad ecosystem of infrastructure technologies. Today, we are pleased to announce a new partnership between Vates and DataCore focused on expanding storage options available to Vates VMS users.
This collaboration brings together Vates' virtualization platform and DataCore's software-defined storage portfolio, including SANsymphony and StarWind Virtual SAN, helping customers build infrastructure that fits their operational and business requirements.
This collaboration expands the storage options available to Vates VMS users while maintaining the simplicity and reliability that production environments require.
“Our goal is to expand the ecosystem around Vates VMS while keeping the platform simple to deploy and operate. This partnership with DataCore gives customers additional storage options with a validated architecture and a clear support path.”
Olivier Lambert, CEO & Co-Founder @Vates
XCP-ng certified with StarWind Virtual SAN
As part of this collaboration, DataCore has completed validation and certification testing of XCP-ng with StarWind Virtual SAN.
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This certification provides customers with additional confidence when deploying StarWind Virtual SAN alongside XCP-ng, ensuring compatibility between the virtualization and storage layers.
For organizations looking for a flexible and cost-effective virtualization stack, this certification expands the range of storage technologies that can be confidently deployed with Vates VMS.
SANsymphony compatibility through open standards
In addition to StarWind certification, DataCore SANsymphony works seamlessly with XCP-ng through industry-standard storage protocols.
XCP-ng, the hypervisor at the core of Vates VMS, consumes shared storage directly using widely adopted protocols such as:
- iSCSI for block storage over IP
- Fibre Channel for high-performance storage fabrics
Because this approach relies on open and widely supported standards, organizations can integrate SANsymphony into their Vates VMS environments without requiring proprietary extensions or modifications to the hypervisor.
This architecture keeps deployments simple while providing access to advanced storage services such as replication, multipathing, and storage virtualization.
Supported deployment model
The deployment model currently validated by both Vates and DataCore consists of SANsymphony deployed on dedicated storage infrastructure connected to XCP-ng hosts through standard storage protocols.
A practical approach to infrastructure modernization
Many organizations are currently reviewing their virtualization strategies and looking for alternatives that provide greater flexibility without sacrificing reliability.
Organizations can continue to manage virtualization through Xen Orchestra while leveraging DataCore's storage management tools for advanced storage services.
This separation of responsibilities allows each platform to focus on its area of expertise while remaining fully interoperable.
Architecture overview of the Vates VMS and DataCore
Looking ahead: strengthening the Vates ecosystem
This partnership also aligns with Vates' broader strategy of expanding and strengthening its technology ecosystem.
As part of the upcoming Vates Alliance Network (VAN), Vates and DataCore are exploring the development of joint Solution Guides and Reference Architectures. These documents will help customers deploy validated infrastructure designs while providing clear guidance on supported configurations and best practices.
By working together on documented and validated architectures, both companies aim to simplify infrastructure deployment and provide customers with greater confidence in their technology choices.