This article describes Log-Structured File System devices. It provides technical properties, requirements, limitations, features and benefits of the LSFS device, which should give the end-user necessary knowledge and understanding for its implementation into the system.
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deduplication, defragmentation, LSFS, thin-provisioned

This article provides step-by-step guidance on adding, changing and disabling L2 cache in different scenarios.

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cache, L2 cache

This article provides an advice on how to place a domain controller in case of StarWind Virtual SAN usage.
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Active Directory, domain controller, Hyper-Converged, power failure, unsynchronized

This article provides a step by step guidance for changing StarWind Virtual SAN default iSCSI connections port value.
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iSCSI port, iSCSI Target Server, Security

This article provides an explanation should Windows Server where StarWind is installed be included into a domain / be part of Active Directory.
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Active Directory, domain, Failover Cluster, FAQ

This article provides explanation why it is so important to have backups.
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backup

This article provides the basic set of IOmeter specifications and test configurations, recommended to be used in order to benchmark the system. with 2 nodes HA StarWind configuration with Flat images used. It should give the basic understanding for more advanced performance measuring and troubleshooting.
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benchmarking