Citrix StorageLink technology lets your virtual server infrastructures fully leverage all the resources and functionality of existing storage systems. StorageLink supports third party storage architectures and delivers deep integration with leading storage platforms. Citrix StorageLink provides your organization with:

• Reduced cost and complexity by leveraging existing investments in storage systems.
  
• One click access to native storage services.
  
• Simplified, wizard-driven storage setup and maintenance.
  
  
  

StorageLink consists of several key components that work in concert to utilize your existing storage infrastructure throughout the configuration and ongoing management of your virtual environments.

• StorageLink Gateway enables automated discovery and one-click access to native storage services.
  
• StorageLink Resource Manager makes common actions in native storage arrays visible from within the virtualization management environment, including provisioning, snapshots, and cloning.
  
• StorageLink Image Manager provides a centralized library of virtual machine images that can be rapidly deployed to any number of target Citrix XenServer hosts.
  
• StorageLink Connect provides a set of clearly-defined open APIs that make it easy to link XenServer environments to third party storage solutions and enterprise management frameworks.
  

Leveraging StorageLink technologies, Essentials for XenServer and Essentials for Hyper-V integrates storage management functions into the management console for the virtual infrastructure via wizards and workflow enabling you to utilize the advanced services native within your storage arrays. Rather than employing proprietary and necessarily segmented storage functionalities that duplicate existing systems and can consume valuable computing resources on the host environment, StorageLink reduces complexity and TCO.

Citrix Ready™ Open Storage Program is a new program that makes it easy for third-party storage vendors to certify interoperability of their products with Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V, using the innovative new StorageLink technology. As a result, enterprise customers can rest assured that any environment virtualized with XenServer or Hyper-V will work seamlessly with all of their existing storage, backup and disaster recovery systems.

Try Citrix StorageLink with an evaluation of Citrix Essentials.
Essentials for XenServer Evaluation
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