Update:
Still looking for Storage/VSA for the LAB?
Take a look at this Cloudwards article, a lot more details than mine.
What Is NAS? A Practical Guide to Network-Attached Storage in 2026
Desde hace tiempo estoy investigando sobre VSA (Virtual Storage Appliance), estoy planeando varios cambios en el HomeLAB y planeo sacarle provecho a algunos VSA gratuitos que existen actualmente.
Esta lista es basada en una de hace varios años la cual encontré unos días atrás.
http://vmsupergenius.com/free-storage-for-your-lab/
Nota: El título del post dice “Gratis” pero también se agregaron VSA que no lo son.
| Appliance | Type | OS | vSphere Support | SRM Support | Free/Trial | Info/DL Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FalconStor Network Storage Server | iSCSI | Bare metal appliance | Yes | Yes | Trial | NSS VA |
| HP LeftHand VSA | iSCSI | Bare metal appliance | Yes | Yes | Trial | Trial |
| DataCore SANmelody | iSCSI | Windows | Yes | No | Trial | Go Virtual Solution – VMware |
| FalconStor Network Storage Server Lite | iSCSI | Bare metal appliance | Yes | No | Free | NSS VA Lite |
| EMC Celerra Simulator VSA | iSCSI and NFS | Bare metal appliance | No | No [1] | Free | Virtual Geek blog |
| FreeNAS | NFS | Bare metal install | No | No | Free | Home |
| Openfiler | iSCSI and NFS | Bare metal install | No | No | Free | Home |
| StarWind iSCSI | iSCSI | Windows | No | No | Free (with limits) | Free version |
| NexentaStor | iSCSI and NFS | Bare metal install | No | No | Free (18T free) | NexentaStor |
| VMware | NFS | Bare metal appliance | Yes | No | Trial | VMware |
| StorMagic SvSAN | iSCSI | Bare metal appliance | No | No | Trial | StorMagic ::: SvSAN |
| QuantaStor | iSCSI and NFS | Bare metal install | No | No | Free (with limits) | QuantaStor |