StarWind Command Center
Single Pane of Glass for Your Entire StarWind Infrastructure
StarWind Command Center is the unified web-based management UI that ties everything together. Instead of jumping between hypervisor-specific tools (vCenter for VMware, Windows Admin Center for Hyper-V, Proxmox web UI), Command Center gives you a single dashboard to monitor, orchestrate, and manage your entire StarWind environment — storage, compute, and networking — from any device, anywhere.
It's deliberately simple. StarWind designed it for IT generalists, not storage specialists. The learning curve is minimal, routine operations are streamlined, and you don't need to touch a CLI for day-to-day management. Create and manage VSAN storage pools, monitor cluster health, configure replication, and manage failover — all from one browser tab.
For multi-site deployments, Command Center is particularly valuable. You can manage StarWind VSAN clusters and HCI Appliances across multiple locations from a single console. It deploys as a lightweight virtual appliance with minimal resource requirements (2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage), so it adds virtually no overhead to your environment. If you're running StarWind infrastructure, Command Center is the obvious choice for centralised management.
Interface
Web-based UI, accessible from any device
Deployment
Lightweight virtual appliance (VHDX)
Minimum Resources
2 vCPUs, 4 GB vRAM, 50 GB storage
Manages
StarWind VSAN, HCI Appliances, storage pools, replication, failover
Hypervisor Support
Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, vSphere — cross-hypervisor management
Multi-Site
Centralised management of distributed StarWind clusters
Command Center isn't competing with heavyweight management platforms like VMware vCenter or Nutanix Prism — it's positioned as the simpler, more focused alternative. vCenter is powerful but requires its own infrastructure, licensing, and a learning curve that's frankly unreasonable for small deployments. Windows Admin Center is free but limited to Hyper-V environments. Nutanix Prism is excellent but locked to the Nutanix ecosystem. StarWind Command Center works across hypervisors — Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, and vSphere — from one console. For Australian channel partners managing StarWind deployments across multiple customer sites, this cross-hypervisor capability is a genuine differentiator. You're not maintaining three different management toolchains for three different hypervisor environments. It's lightweight, it's included with StarWind products, and it does exactly what it needs to do without trying to be everything to everyone.
One of the advantages of working with CRS — we can recommend the best combination of vendors for your specific needs.
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Command Center managing the storage layer while NAKIVO handles backup orchestration
Proxmox
Command Center managing StarWind VSAN storage pools under Proxmox VE clusters
QSAN
Unified view of StarWind software-defined storage alongside QSAN physical arrays
StoneFly Cloud Vault & Cloud Storage
Monitoring cloud replication and DR status from the Command Center dashboard
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StarWind Command Center is available through Cloud Ready Solutions and our network of authorised partners across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific.
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