Aquarius: Wareus DSS

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2024: Alt Server 10 Compatibility

Aquarus specialists tested the correctness of the work of the high-performance storage system of their own development Wareus with the Alt Server 10 OS from BASEALT. The test result is confirmed in a two-sided certificate of correct and effective operation. This "Aquarius" reported on February 2, 2024.

Wareus is a storage system based on the model range of Aquarius server equipment and the Wareus management software (software) running on the Alt Server 10 operating system. As part of the testing, the correctness and efficiency of the hardware, software and OS were checked. Also, Aquarius specialists carried out work to optimize certain components of the Alt Server 10 OS critical to the performance of Wareus software.

Most DSS solutions are Linux modules running in the kernel space, which requires optimization of the components of the target OS, including the kernel. Wareus software works in the user space, as it provides the necessary DSS functionality with its code. This approach simplifies integration with the operating system, but also requires careful and accurate testing to ensure the reliability of Wareus DSS in all kinds of modes and configurations, "said Oleg Oleinik, director of the technical directorate of the Aquarius group of companies.

2023: Wareus DSS

On November 7, 2023, the Aquarius Group of Companies announced the launch of the Wareus line of storage systems. Among the features of − a high degree of localization of equipment, as well as the Navy and BIOS of its own design.

data storage Wareus systems are designed for a wide range of tasks of both general purpose and critical importance, including: storage data of systems, virtualizations ensuring the operation of high-performance management systems (), databases DBMS storage, media content providing effective access to archive data, work predictive analytics and predictive management of object subsystems), tasks and critical information infrastructure (CII others. backup

For efficient, continuous operation, Wareus DSS of systems have fully redundant active/active controllers. The equipment is available in various versions, including a redundant solution with two controllers and an integrated disk enclosure in one enclosure or several controllers with external connected disk enclosures. SSD Up to 4600 TB drive-based DSS are available, and HDD up to 8400 TB drive-based drives are available.

The devices operate under the control of the Wareus control software complex (CMS), which is based on the principles of secure software development (Security by Design). This PKU is designed by Aquarius specialists from scratch to provide management of high-performance midrange and enterprise DSS. Physical media, production and backup disk groups, and pools are also managed.

We started developing our own DSS management software three years ago. First, we analyzed many Western and Russian developments, identified customer requirements for DSS capacity, realizing that the business need for this product will only grow year after year. Taking into account these data and based on our experience in the production of our own hardware platforms, we created a control complex. Our development will make it possible to create solutions for the current requirements of customers and successfully integrate them with partner software solutions, - said Oleg Oleinik, director of the technical directorate of the Aquarius Group of Companies.

In addition to high performance, DSS have high performance. information security To protect the disks from failure, modern controls were created, the algorithms RAID implementation of which was carried out by Aquarius specialists from scratch. As of November 2023, RAID4, RAID5 and RAID6 have been implemented. A special high-performance RAID Multi Mirror algorithm is also available, which works in parallel access mode to physical media and allows you to increase DSS streaming performance several times.

The Wareus line is intended for use by Russian corporate and state customers and will be available for order from the first quarter of 2024. The entire line is provided with a standard three-year warranty, which can be extended and supplemented at the request of customers.