Installation & Update
Automatic Security Updates
We insure maximum security and stability with automatic security updates.
100% pure Ceph
There is 0% vendor lock-in, since we ship 100% pure Ceph!
GUI based cluster deployment
Deploy your cluster in minutes with our super simple GUI.
Cluster wide update management
Automated OS and (minor) Ceph updates.
Automated Ceph release migration
Easy upgrade to new (major) Ceph releases, with the click of a button.
Administration
S3 management
Manage access to object storage
RBD management
Manage access to block storage.
Manage pools
Easily create, edit and delete new storage pools.
Manage PG
Easy placement group maintenance (recover, backfill, ...)
Manage OSD
Reliable OSD deployment and management (create, delete, start, stop, ...)
Manage MON
Reliable MON deployment and management (create, delete, start, stop, ...)
Manage MGR
Automated MGR deployment and management
Manage MDS
Reliable MDS deployment and management (create, delete, start, stop, ...)
Maintenance Mode
Easy cluster maintenance and management of Ceph flags (noout, noup, ...)
Simple hardware management
Keep track of your storage hardware inventory.
CRUSH Map Administration
GUI based management of your data distribution. No verbose editing of text files.
Web based Shell access
Shell access to all your cluster nodes, enables you to do everything right from the GUI.
Efficiency
LACP network connections
Single and multiple network connections via LACP and arbitrary bandwith enable high availability within your existing ethernet infrastructure.
S3 Explorer
Direct management of the object store without additional software.
Replicated pools
Reduces the IO requirement for better performance.
Erasure coded (EC) pools
Reduces space requirements and thus saves costs.
LACP loadbalancing
Highly available network connection with LACP based network loadbalancing.
Hardware Independent
Disk Performance Benchmarking
Tools to benchmark disk performance, right from the GUI.
Diskless server boot via PXE
Convenience, optimized data density and reduced costs.
CephFS Explorer
Direct management of the CephFS POSIX filesystem.
Reliability & Availability
High-Availability SMB
Highly available SMB with CTDB for increased reliability and availability of data.
High-Availability S3
Highly available S3 with keepalived. Saves resources and costs of load balancers.
High-Availability NFS
Highly available NFS with keepalived for increased reliability and availability of data.
High-Availability iSCSI
Highly available iSCSI for reliable integration with proprietary solutions.
High-Availability Groups
Increased availability for mission critical usage.
Cluster configuration auto tuning
Optimize performance and reduce costs.
Automatic Management Node Backup
Easy recovery in case of loss of the management system.
Export Statistics to Grafana
Easy integration in existing Grafana installations.
Integration
100% pure RESTful API
Seamless integration into your existing solutions.
Okta Single SIgn On (SSO)
Central independent cloud based user management.
LDAP Users & Groups
Easy integration in your environment.
Hook scripts
Modify and extend your cluster to your needs.
Monitoring & Statistics
Centralized logging
All logfiles in one place and protected against manipulation.
SMART disk status
SMART disk checks to detect disk failures as soon as possible and improve reliability.
Nagios plugin
Easy integration with your existing monitoring system.
Graphite database
Easy integration with external tools like Grafana.
Pre-built Grafana dashboards
Deep insights into your clusters state at a glance.
Protocols & APIs
S3
High-performance S3 API compatible object storage.
S3 via NFS
Access to modern object storage from proprietary solutions.
SWIFT via RGW
Vendor independent object storage.
RBD (RADOS Block Device)
Rados block device, the newest and fastest way of accessing block storage
RBD export via ISCSI
Vendor independent block storage integration.
CephFS
Scale-out posix file system.
CephFS via Samba
Windows compatible scale-out file system.
CephFS via NFS
Vendor independent network file system.
Security
VLAN based network configuration
Seperate client and storage traffic and increase network security by seperation.
User management
Control access to your storage management system.
Audit Log
Trackable and auditable system changes.
Service & Support
Basic service & support
Our croit/Ceph experts help free of charge for simple problems and questions.
24*7*365 service & support
Support for your operations around the clock.
Usability & Comfort
SSH Access
Conveniently manage your keys for all cluster nodes and access any one of them without restriction.
Cross-platform
Check and manage your cluster on every device.
Complete lifecycle management
Complete lifecycle management of all Ceph services. No shell required.
Pre-built Key Performance Indicators
KPIs help to detect premature errors or bottlenecks.
#Missing any features?
Let us know! Chances are pretty good that we are open to implement them! If your request is very specific to your usecase, paid feature development is also an option. Send us an email: info@croit.io