| File system | AVFS SAN file system, Ardis Virtual File System |
| High Availability | Yes |
| Posix compliance | The essentials |
| Supported metadata hardware | dual AVFS Heads |
| Supported storage arrays | DDP, Infortrend, Seagate, others to be tested |
| Supported disk types | SATA, SAS and PCe SSD’s, NL and 24/7 3,5” SAS HDs |
| Supported network cards | Ethernet, Infiniband and Fibrechannel all speeds |
| Supported network protocols | Data: Ethernet, FC, Infiniband, RoCE AVFS: Ethernet (TCP/IP) |
Metadata/Data Protection & Support
Metadata protection: via dual AVFS Head.
Raid protection: Raid 5 and or 6 and or Erasure coding based depending on choice of storage array’s.
Software defined storage protection: depending on the storage array’s selection and HA requirement.
Synchronous Metadata replication: included.
Synchronous Data replication: optional.
Asynchronous Data replication: license fee based via Archiware P5 synchronize.
Remote support: included in 2 years warranty; after that via support contract.
Other supports methods: phone and Email. Included in 2 years warranty.
Backup, Archive and Synchronise: included via Archiware P5, licensee fee needed.
Performance
| Performance per AVFS/iSCSI/FC Linux client: | > 2,5 GB/s. |
| Performance per AVFS/iSCSI/FC Windows client: | > 2,2 GB/s. |
| Performance per AVFS/iSCSI/FC Mac client: | > 2,5 GB/s. |
| Performance per AVFS/iSER Linux client: | 20GB/s. |
| Performance per AVFS/iSER Windows client: | 5 GB/s. |
| Performance per AVFS/iSER Mac client: | n.a. |
| Performance per AVFS/NVME-oF Linux client: | 20GB/s. |
| Performance per AVFS/NVME-oF Windows client: | 5GB/s. |
| Performance per AVFS/NVME-oF Mac client: | n.a. |
| Max IOPS, random R/W 4K per storage array: | 700000 less or more dependent on storage array. |
| Max Bandwidth per storage array: | 100 GB/s or less or more depending on storage array. |
| Max total performance via AVFS: | sum of performances of all storage arrays. |
| Max total performance via SMB: | determined by dual AVFS Head: max 6GB/s. |
| Bandwidth Limiting: | Yes per workstation, server, client. |
| Multiple Connection per Session (MCS): | Yes per workstation, server, client. |
Scaling
| Capacity scaling limitation: | none |
| Performance scaling limitation: | none |
| Capacity scaling: | Yes: online and offline |
| Performance scaling: | Yes: online and offline |
| Storage array scaling: | can be combined at will, may require integrated testing |
| File system scaling: | not applicable |
| Max file size: 16TB: | larger on request |
| Max number of folder volumes mounted: | can be discussed |
| Number of files and folders per file system: | more then 20 million |
| HA setup: | Yes with dual AVFS Head and redundant raid/erasure coding storage arrays |
| Heterogeneous clustering: | Yes, any type including generic if not too old |
Metadata & Data Management
| Management: | via the AVFS web interface. |
| Metadata High Availability: | Yes, Active-Passive |
| Data High Availability: | Yes, Active-Active or Active-Passive, depend on storage array’s. |
| Caching: | file based as part of AVFS. |
| Pinning: | Cache mode, folder volume selectable in Storage Manager. |
| On Demand: | Cache mode, folder volume selectable in Storage Manager. |
| Tiering: | folder volume selectable in Storage Manager. |
| Balancing: | folder volume selectable in Storage Manager. |
| Consolidating: | folder volume selectable in Storage Manager. |
| Data Locations: | yes, are equivalent to raid sets or combination of raid sets. |
| Folder volumes: | yes are folder/directories with volume mount properties. |
| Quota settings: | yes, adjustable per folder volume. |
| Data Distribution: | selectable in Storage Manager. |
| Storage Manager: | in Web Ui, part of AVFS, determines final data destinations, |
| Task Manager: | in Web Ui, part of AVFS, shows tiering tasks progress. |
| Storage array management: | storage arrays come with their own Web Ui. |
| Hardlinks: | Ask. |
| Multipath: | Yes for data. |
| Bonding: | Yes. |
| API: | Ask specifications. |
| Snapshots: | No. |
| Deduplication: | No. |
| Compression: | No. |
User/Group Management
| Collaboration: | Yes. |
| Data Sharing: | Yes. |
| User access rights: | Yes via web interface. |
| Group access rights: | Yes via web interface. |
| Automount: | yes: automatic mounting of volumes upon user/group logon. |
| AD/LDAP user password authentication: | Yes. |
| ACL’s: | Folder/User based. |
| SMB access: | Yes, via Dual AVFS Head. |
Security
HTTPS support: Yes.
Two factor authentication support: Yes.
In line auditing support of:
Desktop (or DDP Head’s) iqn name {
Day and start time of an AVFS/Data connection
FV name or names
user login on desktop
description what user does with which files in which folder, file path from/to time of day
day and time of end of connection.
}
Inline encryption: Yes, when self encrypting drives are used.
Encryption at rest: Optional
File encryption: Depending on the storage arrays chosen.
Active Directory, LDAP and Local User Authentication: Yes.
ISO270001 compliant: Yes.
MPIAA compliant: Yes.
Physical share isolation: Yes via separate workstations, cards, cables and subnets.
SSH protected file system access: Optional.
SSL encryption data transfers: Optional.
Cloud
Cloud support via integrated Archiware P5.
| S3 support: | Yes. |
| Azure support: | Yes. |
| S3 Support: | Yes. |
| Wasabi Support: | Yes. |
| Google support: | Yes. |
