Cloud-based Fleet Management Tool
StorMagic Edge Control is a centralized, cloud-based fleet monitoring and management tool. It simplifies how your organization administers clusters, wherever they’re located. View individual statuses and make changes from anywhere. With Edge Control, management is reliable, simple and lower cost.
Edge Control is:
Reliable
- Admins can react when needed
- Provides a deep dive into any node
- Data is secure and available
Simple
- Provides centralized control
- Presents details when needed
- Keeps clusters organized and up to date
Lower Cost
- No proprietary hardware or system requirements – access anywhere on any device (SaaS)
- IT admins not needed at every cluster location
- Compatible with multiple hypervisors to prevent vendor lock-in
Edge Control Architecture
Access Edge Control from a web-based interface that’s hosted in the cloud. This interface communicates with the Edge Control software, running as a VM (virtual machine), called the ‘orchestrator’. The orchestrator collects data as it interfaces with your infrastructure, and then securely communicates with the cloud-based web interface.
Orchestrator System Requirements
The Edge Control orchestrator is a small software application that can be installed on any compute resource on the same corporate network as your clusters. It’s a lightweight application that requires minimal resources and networking. The recommended requirements for the orchestrator are detailed in the table, but it should be noted that exact requirements will vary depending on the environment.
| Small environments (<20 nodes) |
Large environments (>20 nodes) |
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|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1 vCPU | 4 vCPU |
| Memory | 4GB | 8GB |
| Disk | 8GB | 16GB |
Hypervisor Compatibility
Edge Control manages both SvHCI systems and SvSAN deployed systems on any supported hypervisor (including VMware and Hyper-V). Users can manage and monitor every cluster using Edge Control, radically simplifying the fleet management process and avoiding the use of multiple interfaces.
“Aaron’s has been using StorMagic SvSAN to eliminate downtime at our remote fulfilment centers for several years. Now, thanks to Edge Control, we are able to better monitor and manage all of these sites from a single screen.”
Jason Matherly
Manager, Infrastructure Services
Aaron’s Inc.
StorMagic Edge Control Features
Edge Control has been designed with a full suite of features, allowing organizations to manage and monitor every cluster and node from a single screen. Below, the table breaks out how and where information can be viewed, and actions can be taken, within Edge Control.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Cloud-based Fleet Management Console | Using a cloud-based management console, Edge Control empowers users to manage all clusters and nodes in any location and from any computer browser. There’s no client-side software to install, run or maintain, and users have easy access to management of all clusters from anywhere. |
| Dashboard View | Get a quick overview of the status of key system attributes:
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| Systems View | View an organization’s entire fleet of clusters on one screen and easily and quickly find ones requiring attention with search, sort, and filter functionality. The detailed list view provides:
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| Virtual Machines View | The virtual machines view provides access to every VM running across all clusters. Details included in this screen include:
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| Drawer View | When in Systems View, clicking on any node opens a right-side Drawer View that displays:
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| Management Actions | When in the Drawer View, the user can take management actions, including:
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| Storage Management Console |
Dive into individual nodes with the Storage Management Console which provides even more detailed information and allows the user to take additional actions when necessary, such as setting up initiators and storage pools. Typically, this console will only be used during initial setup, error investigation and when system architecture changes are necessary. |
| Licensing & Firmware Updates | Update a system license or firmware direct from Edge Control. |
| Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | Create as many users as required, and manage them with RBAC. The following user roles are available:
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| Data Security | Data is always secure, encrypted, and protected to minimize the risk of data loss from cyber criminals. Data at-rest that is stored in the cloud is encrypted by default. Data in-transit from the orchestrator to the cloud is encrypted by TLS 1.3. TLS is the modern version of SSL which is used by HTTPS and other network protocols for encryption. |
| Multi-Orchestator | The multi-orchestator feature allows up to 10 orchestrator appliances per organization to be connected to Edge Control. With an upper limit of 2,000 nodes or 1,000 clusters per orchestrator, this allows organizations to monitor up to 10,000 clusters with Edge Control. Alternatively, MSPs can use the multi-orchestrator to connect up to 10 separate installations, with each customer assigned an orchestrator, allowing for multiple customers to be monitored from the same login. |
More Information & Next Steps
StorMagic Edge Control is available to all organizations using, or considering SvSAN. Live demonstrations with a member of the technical services team can be arranged from this form, while a free, fully-functioning trial version of SvSAN and Edge Control can be downloaded from the website, allowing IT personnel to evaluate the software in their own environment, with no commitments and no payments.
