Open Storage Server (OSS)

• Intro
• Components
• Features
• Release
• Screenshots

Platform Components
	Base Operating System
	Custom Built Kernel
	Control Panel

Base Operating System

Ubuntu is the base operating system we use for OSS. Ubuntu is a high quality Linux distribution with regular updates provided by Canonical. It can be installed to hard disks, RAID arrays or to embedded flash devices.

Custom Kernel

OSS uses a custom built Linux kernel. The software that manages the core of the SAN is integrated into the Linux kernel for the highest levels of performance.

The following are added to the kernel:

• The SAN core modules
• 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel Support
• DRBD support

The kernel is also modified for better iSCSI performance.

Control Panel

A secure control panel is used to manage the SAN target devices, users and groups.

In the control panel you can:

• Start or stop the SAN core service
• See what devices, users and groups are registered in the SAN
• See which users are currently connected
• Manage SAN devices
• Manage users
• Manage group security
• Manage disk images - these are used as thin provisioned target devices
• Manage Logical Volume Management
• Check system performance

See the screenshots section for more information on the control panel.