High-level Features

Owned by Kadri Kiisk (Unlicensed)
Last updated: 04 Nov, 2020 by Jaak Kõusaar (Unlicensed)
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SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

  • Warren is a modular platform that provides services on a solely software-defined infrastructure

  • Warren uses Apache Mesos as its data centre kernel to achieve scalability and reliability 

  • Intuitive user interface for infrastructure resource management

  • Multi-cluster architecture, based on GALS principle

  • 100% of functionality is covered by RESTful API

  • All open source components have been chosen by proven reliability

  • Compute solutions guaranteed to work with Intel and AMD based servers



KEY FEATURES

ENTERPRISE GRADE VIRTUALIZATION

  • Virtualized 64-bit Linux and Windows systems based on KVM/QEMU 

  • Seamless built-in backup and one-click live snapshots for data protection

  • Simple and fast cloning of virtual machines or snapshots

  • Zero downtime migration of virtual machines between physical hosts

  • Auto live migration for optimization and reliability assurance

  • Hypervisor level auto migration for disaster recovery

DIFFERENT CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES

  • Docker, Mesos or Composing containerizers to choose from 

  • Kubernetes-as-a-Service or Marathon for end-user container orchestration

  • Multi-aspect health checks and configurable auto-scaling 

  • Built-in persistent storage, public, and private docker registries


STANDALONE, WEB-BASED GUI

  • Fast and intuitive single-page application GUI

  • Can be run on any local/remote host that connects to Warren cluster

  • Built-in terminal and file explorer style logic for simpler management

  • Basic graphic overview of resources health and usage

STORAGE 

  • Interface for Ceph distributed storage cluster

  • Extendable for other shared/distributed storage technologies

  • Possibility to use local storage as the main storage unit 

NETWORKING

  • Bridged networking model with up to 4094 bridges

  • Built-in load balancing capability

  • Floating IP across containers and virtual machines

USER MANAGEMENT & BILLING

  • Auth0 registration and login system

  • Flexibility to use additional authentication options

  • Billing account management with detailed specifications per resource

  • Accounting system with invoicing and payment integration

  • Free credit management system



COMING NEXT

VIRTUAL MACHINES

  • ESX/ESXi 3.5/4.x/5.x; GSX 2.0 and VPX 2.5/4.x/5.x management capability

  • Templated virtual machine management logic

  • Custom-made OS image uploading option

  • Consistent SSH key management for teams

CONTAINERS

  • Built-in private image registry

  • Convenient one-click application setups

  • Personal metrics and logs management

STORAGE

  • Storpool distributed storage system integration

  • Multi-site asynchronous replication option

  • Built in object storage file browser with editing and execution capability

NETWORKING

  • Complete NFV functionality including personal VPN and firewall

  • Connection handlers for public clouds (Azure, Google, AWS)

  • Visual network topology presentation option

  • Cluster remote setup with SDN isolated IPMI

GENERAL

  • Built-in Jyptyter notebooks with a variety of  kernels

  • Secure HTML5 VNC console, supporting SSL

  • Shared workspaces & real-time collaboration, Project-based grouping 

  • Integrated GPGPU virtualization

  • Event Notifications through the channel of choice

USER MANAGEMENT & BILLING

  • User- and permission management for all resources

  • A number of predefined roles for the simplicity of ACL management. 

  • Compatibility for multiple authentication sources (e.g.local, AD, LDAP)