DNAfabric is a scalable, wide area, unstructured data management services platform. It connects to multiple storage end points (filesystems, object) across on-premise, remote and cloud while enabling multiple services. It allows organizations with increasingly distributed data footprints manage their unstructured data more securely and effectively with one comprehensive toolset.
DNAfabric Components
DNAfabric is powered by a wide area, clustered architecture. A scalable centralized controller provides management, metadata and analytics services while wide area data managers provide data visibility and data mobility services.
DNAfabric components can be deployed across bare metal, virtual on-premise or cloud instances.
CONTROLLER
The DNAfabric controller provides a central point of job and metadata management via a web interface. It manages the central job DB, search noSQL DB and the analytics DB. These databases can be hosted across one or more virtual or physical servers locally or in the cloud. The controller can manage multiple data managers and scale as needed.
Supported Operating Systems
– Linux CentOS 7.x
– Mac (Can run on a Mac host via Virtual Box)
DATA MANAGERS
DNAfabric data managers perform the tasks of indexing,
analysis, syncing, moving, backup, archiving or tiering
data. Data managers can be installed across central, onpremise,
remote, field or cloud machines.
Data managers maintain no state, communicating with the
central controller for job information, reporting metadata
and progress. Data managers can be scaled to hundreds
of systems as needed.
Supported Operating Systems
– Linux CentOS 7.x+
– Mac OS 10.13+
Supported File-Systems
DNAfabric can connect to, index, use as a source and target multiple open file-systems. These file-systems can be on-premise, remote or cloud.
Cloud File-Systems
Any open NFS/SMB file-system (e.g. Azure Files, AWS, EFS), 3rd party cloud file-systems (e.g.Avid Nexis on Azure, Qumulo, SoftNAS/ZFS), Cloud Gateway FS (e.g. LucidLink)
NAS/SAN
NFS/SMB, Avid Nexis, Quantum StorNext, NetApp, Isilon, Qumulo, Facilis, SNS Evo, Scale Logic, Editshare, Jetstor, TrueNAS and more.
DNAfabric Platform Options & Licensing
DNAfabric is licensed simply by data manager nodes while the central controller license is free. The following are the different types of nodes that can be deployed across one or more locations and one or more cloud providers.
Details |
DNAfabric Nearline |
DNAfabric Cloud |
DNAfabric Cloud Pro |
DNAfabric Cloud Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DESCRIPTION |
Designed for local, disk to disk workflows |
Designed for cloud/object workflows |
Designed for cloud/object/Frame.IO workflows |
Designed for cloud/object/Frame.IO workflows |
FEATURES |
All features included. See list here. | All features included. See list here. | All features included. See list here. | All features included. See list here. |
LIMITATIONS |
NO CLOUD, NO OBJECT SUPPORT | NO NEARLINE, NO FRAME.IO SUPPORT | LIMITED TARGETS, LIMITED STREAMS/JOB | NO LIMITS |
USERS |
Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
NEARLINE CAPACITY |
Unlimited | None | Unlimited | Unlimited |
OBJECT CAPACITY |
None | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
MAX JOBS |
10 jobs | 10 jobs | 30 jobs | 100 jobs (*) |
MAX STREAMS/JOB |
5 streams/job | 5 streams/job | 20 streams/job | 500 streams/job (*) |
(*) HW must be speced to support job and stream counts.
Features & Description
FS to FS
Backup, archive, tier and sync any two supported file-systems.
FS to Object
Backup, archive, tier and sync any file-system to a supported object store.
Object to FS
Sync a supported object store to a file-system for migration or data pipelines.
Object to Object
Sync a supported object store to another object store for migration or data pipelines.
FS to LTO/LTFS
Backup, archive, tier and sync any two supported file-systems.
Object Tiering
Auto-tier to all supported AWS tiers including Glacier/Glacier Deep and Azure Blob Archive.
Physical Drive Uploads
Seamlessly integrate physical drive uploads (e.g. AWS Snowcone) with incremental digital transfers.
Transfer Acceleration (Powered by Object Extents)
Enables multi-part uploads, multi-threading and object packing (via Object Extents) to maximize throughput to both file-systems and object storage.
Compression (Powered by Object Extents)
Enables in-line compression for faster uploads, downloads and lower egress costs.
Range De-Duplication (Powered by Object Extents)
Enables range de-duplication where similar files (e.g. project versions, similar frames) are further compressed.
Permissions & ACLs
Preserve permissions and ACLS across all transfer types.
NAS Ransomware Scanning
Ransomware scanning detects silent corruptions across one or more NAS storage systems. Files are checked for metadata headers and unknown file types.
Media Corruption Scanning
File IO scanning detects media and file-system metadata corruptions across one or more NAS storage systems. File IO is checked using double checksum reads and comparisons.
Duplicate Scanning
Identify file duplicates based on full or quick hashes. Run parallel duplicate scans across one or more locations. Works across both file-systems and object stores.
Duplicate Remidiation
Creates linked list based directory trees to help in duplicate removal. Allows for links to be dragged into applications (e.g. Avid, Adobe) for duplicate removal.
Multi-Threaded Scanning & Duplicate Detection
Run scans and duplicate reports in parallel enabling faster runs.
NAS Analysis
Analyze NAS and file-system volumes across multiple metrics.
Object Analysis
Analyze object storage on-premise and cloud across multiple metrics.
Analyze by Age
Analyze files and object by modified times.
Analyze by Size
Analyze files and object by size.
Analyze by Type
Analyze files and object by extension.
CSV Output
Exports results in a easy to use csv format.
BI Tool Pre-Built Dashboards
View, analyze and export results in multiple BI tools via pre-built workbooks.
Cloud Cost API Integrated
Integrates into cloud cost APIs of AWS, Google, Azure. Manually updates across other providers including Backblaze, Wasabi, Seagate, LyveCloud are also included.
Object Analysis
Analyze object storage on-premise and cloud across multiple metrics.
Compare Multiple Vendors
Compare cloud storage costs across multiple vendors including AWS, Google, Azure, Backblaze, Wasabi, Seagate, LyveCloud, etc.
Compare Multiple Tiers
Compare hundreds of tiers across different object storage options.
Analyze by Type
Analyze files and object by extension.
Analyze Metrics (API, Egress, Access etc)
Exports results in a easy to use csv format.
Model Monthly & Yearly Costs
Model precise monthly and yearly costs for accurate financial planning.
Model Costs vs Access %
Model storage costs versus access helping organizations enable correct data placement policies.
File-System Snapshots
Manages snapshots on any open file-system target.
Object Snapshots
Manages snapshots on any open object storage target.
Snapshot Rollover
Manage snapshot versions and auto-rollover policies.
Isilon Snapshots
Integrates to Isilon snaphots when syncing to Isilon targets.
File, Directory, Volume Rollback
Allows for rollback of files, directory or volumes to a previous point in time.
File-System Stubs
Optionally leave behind file-systems HTML stubs for easy recall of an individual file, directory or entire volume.
Avid Workspace Stubs
Allows for HTML stubs compatible with Avid Media Workspaces and media files.
Automated File Cleanup
Enables automated file cleanup and removal based on policies.
Automated Object Cleanup
Enables automated object cleanup and removal based on policies.
AAF Based Sync/Transfer
Enables AAF based data transfers, archive and tiering to file-system or object targets.
Adobe PrProj Based Sync/Transfer
Enables Adobe Project or Production based data transfers, archive and tiering to file-system or object targets.
ALE Conform
Enables ALE based conforms and restores from file-system or object targets.
Transfer Checksums
Verifies all transfers across file-system and object stores. Checksums are compared during read and write operations.
MD5, SHA
Select from multiple checksum and hash options.
NAS to Frame.IO Uploads
Automated, incremental and accelerated uploads from NAS to Frame.IO.
Frame.IO to NAS Downloads
Automated, incremental and accelerated downloads from Frame.IO to NAS.
Object to Frame.IO Migration
Migrate from 3rd party object storage (e.g. s3, Dropbox, Google Drive) to Frame.IO.
Multi-res Downloads
Setup downloads based on Frame.IO resolutions.
NAS Proxy View
Index on-premise NAS with proxy view and search in Frame.IO.
Deep Archive Proxy View
Archive hi-res to cold storage (e.g. S3 Glacier) with proxy view and search in Frame.IO.
One to One
Enables one to one, dual way sync between any two NAS and directories.
Many to Many
Enables many to many, multi way sync between any number of NAS and directories.
Avid, Adobe Compatible
Application compatible allowing for active syncs without data or metadata corruption.
Object Cached
Unique object cached architecture allows for seamless scaling and security.
Active Directory
Integrate into central Active Directory repositories for user, group and job authentication.
OKTA/SAML
Integrate into central SAML/OKTA repositories for user, group and job authentication.
Object Key Encrypted
All data is secured via user provided object provider keys selectable by the end user. All data is encrypted at rest and on-the-wire using these keys.
Scalable Control
Built on a scalable metadata and management infrastructure, components can be scaled to enterprise requirements.
Scalable Data Managers
Data managers can be scaled as needed across central, remote and cloud deployments.
Centralized Web UI
Manage jobs, access controls, security via a single pane of glass across multi-site and cloud deployments.
Open Data
Mirrors directory, file naming, object naming across all transfers between file-systems and object ensuring 100% open access.
Open Metadata
Preserves all metadata in an open XML and JSON database allowing for future access without proprietary lock-ins.
