GDS2 with FSA integration

GRAU DATA developed a software called file server archiver (FSA). The FSA automatically analyzes data from files servers according to predefined parameters. Inactive and/or seldom-used files are then automatically transferred to any desired NAS storage or archive system or object stores. The user can access the relocated data whenever desired. FSA software completes the concept of hierarchical storage management in heterogeneous networks.

With the new architecture we will integrate the FSA functionality with GDS2. The user will be able to view/access/recall all files which are replicated from a file server to the object store in the web gui of GDS2. The integration between FSA and the core of GDS2 will be achieved by an ESB which get a message when the FSA has written an object to the object store. GDS2 will update the meta data and handle the file like an internal object. The user now can decide whether the object will be restored on the original file server location or he can access it through the GDS2 clients (web, desktop, mobile).

With this solution we will be to eliminate the need of a file server backup. The user can access multiple versions of the original file. The costs for the backup infrastructure will be reduced (software and administration).

GDS2 (GRAU DATA SPACE 2)

GRAU DATA is working on a next generation data space product which will provide a lot of new features:

• more interactive web gui based on extjs
• focus on CMIS 1.1, including JSON API
• more scalability by separating metadata from (file) objects
• adding more backend storage options (object store, relational data bases, CIFS)
• fulltext search
• versioning
• server to server replication

The new architecture will look like this:

 
GRAU also thinks about an interoperability gateway for ownCloud clients. OwnCloud uses a WebDAV based portocol (with a simple extension at connect time) which should be quite easy to support.

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