VCL-SAN
Industrial Grade Storage
Area Network with Cybersecurity

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VCL-SAN, Storage Area Network

VCL-SAN, Industrial Grade Storage Area Network
with Cybersecurity

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The VCL-SAN is an industrial-grade Storage Area Network (SAN) solution engineered for organizations requiring high-performance, scalable, and resilient storage infrastructure. It delivers enterprise-class performance, fault tolerance, and intelligent data protection for critical environments such as government, financial and enterprise data centers. Each node supports up to 24 × 24 TB drives, offering 576 TB raw capacity per node. Powered by VCL's distributed-storage architecture and managed through the VCL-SAN UI, administrators gain centralized control, real-time analytics, and automated resiliency with Mirrored and Parity-based pools. The system is supplied with a perpetual licence - all software, management, and security features are included, with no annual or recurring fees.

Cluster Management and Scalability:

  • Dynamic Node Addition / Removal: Expand or shrink capacity without service interruption
  • Automatic Rebalancing: Data automatically redistributes when nodes or disks are added or replaced
  • High Availability Architecture: Continuous access even during node or disk failure
  • Integrated Cluster Health Dashboard: Live status of Nodes, Disk Store and services.

Storage and Data Management:

  • Thin Provisioning for efficient capacity usage
  • Data Scrubbing to detect silent corruption
  • Storage Pools for logical grouping
  • Mirrored and Parity-based Pools
  • Quality of Service (QoS) per volume (per image).

Monitoring and Reporting:

  • Real-Time Performance Graphs: throughput, latency, IOPS and capacity visualization
  • Capacity forecasting: Predictive analytics for expansion planning
  • Integrated Health Reporting: Displays utilization, error counts, and snapshot schedules.

Cybersecurity and Access Control:

  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Define user roles with specific privilege levels
  • Storage Quotas: Set per-volume limits to manage resource utilization and ensure balanced allocation
  • Client-Based Access Restriction: iSCSI clients are authenticated and authorized using unique initiator ID's for secure volume access. (IQN Based and CHAP)
  • Volume-Level Encryption: Data at rest is protected through the system's integrated storage-encryption mechanism
  • Secure HTTPS Web Interface: All administrative operations occur over SSL-encrypted HTTPS sessions.

Backup and Recovery:

  • Read-Only Snapshots with long-term retention policies:
    • Daily - 2 weeks,
    • Weekly - 1 year,
    • Monthly - 5 years,
    • Annually - 10 years
  • Automated replication between nodes
  • Automated data healing: Self-healing mechanism reconstructs missing or corrupted data blocks
  • NTP synchronization: Ensures time-aligned replication and logs across all nodes.

Software Specifications:

Feature Description
Storage Type Clustered Storage Area Network
Supported Protocols iSCSI
Data Protection Mirrored and Parity-Based Pools
Storage Pools Logical Grouping for performance and tiering
Network Stack TCP/IP IPv4 & IPv6 Dual Stack
Access Authentication Client-based iSCSI ID authentication
Backup and Recovery Encrypted Replication and Read-Only Snapshots
Snapshot Retention Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annual Policies
NTP Synchronization Clock alignment for backups and snapshots
QoS Control Assign IOPS or bandwidth limits per volume
CLI Interface Command-Line management available
Monitoring and Alerts Real-time health and email notifications
Client OS support Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems.

VCL-SAN UI - Management and Visualization:

The VCL-SAN UI provides a secure, web-based management interface designed for centralized cluster visibility, capacity monitoring, and operational oversight. The dashboard presents a real-time view of cluster health, storage utilization, and performance metrics, enabling administrators to monitor and manage the SAN environment efficiently.

Key Capabilities:

Centralized SAN Dashboard: A unified dashboard displaying overall cluster status, system health, uptime, and master node information for quick operational assessment.

Health and Status Monitoring: Real-time indication of cluster state (Healthy / Degraded), including service availability and system operational status.

Storage Capacity Visualization: Graphical representation of total, used, and available storage capacity, enabling instant visibility into storage consumption trends.

Node-Level Visibility: Detailed view of individual SAN nodes, including:

  • Hostname
  • IP address
  • Node health status
  • Allocated capacity
  • Uptime

Performance and Utilization Metrics: Live performance indicators, including:

  • Read and write IOPS
  • Client throughput (reads and writes)
  • Latencies
  • Recovery throughput
  • Time-range based performance views (e.g., last 1 hour).

Alert and Event Status Panel: Dedicated alert section providing real-time visibility into system warnings, faults, or confirmation of optimal system operation.

Storage Pool and Block Management Navigation: Intuitive navigation for managing storage pools and block-level resources through the graphical interface.

Modern and User-Friendly Interface: Clean, responsive dashboard layout designed for operational clarity and ease of use in enterprise data center environments.

Secure HTTPS Access

All management and monitoring activities are performed over a secure HTTPS web interface to ensure protected administrative access.