VergeOS Platform Capabilities
Catalog of VergeOS platform features including distributed storage, backup/DR, compute virtualization, multi-tenancy, software-defined networking, monitoring, automation, and integrations.
Overview
This comprehensive guide outlines all major capabilities available in the VergeOS platform. Each section provides an overview of key features with links to detailed implementation guides.
Whether you're evaluating VergeOS for your organization or planning your implementation, this guide serves as your roadmap to understanding what's possible with the platform. This guide assumes you're familiar with core VergeOS concepts like Virtual Data Centers (VDCs), the unified architecture, and basic terminology. If you're new to VergeOS, start with What is VergeOS to build your foundational understanding.
Distributed Storage (VergeFS)
vSAN (VergeFS) - Utilize integrated, resilient, distributed storage with global deduplication and automatic tiering
Files - Easily upload and manage your individual ISOs, disk images, logos, and other files
NAS (Network Attached Storage) Service - Establish file-level storage and access on your VergeFS distributed storage
Backup and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR)
Snapshots - Protect your data and operations with restore points for the entire system and individual tenants/VMs/NAS volumes
Site Syncs - Replicate copies of your complete system off-site, ready for quick recovery
Compute Virtualization (VergeHV)
Remote Console - Obtain real-time, in-guest access to your workloads directly from the VergeOS unified user interface
Live VM Migrations - Understand VergeOS resiliency that automatically handles VM migrations during maintenance, updates, and after hardware failures (sufficient resources required)
Manual VM Migrations - Manually move workloads as needed for optimal resource utilization
Resource Assignment (Device Passthrough) - Efficiently leverage host hardware within your virtual machines:
NVIDIA vGPU - Virtualize GPU resources for high-performance computing workloads
Direct PCI Passthrough - Provide VMs with direct access to physical hardware devices
SRIOV NICs - Enable high-performance network virtualization with hardware acceleration
USB Passthrough - Connect physical USB devices directly to virtual machines
VM Recipes - Automate and streamline your workload deployments with customizable templates
Golden VM Images (Non-persistent VM Drives) - Standardize VM deployments using a "master copy" of pre-configured VM drives for compliance, security, and management optimization
Embedded VDI Desktop - Use built-in VDI functionality to provide virtual desktops
VDI Integration
Inuvika Integration with VergeOS provides complimentary, advanced VDI functionality in conjunction with VergeOS efficient virtualization.
Importing Existing Workloads into VergeOS
VMware VM Imports - Import entire VMware workload environments non-disruptively
VergeOS Clone Utility - Conveniently import individual physical or virtual machines with this highly-compatible bootable utility
Import from Media Images - Upload individual VM disk and configuration files (e.g., vmdk/vhd/vhdx, ovf/ova, qcow/qcow2, vmx, raw) to VergeFS for importing workloads
NAS Volume Imports - Perform individual or batch VM imports directly from source storage
Enterprise Integration
Cirrus Data Integration with VergeOS - Cirrus-VergeOS integration provides auxiliary tools that automate and accelerate large-scale imports to VergeOS from any cloud or on-premises platform.
Multi-Tenancy
Tenants allow you to segregate system resources into secure enclaves for different customers, business groups, and projects
Tenant Recipes - Accelerate and standardize tenant deployment for efficiency, compliance, and self-serve systems
Tenant-level Reporting for Billing - Track resource usage per tenant to facilitate billing, auditing, and/or planning purposes
Tenant Snapshots - Restore any tenant from your complete-system system snapshot; while each tenant can also have the ability to control their own individual snapshot and retention schedule
Software-Defined Networking (VergeFabric)
VergeFabric delivers software-defined networking (SDN) for simplified and flexible network management
Virtual Networks - Create up to thousands of virtual networks and optionally use embedded IP management for DHCP, DNS, firewall, routing, NAT/PAT
Micro Segmentation - Segment and isolate workloads at the VDC (tenant) level, by groups or at the individual workload (VM) level
Fine-tuned Network Control (Rules) - Use network rules for very precise control of traffic at each virtual network (routes, translations (NAT/PAT), and security policies)
Granular Traffic Monitoring - Measure and analyze network traffic per network rule for performance optimization
VPN - Establish secure-tunnel remote access and site-to-site connections using WireGuard and IPsec
Integrated Network Diagnostics - Utilize convenient and comprehensive network troubleshooting tools for each network, directly from the VergeOS dashboard
Port Mirroring Option - Duplicate all of a network's traffic to a VM for in-depth monitoring or analysis with your tool of choice
User Management
Granular User Permissions - Configure precise access control for all your VergeOS assets with role-based permissions
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) - Ensure only authorized users access your systems and data by requiring an added layer of authentication
OIDC Identity Management - Centralize user identity administration across multiple VergeOS systems
Third-party Identity Integration - Employ your existing OAuth2 management systems (such as Okta, GitLab, Azure AD/Entra, or Google Cloud Identity) for VergeOS logins
Monitoring and Alerting
Comprehensive Dashboard System - Gain operational oversight of your entire system from VergeOS's intuitive, overview-to-detail dashboard navigation model
Subscriptions - Create customized, automated alerts and reports to be delivered to appropriate personnel and/or external monitoring systems
Third-Party Log Support - Automatically forward VergeOS log data, in your preferred format, to external log management solutions, such as Graylog
Automation
VergeOS Recipes - Create customizable templates for accelerated workload and VDC deployments while enforcing important policies
VergeOS Task Engine - Establish automatic operations to trigger based on schedule and/or events for streamlined operations
API-First Design - Optimize operations with programmatic automation of VergeOS functions through comprehensive RESTful APIs
Integrations
Cirrus Data Integration with VergeOS - Harness enterprise integration for highly automated and accelerated large-scale transitions from other platforms
VMware Connector - Backup VMware workloads to VergeOS resilient storage for BC/DR purposes or for import
Inuvika - Leverage the advantages of VergeOS combined with Inuvika's advanced virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) features
Storware - Utilize Storware integration to layer additional enterprise backup functionality and/or comply with mandatory third-party backup requirements
Terraform Provider - Manage VergeOS as part of your infrastructure-as-code (IaC) workflows
Export Volumes - Easily extract VergeOS VMs for third-party backup, compliance, or migration purposes
VergeOS API - Integrate with external systems, such as ticketing, billing, or alerting to streamline workflows with VergeOS's developer-ready, complete-access API
Getting Started
New to implementing VergeOS features? We recommend this learning path:
Core Infrastructure Setup - Configure VergeFS storage, VergeFabric networking, and VergeHV compute resources
Virtual Machine Deployment - Create your first VMs and explore migration options from existing platforms
Multi-Tenancy Implementation - Set up isolated tenant environments for different use cases or customers
Data Protection Configuration - Implement snapshots, backup, and disaster recovery processes
Integration and Automation - Leverage APIs, recipes, and third-party integrations to optimize operations
Each capability builds on the previous ones, ensuring a solid foundation for your VergeOS deployment. For detailed implementation guidance, follow the links throughout this guide to access step-by-step instructions and best practices.
Ready to dive deeper into VergeOS? Each section above provides direct links to comprehensive implementation guides that will help you make the most of your VergeOS platform.
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