System Components
An Exaba deployment is made up of a small set of software components. This page is the component map; for how they are arranged into nodes and clusters, see Architecture.
Data path
The data path has two layers that scale independently: the C-node (compute) and the D-node (storage). See Architecture for how they are arranged into nodes and clusters.
Interfaces
- S3 API: the primary client interface. Standard S3 tools, SDKs, and backup software connect here.
- Admin Portal: the browser-based console for management and observability.
- CLI (
exaba-cli): command-line management and automation. - Management API: REST API for programmatic control and automation of the platform.
Platform services
| Component | Role |
|---|---|
| Management | Cluster, node, and ecosystem management. |
| Metering | Per-tenant usage and accounting metrics. |
| KMS | The Key Management Service: secure custody of object and cluster keys. See Encryption & Key Management. |
| IAM / Auth | Identity and authentication per realm or site, across one or more clusters. See IAM & Auth. |
| Load Balancer | Built-in, SNI-aware load balancer that distributes client traffic across the cluster’s nodes. |
| Health | Continuously measures object-store latency over time and flags high variance or problems. |
| Metrics | Exposes an OpenMetrics endpoint for monitoring with tools such as Grafana. |
| Alert | Built-in alerting that routes INFO, WARN, and ERROR events to messaging and on-call systems, and to Exaba One for remote monitoring. |
| Scanner | Proactively monitors security posture, including firewall status and credential hygiene. |
Exaba One
Exaba One is the remote management and monitoring portal. It provides monitoring and alerting at the deployment level (a deployment is a group of clusters) and the cluster level, plus access to partner materials and billing details.
See also
- Architecture: how these components are arranged into nodes and clusters.
- Features: the full capability list.
- Durability: how erasure coding protects your data.