ztC Edge 110i Features
1. Built-in virtualization host and availability layer
- ztC Edge ships with Stratus Redundant Linux, which combines a virtualization host with broad guest OS support, and an availability platform with unique checkpointing capabilities. Easily import and launch your OVF appliances, including vSphere images. Instantly improve the reliability of your virtualized industrial control or IoT applications. Select fault tolerant or high availability mode. And do all this without relying on your IT staff.
2. Automated data protection and local site recovery
- A ztC Edge system is comprised of two nodes that automatically mirror all data in memory and all data written to disk, for greater protection. In the event of a node failure, the system automatically restarts any VMs running on that failed node to its other node, to ensure continuity of service – even nodes on another floor or building. And it does all this automatically, without any user intervention.
3. Simplified security
- ztC Edge systems are inherently secure, with restricted USBs, default security settings, and secure communications protocols. Easy-to-configure host-based firewall, active directory integration, and trusted boot, further secure your ztC Edge environment. You don’t need to be a security expert to secure your ztC Edge.
4. Rugged hot-swappable nodes
- ztC Edge’s compact, rugged design means that it can be used in a wide variety of locations and industrial settings, giving users greater flexibility. Its hot-swappable design makes it possible for plant operators and technicians, rather than specially trained IT admins, to repair ztC Edge when necessary.
5. Industrial interoperability
- ztC Edge systems support common industrial protocols, making them easier to integrate into, and work with existing industrial automation environments. Use OPC UA attributes, or SNMP requests and traps, to monitor, visualize and notify systems and users. A REST API offers customers another way to retrieve relevant system health and performance information, and present them to third party systems management tools and dashboards.
6. Cloud-based system health monitoring and management services
- Stratus’s cloud-based system health monitoring and management services ensures that applications on users’ ztC Edge systems are always running, with minimal user effort.