FishOS Backup and Recovery
FishOS by Sardina Systems is an OpenStack-based cloud platform that unifies OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Ceph for efficient, zero-downtime operations. Through a technical alliance with Sardina, Storware protects FishOS agentlessly via the native OpenStack APIs — full and incremental backups, Ceph-optimized, with instant restore and multi-tenant backup-as-a-service.
Key Highlights
Sardina technical alliance
A technical alliance between Storware and Sardina Systems brings agentless, API-driven backup directly to FishOS.
Agentless via native OpenStack APIs
Storware auto-discovers FishOS workloads through the standard service APIs — no agents to deploy or maintain.
Ceph-optimized
FishOS is built on Ceph. Storware moves only changed blocks with CBT-like incrementals fetched directly from the Ceph monitors, for high-performance transfer.
Multi-tenant and BaaS
Built for telcos, service providers, and large multi-tenant private clouds — protect tenant workloads and deliver backup-as-a-service.
Powerful Data Protection Features for FishOS
Two current backup strategies
Disk attachment and Disk attachment with generic incremental (preferred), both Cinder-based through a Proxy VM per availability zone.
Generic and Ceph RBD CBT incrementals
Backend-independent generic incremental via block-level checksum; on Ceph — FishOS's storage backend — CBT-like incrementals fetch changed blocks directly from the monitors.
Instant restore
A dedicated NFS-backed restore path for tight recovery objectives, with optional live migration to production storage.
Beyond VMs and volumes
Protect instances and volumes with their metadata and flavors, plus application data via application backup — so recovery rebuilds the workload, not just the disk.
V2V into FishOS
Restore VMware backups — and, since 7.5, Citrix Hypervisor and XCP-ng — directly into FishOS, so protection continues through migration.
Multi-tenant and multi-domain
Scoped and unscoped domain authorization with RBAC, keeping each tenant's data isolated and independently recoverable.
Flexible destinations
Send backups to NFS, S3-compatible object storage, tape, or other clouds.
Open REST API
API-driven schedules and self-service portals; assign policies by VM name or Nova tag.
Immutable, air-gapped security
IsoLayer air-gap, immutable backup destinations, retention lock, RBAC and access management, and Keycloak MFA.
Technology partners
See Storware protecting FishOS
Register your FishOS cloud through the native OpenStack APIs — Storware auto-discovers workloads, runs full and incremental backups over Ceph, and recovers VMs granularly or instantly. No agents, no changes to your production performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Storware support FishOS?
Yes. Through a technical alliance between Storware and Sardina Systems, Storware protects FishOS environments agentlessly, integrating through the native OpenStack APIs.
Is Storware agentless on FishOS?
Yes. Storware auto-discovers FishOS workloads through the standard OpenStack service APIs, with no agents to deploy — using a Proxy VM provisioned per availability zone.
How does Storware perform incremental backups on FishOS?
Through disk attachment with generic incremental (storage-backend-independent, block-level checksum) or, on Ceph, CBT-like incrementals with changed blocks fetched directly from the Ceph monitors.
What does Storware protect in a FishOS cloud?
Instances and volumes with their metadata and flavors, plus application data via application backup — and it can send those backups to NFS, S3-compatible object storage, tape, or other clouds.
Is Storware optimized for Ceph on FishOS?
Yes. FishOS is built on Ceph, and Storware reads CBT-like incrementals directly from the Ceph monitors for high-performance, low-overhead data transfer.
Can I migrate VMware to FishOS with Storware?
Yes. Storware provides V2V migration from VMware — and, since 7.5, Citrix Hypervisor and XCP-ng — directly into FishOS, so data protection continues throughout the migration.
Can telcos and service providers run backup-as-a-service on FishOS?
Yes. Multi-tenant isolation and RBAC let providers protect tenant workloads and deliver BaaS, which is a core use case for the FishOS-Storware alliance.
How does Storware protect FishOS backups against ransomware?
Through immutable backup destinations, IsoLayer air-gap, and retention lock, which keep recovery points from being altered or deleted.