OpenMetal Backup and Recovery
OpenMetal delivers hosted private cloud on dedicated bare metal, running standard OpenStack. You control the infrastructure — Storware protects it agentlessly through the standard service APIs: full and incremental backups (generic and Ceph RBD CBT), instant restore, and V2V into OpenStack, under one license.
Key Highlights
Standard OpenStack, agentless
OpenMetal runs upstream OpenStack, so Storware protects it through the standard service APIs (Nova, Cinder, Glance) — nothing proprietary, no agents on your nodes.
Your infrastructure, protected
OpenMetal gives you full control of dedicated bare metal; Storware gives you the data protection that level of control requires.
Ceph-native incrementals
OpenMetal clouds ship with Ceph. Storware reads CBT-like incrementals directly from the Ceph monitors, moving only changed blocks.
Storware + OpenMetal partners
Backed by a joint value proposition and OpenInfra Foundation membership.
Powerful Data Protection Features for OpenMetal
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 — OpenMetal's storage layer — 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.
V2V into OpenMetal
Restore VMware backups — and, since 7.5, Citrix Hypervisor and XCP-ng — directly into your OpenMetal cloud, so protection continues through migration.
Granular and cross-cloud recovery
Recover files, volumes, single VMs, or full instances, and rebuild an instance in another OpenStack cloud from captured metadata and flavors.
Multi-tenant and multi-domain
Scoped and unscoped domain authorization with RBAC, and native OpenStack dashboard integration (Horizon).
Storage-agnostic destinations
Send backups to object storage (S3-compatible / Swift), NFS, local storage, or enterprise backup providers.
Open REST API
Native project scoping for self-service portals and orchestration; assign policies by VM name or Nova tag.
Immutable, air-gapped security
IsoLayer air-gap, immutable backup destinations, retention lock, RBAC and access management, Keycloak MFA, and encryption in transit and at rest.
Technology partners
See Storware protecting OpenMetal
Register your OpenMetal cloud through Keystone — standard OpenStack, nothing proprietary — and Storware discovers instances, Cinder volumes, and Nova tags through the APIs, runs full and incremental backups, and recovers VMs granularly or instantly. No agents on your bare-metal nodes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Storware support OpenMetal?
Yes. OpenMetal runs standard OpenStack, so Storware protects it through the standard OpenStack service APIs — instances, volumes, and metadata.
Is Storware agentless on OpenMetal?
Yes. There are no agents on your bare-metal nodes. Storware works through Nova, Cinder, and Glance, with direct Ceph access and a Proxy VM provisioned per availability zone.
Does Storware need anything OpenMetal-specific to run?
No. Because OpenMetal uses upstream OpenStack, Storware integrates through the standard service APIs — there’s nothing proprietary to install.
How does Storware perform incremental backups on OpenMetal?
Through disk attachment with generic incremental (storage-backend-independent, block-level checksum) or, on Ceph, CBT-like incrementals with changed blocks fetched from the Ceph monitors.
Can I migrate VMware to OpenMetal with Storware?
Yes. Storware provides V2V migration from VMware — and, since 7.5, Citrix Hypervisor and XCP-ng — directly into your OpenMetal cloud, so data protection continues throughout the migration.
Can I run multi-tenant backup on OpenMetal?
Yes. Storware supports scoped and unscoped domain authorization with RBAC, so backups stay isolated per tenant — a fit for SMBs, enterprises, and MSPs.
Are Storware and OpenMetal partners?
Yes. Storware and OpenMetal have a joint value proposition, and both are aligned with the OpenInfra Foundation.
How does Storware protect OpenMetal backups against ransomware?
Through immutable backup destinations, IsoLayer air-gap, and retention lock, which keep recovery points from being altered or deleted.