Simgenet SMG Unified Storage Server

Simgenet SMG Unified Storage Server

The Simgenet SMG Unified Storage Server is a central storage solution where you can safely keep all of your organization's data. It brings together very different needs — file sharing, backup, camera and voice recordings, virtual-server disks and long-term archiving — in a single device. So instead of buying several devices from different brands, you work with a single solution that is easy to install and manage and that grows as you grow. The device runs on long-life, enterprise-grade server systems designed for 24/7 continuous operation. Its software is developed by Simgenet in Türkiye; installation, maintenance and technical support are provided with Simgenet assurance.

What sets Simgenet apart: it combines object, file and block access in a single panel; a single software runs on all hardware (hardware-agnostic, no vendor lock-in); Simgenet devices recognize each other automatically and communicate encrypted; as the data layer of the Simgenet platform it consolidates IP PBX recordings, router backups and central logs in one place; it integrates fully as a datastore with VMware, Proxmox VE and Hyper-V virtualization systems; and its software is developed in-house, Simgenet-branded and managed from a single user-friendly panel.

Unified Access: Object, File and Block

The device provides all access methods expected from a storage server at the same time. The S3-compatible object store (MinIO) works with versioning and object-lock; SMB/CIFS serves Windows shares with Previous Versions support; NFS serves Linux and virtual machines; the iSCSI block target is provided with CHAP authentication; and SFTP supports secure file transfer. An NVMe over TCP (NVMe-oF/TCP) block target is offered to allowed clients only. While file sharing or S3 can be used freely on the local network, S3 is recommended over the wide-area network (WAN), because multipart upload, resume and TLS use bandwidth in the most efficient and secure way.

Data Protection and Security

Data integrity is protected by ZFS's Copy-on-Write architecture and automatic repair (autoreplace + regular scrub). The device supports mirror, RAID-Z1/Z2/Z3, stripe and nested RAID 10/50/60 levels, instant and scheduled snapshots, object versioning and immutable WORM/object-lock archiving. On the security side, data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 with the key protected by TPM2, and in transit with TLS 1.3; when ransomware behavior is detected, an alarm is raised and a protective snapshot is taken; access is managed with role-based access control (RBAC), destructive operations require two-step approval, and enterprise authentication is centrally handled through RADIUS, LDAP and TACACS+.

Management and Ease of Use

The management interface is comprehensive yet simple and user-friendly. Thanks to its Excel-like matrix table structure, disk, RAID, folder, quota, share, S3, iSCSI, snapshot, user and replication operations are configured easily from a single panel. Success or error information is shown instantly after every operation, the interface refreshes live every 30 seconds without a page reload, and serial-number-based disk labeling makes it easy to find the correct physical disk during a failure. Multiple Ethernet interfaces are auto-detected; bond/LACP, VLAN and jumbo frames are supported. All functions can also be automated through the REST API.

Monitoring, Alarms and Audit

The device continuously monitors disk, pool, capacity, temperature and service status and raises alarms following the ITU-T X.733 model when a problem occurs. Each alarm explains in plain language what happened, why it matters, the probable cause and what to do; once the problem is resolved, the alarm clears automatically. Users are authorized with administrator, operator and viewer roles, and every action is written with its result to a hash-chained, tamper-evident audit log. The device clock is fed from GNSS and NTP sources, and source changes are recorded as well.

High Availability and Platform Integration

The device provides high availability with a dual-controller design, encrypted ZFS replication between two boxes, RPO=0 metro synchronous writes and S3 site replication; Simgenet devices recognize each other automatically and connect encrypted. It also serves as the data layer of the Simgenet platform: IP PBX call recordings, SMGOS router configuration and firmware backups, central syslog and telemetry are consolidated on this storage. The built-in syslog server stores logs with RFC3161 timestamping and a signed, tamper-evident archive.