Agatha SLM

WARN: restricted beta phase

Agatha SLM® is a device Software Lifecycle Management system enabling efficient software package update and maintenance of fleets of servers or end-devices (e.g. kiosks) running Debian GNU/Linux or derivatives (such as Ubuntu).

Originally designed for fleets of over 1500 semi-homogeneous devices in remote locations in a regulated environment, Agatha SLM can easily support the most demanding use cases in HPC land.

Features

  • Fleet/Group-based device management, enables a reduced team to support large fleets
    • Device-role based package profiles
  • Continuous package version auditing, with drift reporting
  • Powerful and flexible release support
    • Multi-distribution support
    • Simultaneous multi-suite (OS major version) management
  • Controlled software upgrades, with phased distribution
    • Release “channels” — select stability
    • Upgrade “rings” — geographical or criticity grouping
  • Fine-grained customization/configuration support via conf-packages
  • Multiple simultaneous custom repositories
  • Customizable reporting engine
  • Horizontal and vertical scalability models
  • Local proxy / Bandwidth optimization support

Service Model

Agatha SLM is intended to be used with one of our managed services offerings:

  • Fully aaS: hosted, managed repositories plus supervision
  • Self-hosted repos with delegated/outsourced operation