FAQs

Due to its flexible nature, any organization managing an IT infrastructure (from a few hosts to a full-fledged data center) will benefit from orcharhino and its ecosystem.

orcharhino is manufacturer-independent:

• Multiple Linux distributions: orcharhino is used by customers running one or more Linux distributions, including AlmaLinux, Amazon Linux 2, CentOS, Debian, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux and Ubuntu. orcharhino can also deploy and configure Microsoft Windows hosts.
• Multiple configuration management solutions: orcharhino supports Ansible, Puppet and Salt, providing a full range of choices for customers new to these systems or an easy transition for those already familiar with one of these systems.
• Multiple virtualization solutions: orcharhino supports a wide range of virtualization options. You can run on-premise physical hosts, virtual machines, entirely cloud-based systems, or a combination of all three.

• Reduced administration costs through automation: routine tasks can be automated, freeing up system admins for higher value tasks and significantly increasing the number of systems that are easy to manage.
• Faster system settings: new servers can be rolled out at the push of a button and dismantled just as easily, so you can respond immediately to a change in your requirements and ensure availability when you need it most.
• Own software management: orcharhino allows you to easily distribute your own software across different lifecycle environments such as development, test and production as well as across different logical, physical or virtual locations in your company.
• Greater system consistency: You can manage an enterprise-wide infrastructure across multiple logical, physical or virtual locations from a single interface. Centralized patch and configuration management from orcharhino helps you maintain a consistent and healthy operating environment.
• Scalability: With orcharhino you can run anything from a handful of hosts at a single location to a distributed system with thousands of machines.
• Increased system stability: orcharhino actively provides status reports on host health, configuration deviations, available security resources and available updates. With orcharhino you can quickly apply security patches to all your hosts and ensure that the software comes from trusted sources.
• Enhanced security: ensure that your IT infrastructure is protected from third-party access, and that your data and IT processes are secure. orcharhino supports advanced usage management options, including user groups, roles and permissions, LDAP authentication and context-based restrictions.

• Vendor independence: orcharhino supports several configuration management tools ((Ansible, Puppet and Salt) and virtualization options (Amazon EC2, Google GCE, libvirt, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, oVirt, Proxmox, RHV, and VMware vSphere) and various Linux distributions (AlmaLinux, Amazon Linux 2, CentOS, Debian, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux and Ubuntu).
• Consulting and engineering: Our consultants will work with you to identify your individual needs and help you with all aspects of implementation. If required, our developers can customize or extend the software to facilitate integration with existing services.
• Training and support: ATIX puts great emphasis on a maximum transfer of know-how to its customers. We offer both professional support and training programs, which we are happy to tailor to our customers’ individual needs.
• Simple subscription model: ATIX is a partner for companies that want to control the costs of their IT infrastructure. Our subscription model is kept as simple as possible, depending only on the number of systems you want to manage via orcharhino (you subscribe to a orcharhino server instance and packages with 50 or 1,000 managed hosts). In addition, we offer Standard and Premium Support as well as a range of services around orcharhino.

• orcharhino Webinar: our orcharhino webinar is ideal for an initial overview – in around 60 minutes you will receive information on the functions and possible applications of orcharhino as well as the advantages over other management systems.

Webinar overview

• orcharhino Demo Download: By registering for the download, you will receive an e-mail with the download link. You will then receive a fully configured OVA that you can run and test directly.

Demo download

• orcharhino Starter pack: The orcharhino starter pack contains a full version of orcharhino for up to 10 servers, which is ideal for in-depth testing. The starter pack gives you access to our support and our Feature Request Box. This allows you to address questions to our support and point out possible useful improvements to our development department.

• orcharhino Subscription: A orcharhino subscription always includes a server subscription and the number of systems to be managed (in increments of 50). It is available with Standard 9×5 and Premium 24×7 support. We also offer the orcharhino update service. This includes two updates per year accompanied by our support. Unless otherwise agreed, the term of a subscription starts with the receipt of the order.

• orcharhino Services: Best practice
  Before the initial setup, we recommend an architecture workshop to integrate the existing infrastructure and your individual objectives into the setup concept. We also offer the services of a qualified orcharhino architect for setup and initial configuration as part of a five-day consulting package. To ensure functional reliability during updates, there is also an accompanied update. Our support team is also available to provide operational support through to the takeover of operations.

orcharhino is a complete data center management solution. It provides system lifecycle management through a single easy-to-use interface. In particular, orcharhino supports automated host deployment, configuration management, and patch management.

orcharhino automates most operational tasks, thus helping boost efficiency, lower costs, and increase the number of hosts that can be managed. At the click of a button, you can roll out additional hosts or apply the newest patch to hundreds of systems at once; this greatly improves scalability and reduces time to market. At the click of a button, you can roll out additional hosts or apply the newest patch to hundreds of systems at once; this greatly improves scalability and reduces time to market.

By supporting a wide range of established open-source operating systems and enterprise solutions, orcharhino maintains maximum manufacturer independence and flexibility. It allows you to monitor and manage your servers in physical, virtual, and cloud-based environments while making sure they are all consistent.