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RackTop GHOST

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Spec score 6.8 #18 of 25 in Storage Migration Software

Spec sheet

Purpose
GHOST (Global Hands-Off Storage Transfer) moves users to BrickStor SP before copying the underlying NAS data, which then migrates in the background.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Intended users
RackTop describes GHOST as designed for IT infrastructure leaders, storage administrators, CIOs, and security teams replatforming file data, including in public sector, defense, and regulated commercial environments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Integrations
The GHOST page names NetApp, Dell, Windows file servers, and Linux NFS servers as examples of supported SMB or NFS sources.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Compliance
RackTop says BrickStor SP uses FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography, aligns to NIST 800-53, supports CMMC controls, and has an NDAA Section 889 compliant supply chain.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Support
RackTop says BrickStor customers receive 24/7/365 phone and email support for production incidents from a U.S.-based engineering team.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Headquarters
Fulton, Maryland, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Founded
2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Availability
The GHOST page describes the product as in beta and says beta participants migrate with RackTop engineers; it states GA ships in Q3 2026 with BrickStor OS 23.9.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Beta support
Beta participants run a real migration with RackTop engineers alongside them.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Cutover
RackTop says users can cut over in hours, with reads and writes served from BrickStor SP while files not yet migrated are fetched from the source on demand.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Live access
Reads and writes land on BrickStor SP after cutover, and files not yet migrated are fetched from the source on demand.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Metadata
The destination namespace carries over source permissions, timestamps, ownership, ACLs, and attributes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Metadata and permissions
The destination namespace preserves source permissions, timestamps, ownership, ACLs, and file attributes, with ABAC layered on at the destination.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Migration reporting
GHOST generates a reconciliation report with file hashes, timestamps, and provenance.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Protection
Active Defense, immutable snapshots, ABAC enforcement, and audit logging engage when users redirect to BrickStor SP.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Protocols
BrickStor SP provides NFS, SMB, S3, and secure browser access through BrickStor Web Drive, which GHOST’s page says can be used without rewriting applications.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Reporting
GHOST reconciles migration completion and generates a report with file hashes, timestamps, and provenance.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Security at cutover
Active Defense, immutable snapshots, ABAC enforcement, and audit logging engage when users redirect to BrickStor SP.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com
Sources
GHOST supports SMB or NFS sources, including NAS devices and file servers, and does not require an agent on the source.Read 7 Oct 2026 · racktopsystems.com

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