Testing Sinonix Controlled Data Exchange System with VEGMAN R220 G3 Servers and TATLIN.BACKUP.M Storage
YADRO and IT Bastion have published detailed benchmark results for the Sinonix system, a controlled information exchange solution designed to automate secure file and data transfers between isolated network segments while concealing topology details.
The tests used four VEGMAN R220 G3 servers, each equipped with dual Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ processors and 768 GB of DDR5-4800 memory. Three servers ran Astra Linux 1.8.6 in the maximum-security Smolensk edition, while the fourth ran Ubuntu with Cisco TRex traffic generation. All systems were configured for maximum CPU performance including Turbo mode.
Storage was provided by TATLIN.BACKUP.M with 2 TB RAM cache, 16 TB SAS drives, and T-BOOST protocol enabled to offload deduplication and compression to the source. The testbed replicated a multi-tier disaster recovery architecture consisting of a synchronous DR site, a one-way safe zone, and a remote immutable vault accessible only via unidirectional gateways.
Workloads were generated with fio using 1 MB sequential writes under two profiles: a light scenario with four streams and queue depth 4 running for five hours, and a heavy scenario with 16 streams and queue depth 16 running for one hour. Each combination was tested both through Sinonix and directly, at MTU 1500 and MTU 9000.
Key results included stable throughput of 718–779 MiB/s in light workloads through Sinonix with no measurable penalty compared to direct transfer. Under heavy load the one-way gateway reduced performance by approximately 27 percent at MTU 9000 and 6 percent at MTU 1500, yet maintained consistent speeds without crashes or degradation over the full test duration.
The authors conclude that Sinonix is suitable for moderate backup traffic in critical infrastructure environments mandated by presidential decree No. 604, while recommending individual assessment for very high-intensity workloads.
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