SEAPATH - Configuring and Testing an Industrial-Grade Linux Platform for Critical Real-Time Applications in Energy

Explore a conference talk that delves into the SEAPATH project, an initiative under the LF Energy umbrella aimed at developing a real-time virtualization industrial-grade platform for critical applications in the energy sector. Learn about the technology stack behind SEAPATH, including Ceph storage, Linux RT, Pacemaker, Open vSwitch, SR-IOV, KVM, and PTP synchronization. Discover how the energy sector is following telecommunications in moving towards virtualization for increased flexibility and cost reduction, leading to IT/OT convergence. Understand the challenges of hosting critical applications as virtual machines, requiring high availability, real-time performance, and robust cybersecurity. Gain insights into the infrastructure-as-code dimension using Ansible and the continuous integration process that enables running tests on dedicated hardware to validate cybersecurity, deployment, performance, and other crucial factors. This talk provides valuable information for professionals interested in industrial-grade Linux platforms and their applications in critical real-time systems within the energy sector.