Arx Series Ds

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What’s Inside:

1 KeyBenets

2 FreedomfromFile StorageConstraints

2 SimplifyingFileAccess withFileVirtualization

3 SimplifyingData Managementwith AutomatedManagement Policies

4 TrueHeterogeneity

5 DataProtection

5 Architecture

6 Manageabilityand Supportability

7 ARXSpecications

10 ProfessionalServicesandSupport

10 MoreInformation

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Key benefts

Reduce storage costsMatchthebusinessvalueofyourdatatothecost

ofitsstorage;reducecostswithnewtechnologies.

Optimize backupsDecreasethebackupofredundantdatatolower

backupandrecoverytimes,mediaconsumption,

andcosts.

Maximize value o existing storageImproveutilization,reclaimstrandedcapacity,

anddeferadditionalstoragepurchases.

Simpliy managementPerformstorageprovisioningand

decommissioningwithoutdisruptingusers.

Improve fexibility and choiceMoveyourdatawhereverandwheneveryou

want,evenbetweenheterogeneousdevices.

SimplifyDataManagementandReduceStorageCostswithFileVirtualization

Today’slestorageenvironmentscompriseacomplexcollectionofstorageplatforms,le

systems,andoperatingsystemsthatarerapidlygrowing.Frequentoutagesoccurwhendataismovedornewstorageisprovisionedduetothedependenciesbetweenclientsandstorage

resources.Lowaggregateutilizationratesarecommon.Burgeoningcapacitydemandsincrease

theoperationaloverheadassociatedwithlestoragemanagement.

F5®ARX®devicesenableyoutobreakfreefromtheseconstraintsbyintroducingintelligent

levirtualizationintothelestorageinfrastructure—eliminatingthedisruptionassociated

withstorageadministrationandautomatingmanystoragemanagementtasks.Theresultis

adramaticimprovementincost,agility,andbusinessefciency.

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Simpliying Data Management with AutomatedManagement Policies

ARXenablesITorganizationstoautomateandenforcedatamanagementpoliciesinreal

time.Operationsthatwereoncedonemanuallycannowbeperformedautomatically,

withoutvisibilityordisruptiontousersandapplications.Thissignicantlyextendsthe

valueofexistingstorageinvestmentsandenhancesbusinessworkowinthreekeyareas:

automatedstoragetiering,non-disruptivedatamigration,anddynamiccapacitybalancing.

Automated storage tiering

ARXautomatestheplacementandmovementofdatabetweendifferenttiers(orclasses)

ofstorage,witheachtierpotentiallycomprisingdevicesfrommultiplevendors.F5’sstorage

tieringcapabilityoperatesatthelelevel,enablingorganizationstomovelesorprojects

basedoncertaincriteria(age,type,andmore)ratherthanentirelesystems.Nostubsor

pointersareleftbehind,eliminatingrisksandcomplicatedbackupandrecoveryprocedures.Real-timepolicyenforcementcapabilitiesenablelestobeplacedonappropriatedevices

automatically.Benetsinclude:

•Decreased storage CapEx.Automatically

moveolderorlesscriticaldatatolower-

coststorage,whilefreeingupexpensive

tier1capacityanddeferringadditional

storagepurchases.

• Lowered operational overhead.

Moveolderdatatolower-coststorage

alternativesautomaticallyandwithout

affectingusersordegradingservicelevels.

• Decrease backup windows and costs.Reducetheamountofredundantdata

thatisbackedupregularlytoreduce

backupandrecoverytimesandlower

theamountofbackupmediaconsumed.

• Use o the best technologies.Match

thebusinessvalueofdatawiththecost

andperformanceofstoragebyleveraging

differenttechnologiessuchasSATAor

datadeduplication.

Automated storage tiering with ARX

Applications and Users

NAS and File Servers

Tier 1

Tier 2

Intelligent FileVirtualization

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Non-disruptive data migration

Administratorscanusepowerfulpoliciesforarangeofdatamigrationtasks—frommovingentirelesystemstoindividualles.Datamigrationscantakeplacebetweenheterogeneous

storagedevices,forbothNFS-andCIFS-orienteddata,andcanbescheduledtoavoidpeak

trafctimesorbackupwindows.Inaddition,migrationsareperformedwithoutanychanges

tomountpointsordrivemappingstoeliminateoutagesandbusinessdisruptionpreviously

associatedwithdatamigrations.Benetsinclude:

•Reduced business disruption.Migratedatawithoutaffectingusersorapplications.

•Enhanced data mobility.Performmigrationsforanyreasonatanytime.

• Faster migration.Completemigrationsinlesstime,withnoneedtoscheduledowntime

withbusinessgroupsorusers.

•Use ewer IT resources.Dedicatefewerresourcestomigrationswithautomatedpolicies

andnoneedforclientreconguration.

• Freedom rom lock-in.Consolidateleservers,rolloverequipmentleases,upgrade

storageplatforms,orswapvendorswithoutdisruptingusers.

Dynamic capacity balancing

Real-timecapacitybalancingpoliciesenableenterprisestocreatelargervirtualleservers

fromexistinglestoragedevices,aggregatingtheresources(capacity,throughput,processing

power)ofthesephysicaldevicesandoptimizingapplicationperformance.Benetsinclude:

•Maximized utilization o existing assets.Aggregatecapacityfrommultiplestorage

devicestoimproveutilizationanddeferadditionalstoragepurchases.

• Optimized backups.Splitalargevirtuallesystemintomultiplephysicalones,

enablingsmallerbackupstobeperformedinparalleltoreducebackuptime.

•Reduced power and cooling costs.Booststorageutilizationefciencyandreduce

thenumberofpoweredstoragedevices.

• Fewer outages rom data management tasks.Performdatamanagementtasks

suchasprovisioningandloadbalancinginrealtimeandwithoutdisruptingusers

orapplications.

• Improved application perormance.Eliminateperformancehotspotsbyaggregating

multipledevicesontoasinglevirtualleserver.

True Heterogeneity

File access protocols

ARXsystemsuseindustry-standardleaccessprotocolstocommunicatewithclientsand

servers—CIFSforWindowsdevicesandNFSforUnixorLinuxdevices.ARXdoesnotintroduce

anewlesystem,butactsasaproxytothelesystemsthatarealreadythere.

Storage fexibility and choice

ARXiscompatiblewiththevastmajorityofNetworkAttachedStorage(NAS)devicesandle

servers,providingthebenetsofvirtualizationacrossaheterogeneousinfrastructure.With

ARX,companiesarenotrequiredtoforklift-upgradehardware,replaceexistinglesystems,

orinstallsoftwareagentsacrosstheenterprisetorealizeabenet.



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Data Protection

Historical le tracking

Withautomatedstoragetiering,companiescanreducebackupandrecoverytimesaswellas

backupmediaconsumption.However,itcanalsomakeitmoredifculttolocateandrestore

individuallesfrombackupmediawhenneeded.ARXmakeslerecoveryeasierbyproviding

historicalletracking.Usingletracking,administratorscanidentifythephysicallocationsof

individuallesatanypointintime.Thismakesiteasiertoquicklylocateandrestoretheright

versionofanyle.

Virtual snapshots

ARXsimpliesmanagementofsnapshotsinheterogeneousenvironmentsbycoordinating

physicalsnapshotsacrossmultipleNASdevicesandlesystems—eventhosefromdifferent

vendors—withinthesamevirtualnamespace.Thevirtualsnapshotthatresultsisnavigableinthesamemannerasthevirtuallesystemfromwhichitwascreated,givinguserstheability

torecovertheirlesinavirtualenvironment.

Architecture

TheARXfamilyofintelligentlevirtualizationsolutionsfeaturesanarchitecturethatis

optimizedtomeettheneedsofawiderangeofITorganizations.

Unmatched scalability

ARXwasdesignedforawiderangeofbusinessesandisthemostscalablelevirtualization

solutionavailabletoday.ScalingtomorethantwobillionleswithasingleARX4000device,

theARXsystembringsvirtualizationbenetstolestorageenvironmentsranginginsizefrom

small-andmid-sizedorganizationstothelargestandmostdemandingenterprisesintheworld.

High-perormance or le access workloads

ARXprovidesindustry-leadingperformanceandistheonlylevirtualizationsolutionwiththe

abilitytohandlegigabytesofthroughput.Itspatentedsplit-patharchitectureseparatesthe

dataandcontrolpathsinthesystem.Thisenablesittosustainveryhighperformancelevels

forleaccessworkloadswhilesimultaneouslyperformingcomplexoperationssuchasstorage

managementpolicy.Datapathfunctionsarehandledatwire-speedrates,andcontrolpath

functionshavetheirowndedicatedprocessingandmemoryresources.

High availability and data integrity

ARXproductshavebeendesignedwithhighreliability,availability,anddataintegrityinmind.

ARXprovidessuperiorsystemavailabilitythroughhardwareandnetworkredundancy,aswell

asthroughenhancedsoftwareresiliencymechanisms.AllARXsystemssupportautomatic

servicefailoverbetweenARXdevicesinaclusteruponfailure,anddataintegrityisensured

throughouttheentireprocess.ARXdoesnotmodifyuserdata,storeanydataonthedevice

itself,orcreateproprietarystublesonlestorageassets.Thisensurestheintegrityand

accessibilityofdataatalltimes.



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Interace fexibility

ARXistherstlevirtualizationsolutiononthemarketthatsupports10GigabitEthernet(GbE)connectivity.Thisgivesorganizationsthatareplanningtoupgradeto10GbEthe

exibilitytorealizethebenetsoflevirtualizationtoday,whileprotectingtheirinvestment

overtime.

Manageability and Supportability

Easy-to-use management interaces

ARXprovideseasy-to-usemanagementinterfaces,includingacommandlineinterface(CLI)

andgraphicaluserinterface(GUI).TheGUIsupportsawizard-drivencongurationthat

makeseventhemostcomplexpoliciesintuitive.

Enterprise-class supportability

ARXofferscomprehensivesupportabilityandtroubleshootingcapabilities,includingSNMP,

extensiveloggingandreporting,automated“emailhome”support,portmirroring,and

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Physical Specications ARX4000 ARX2000

Protocols: NFS, CIFS, Multi-protocol NFS, CIFS, Multi-protocol

Maximum GigabitEthernet Ports:

12 - 10/100/1000 Mb RJ45 12 - 10/100/1000 Mb RJ45

Maximum 10 GigabitEthernet Ports:

2 - 10 Gb X2 (MM-SC) n/a

Maximum Throughput: 12 Gbps* 4 Gbps*

Maximum Users: 12,000* 6000*

Maximum Files: 2 billion 1.5 billion

Power Supplies: Two dual, redundant, hot-swappable Dual, redundant, hot-swappable

Dimensions:7" H × 19" W × 24" D (per unit)

4U industry-standard rack-mount chassis

3.5" H × 19" W × 28" D (per unit)


Weight: 96 lbs. 40 lbs.

Operating Temperature: 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C), 18° F change per hour 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C), 18° F change per hour

Relative Humidity: 5–95% 5–95%

Saety Agency Approval: UL 60950ETL Listed

IEC950 (EN60950) CE Marking

UL 60950cUL listed to CSA C22.2 No. 950


Certications/SusceptibilityStandards:

FCC Part 15 Class A

CISPR22 Class A (EN55022) CE Marking

EN 55024

VCCI Class A

FCC Part 15 Class A


EN 55024

VCCI Class A

Typical Power Consumption: 517 W 280 W

Typical Heat Output: 1764 BTU/hr 956 BTU/hr

Input Voltage: 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

*Stated values are estimated guidelines—please consult with your F5 sales representative to determine which platorm is right or your environment.

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ARX Specications

TheARXseriesisavailableinthreemodelsandasaVirtualEditionthatdifferbyperformanceandscale.AllARXplatformsofferglobalnamespace,levirtualizationfeatures,andabroadset

ofdatamanagementcapabilities.

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Physical Specications ARX500

Protocols: NFS, CIFS, Multi-protocol

Maximum Gigabit

Ethernet Ports: 2 - 10/100/1000 Mb RJ45

Maximum 10 GigabitEthernet Ports:

n/a

Maximum Throughput: 800 Mbps*

Maximum Users: 600*

Maximum Files: 384 million

Power Supplies: Single

Dimensions:

1.75" H × 19" W × 27" D (per unit)


Weight: 31 lbs.

Operating Temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C), 18° F change per hour

Relative Humidity: 5–95%

Saety Agency Approval:

UL 60950

cUL listed to CSA C22.2 No. 950


Certications/SusceptibilityStandards:

FCC Part 15 Class A


EN 55024VCCI Class A

Typical Power Consumption: 157 W

Typical Heat Output: 536 BTU/hr

Input Voltage: 100–127/200–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

*Stated values are estimated guidelines—please consult with your F5 sales representative to determine

which platorm is right or your environment.

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Virtual Specications

Protocols: NFS, CIFS, Multi-protocol

Maximum Ethernet Ports: 1 virtual

Maximum Files: 192 million

Maximum Users: 500*

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ARX Virtual Edition

Host SystemRequirements

Hypervisor:VMware ESX 4.0 or ESXi 4.0

Processor: 2 CPU cores (64-bit)

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Network Adapters: 1 network interace

Disk Space: 40 GB or more

*Stated values are estimated guidelines—please consult with your F5 sales representative to determine

which platorm is right or your environment.



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More Inormation

FormoreinformationaboutARXsolutions,usethesearchfunctiononf5.com

tondtheseresources.

Product overview

ARX Series

White papers

Intelligent File Virtualization with F5 ARX

Reducing Storage Costs with F5 ARX

Case studies

Foster and Partners Reduces Costs, Improves Operational Eciencies

with F5 Solutions

John Wiley & Sons Optimizes Backup, Manages Rapid Data Growth with

F5 ARX Lulu.com Improves Storage and Vendor Management with F5 ARX

Analyst report

The Economic Impact o File Virtualization

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http://www.f5.com/

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http://www.f5.com/pdf/case-studies/foster-partners-cs.pdf

http://www.f5.com/pdf/case-studies/wiley-cs.pdf

http://www.f5.com/pdf/case-studies/lulu-cs.pdf

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http://www.f5.com/pdf/case-studies/lulu-cs.pdf

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http://www.f5.com/pdf/white-papers/file-virtualization-roi-wp.pdf



http://www.f5.com/pdf/products/arx-overview.pdf

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