The Adaptive Resource Switch (ARX)products from Acopia Networks allow the enterprise to globally present,
deliver, adapt, and optimize file storage resources. The high-performance, highly available ARX6000, the mid-range, fixed-configuration ARX1000 and the cost effective, thin profile ARX 500, all leverage standards-based technology (CIFS, NFS) to support file server virtualization policies across multiple devices from multiple vendors.
The ARX family allows organizations to preserve existing file storage infrastructure investments. Acopia switches are high-performance scalable devices built to function as in-band NFS and CIFS proxies for client-server file access exchanges. ARXs provide three dimensions of service: client presentation, data distribution, and storage management.
Client Presentation The ARX family aggregates heterogeneous file storage devices and provides a configurable, consolidated Global Namespace or access point to this aggregated storage pool. By independently managing the client presentation, Acopia switches eliminate the need to reconfigure clients during storage provisioning; adds, moves, and changes can be performed seamlessly. This consolidated Global Namespace also allows users to access file storage devices regardless of configuration or location.
Data Distribution ARXs can be interconnected for enterprise-wide scalability. Intelligent data distribution policies allow companies to place data across the corporation to improve performance by locating file data closer to where it is needed. The movement of data is performed without file access disruption or client reconfiguration.
Acopia switching products are also able to leverage the enterprise network to automatically replicate data sets off-site to provide more efficient data recovery mechanisms. In the event of a failure, replicated data sets are quickly accessible to client applications using the same client presentation managed by the Acopia switch.
Storage Management Acopia's ARX platforms consolidate multiple, disparate islands of file storage into a unified global storage pool, reclaiming stranded capacity and employing intelligent policies to better optimize costly storage resources. They adaptively manage the aggregated file storage pool by controlling data placement and access without affecting the client presentation services.
For example, files/directories can migrate from a storage resource with limited free space to one with more free space-without disrupting applications. Acopia's switching products also enable storage class differentiation and let the enterprise dynamically place data on appropriate classes of storage, significantly improving utilization by freeing capacity within existing file storage systems.
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