Features, Functions and Benefits

 
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Blade Platform Compatability
Feature
Function
Benefit
Fully integrated with the Sun Fire B1600 Blade Platform.
Supports hot plugging of blades into the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis. Provides a fully tested, integrated solution for optimal performance. Simplifies management and cabling issues.
Eases installation, increases performance and reliability, and streamlines system management, helping to lower total cost of ownership.
Flexible modular architecture.
Leverages a platform where resources can be added or removed dynamically.
Simplifies scaling and resource management through managing resources on demand, which helps control costs.

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Performance
Feature
Function
Benefit
Custom hardware and firmware implementation.
Provides leading price performance.
Lower TCO, improved response times for higher customer satisfaction.
Proxy to client direct response.
Eliminates routing back through the Sun Fire B10n Content Load Balancing Blade for faster processing.
Improves response performance, increases traffic handling capacity, and increases system utilization, which can lower costs, delivering more customer value.

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High Availability
Feature
Function
Benefit
Full Duplex Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections, dual power rails, and support for redundant link and blade configurations.
High bandwidth capability with failover path.
Delivers higher application service levels.
Hot-plug and hot-swap capabilities.
Enables administrators to remove and replace blades while the system is operating.
Provides higher service levels and flexible resource provisioning.
Supports High Availability (HA) configurations.
Path failover and SSL blade failover.
Delivers higher level of System Uptime.

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Enhanced Security
Feature
Function
Benefit
On-board, tamperproof security key and certificate store.
Provides centralized storage and administration of security keys and certificate protection.
Simplifies key and certificate administration.
Tamperproof key and certificate protection.
Erases on-board memory of security keys and certificates if tampering occurs.
Enhances security by protecting data from tampering.
Support for clear text for intrusion detection.
Enables the blade to send decrypted clear-text messages back to the load balancer for intrusion detection.
Protects system from intrusions.

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