BIG/ip2 keeps your Web site awake while you sleep; The best price/performance up-time insurance for a high traffic Web site.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1997--F5 Labs begins shipping BIG/ip2 following the successful roll-out of their first product, BIG/ip, at Networld's Interop '97. BIG/ip2 is a dual configuration system of two specially enhanced BIG/ip controllers coupled by a serial cable to eliminate a potential single point-of-failure in a Web site. And like its predecessor, BIG/ip2 transforms a series of stand-alone servers into a single-scaleable-virtual server to deliver dynamic content fast and reliably -- guaranteed 24 hours a day -- 7 days a week! Trading Places. BIG/ip2 dynamically, load balances TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. requests across a redundant array of inexpensive servers (architecture) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Servers - (RAIS) The use of multiple servers to provide the same service in such a way that service will still be available if one or more of the servers fails. . If failure of the primary unit should occur, the fail-safe controller will take over in less than 3 seconds. The primary unit reboots itself, logs the system error, and becomes the fail-safe system. Both controllers have identical configuration and house redundant power supplies and watch dog cards. Designed for System Administrators. For additional flexibility, BIG/ip2 is accessible remotely via secure, encrypted access. With every unit, BIG/ip2 includes a commercial version of F-Secure SSH (Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and e-mail, SSH supports a from Data Fellows -- the number one secure access software on the market. In addition to event notification Event notification is a term used in conjunction with communications software for linking applications that generate small messages (the "events") to applications that monitor the associated conditions and may take actions triggered by events. , BIG/ip2 provides the System Administrator with the flexibility of dynamic/static network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. , DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the proxy, scheduled batch job processing, system/server/services status reports and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. . Tails Are Wagging. The first installation of BIG/ip2 proves the flexibility and stability of its design at HappyPuppy. "As the No. 1 Game Site on the Web, 100% up-time and performance are keys to our success," comments Diogenes Osborne, Producer. "BIG/ip2 guarantees our site is always available to our customers -- no bones about it!" Small or Large Web Site -- It Must Always Be Up. With BIG/ip2, a large network site is as easy to manage as a small one. "Too often we forget that the cost of hardware and software is only a fraction of the total investment in a Web site," says F5 Labs' President, Jeff Hussey. "In addition to capital investment are the expenses of creative design, programming, system administration and maintaining compelling and current content. With these kind of expenditures, the Web site must always be up. It's no longer an option. BIG/ip2 ensures Web site stability and reliability at multiple levels." Shipping and Available. At $37,000, BIG/ip2 is the best price/performance Web site up-time insurance for reliability and speed! Other key product features include: easy installation, effective security, graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , multiple network interface support, and Web site statistical analysis. BIG/ip2 is shipping and available through F5 Lab's Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). channel. F5 Labs, Inc. is a privately held software company that develops and markets products to enhance the performance of networked servers to distribute dynamic content for high traffic sites. The company's goal is to enable the Internet to become an effective delivery mechanism for interactive mass media. For more information, visit the Web site http://www.f5.com, email pr@f5.com or call 206/447-1817. -0- BIG/ip and BIG/ip2 are trademarks of F5 Labs, Inc. CONTACT: F5 Labs, Inc. Deborah D. Jones, 206/447-1817 deborah@f5.com http://www.f5.com |
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