TMX Accelerated Traffic Management
Applications are changing the face of enterprise networks, enhancing productivity and increasing corporate profitability. The challenge lies in meeting the demands of application deployment while maximizing ROI. Meeting this challenge requires a new generation of solutions – the Array TMX Series – that provide the performance, security, and availability required by today’s business-critical applications, while reducing cost and complexity in the data center.
 

Accelerate Any Application for Any Size User Base

Connection multiplexing, hardware-accelerated SSL encryption, dynamic compression, and memory-based SpeedCache™ ensure the fastest, most efficient delivery of Web content and applications at wire speed. With Array’s powerful SpeedStack™ technology, TCP/IP processing and HTTP parsing is performed once and leveraged across all functions to achieve levels of performance unattainable with previous generation solutions. Array TMX Series solutions increase the performance of Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Siebel, Outlook Web Access, E-commerce applications and custom applications 70% or more.

TCP Acceleration Loss-less Compression High-performance Caching SSL Acceleration
  • Connection Multiplexing
  • TCP Buffering
  • Client Connection Persistence
  • Hardware-based
  • Inline HTTP
  • Text
  • HTML
  • XML
  • DOC
  • Java Scripts
  • Cascading Style Sheets
  • PDF
  • Memory-based
  • Fully-compliant with HTTP 1.1 Specs
  • High-performance hardware-based acceleration  
  • HTTPS, NNTPS, SMTPS, POPS, IMAPS, LDAPS
  • SSL inside for end-to-end security
  • Full certification management features

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Uncompromising Security

Array’s WebWall™ brings true security to your network. High-performance access control lists (ACL), network address translation (NAT), and stateful packet flow inspection guard not only against unauthorized access and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, but also against application-level attacks typically undetected by less capable solutions. Uncompromising to the core, every Array appliance is built on a security-hardened operating system that ensures the network is as safe as the traffic it supports.

Server Security Network Security Network Address Translation
  • Full Proxy-based application firewall
  • Safeguard servers from network attacks
  • TCP Syn-flood protection
  • Flash event protection
  • Full DDoS protection
  • Full statefull packet inspection firewall
  • Over 1000 ACL rules without performance degradation
  • Static translation
  • Port-based translation

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Guaranteed Availability

TMX Series appliances provide full server load balancing and content switching functionality with granular traffic control based on customizable layer 4-7 rules. Extensive application health checking directs connections past inactive and overburdened servers, reestablishing connections as conditions permit. Integrated link load balancing, global server load balancing, N+1 clustering, and dual power guarantee business continuity for applications and services where downtime directly impacts your bottom line.

Clustering Layer 4 Server Load Balancing Layer 7 Server Load Balancing
  • Scaleable to 32 units
  • Active/Active
  • Active/Standby
  • Configuration Synchronization
  • Interoperability with BEA WebLogic Cluster
  • Server Health Check
  • TCP, TCPS, UDP
  • Round Robin, Weighted Round Robin, Least Connections, Shortest Response, Persistence IP
  • QoS
  • URL
  • Hostname
  • Cookie
  • SOAP
  • Arbitrary Header

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Ease of Use and Integration

The Array TMX is simple to install and offers intuitive configuration and management through either the Array Pilot™ GUI or a familiar command line interface. Using the administration toolkit, network managers can view the status for a wide range of system parameters and enable both virtual and real services on the fly. The Array TMX may be automated using either SNMP or XML-RPC management options, and for ease of integration is engineered to either complement or replace existing network devices.

  • Cisco IOS Inspired CLI interface
  • RS-232C Console Port
  • Secure SSH Remote Network Management
  • Secure WebUI Access
  • XML-RPC Remote Management Support
  • SNMP V2c and Private MIBs
  • Syslog (UDP or TCP)
  • Simple Initial Setup Support
  • Administrator Account Management
  • CLI Command-Based Monitoring Feature
  • Notification/Alerting System w/Paging Feature
  • Multiple Configuration Support
  • Multiple Units Configuration Synchronization Support
  • On-line Trouble Shouting Support
  • Real-Time Monitoring Graphs Support
  • Log Message Manual

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Eliminate Cost & Complexity

TMX Series appliances are an ideal replacement for legacy load balancers and other traditional point data center solutions; Array solutions reduce network complexity and overall operational costs by eliminating multi-vendor power, space, training, management, troubleshooting and support contract requirements.

Without Array TMX Series   Array TMX Series
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Increased Server and Bandwidth Efficiency

Offloading compute-intensive processes - SSL encryption, establishing TCP connections, etc. - while caching and compressing application traffic consolidates server requirements by up to an order of magnitude to provide significant savings. Additionally, dynamic compression improves bandwidth efficiency by up to five times – greatly reducing the transmission cost for exiting traffic and/or allowing increased traffic over existing links.

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Right-Sized Platform Options and Flexible Software Solutions

Array TMX Series appliances are available in four product platforms to meet the needs of any size organization or deployment. Each provides the benefits of improved application performance, availability, and security; each features full integration for unprecedented simplicity, scalability, reliability, and the lowest total cost of ownership.

 
  TMX1100 TMX2000 TMX3000 TMX5000
Ports 2 2 6* 8
Speed 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 10/100/1000
Clustering 1 + 1 32 32 32
Dual Power No No No Yes

*All feature specifications are default values.

Unlike other vendors, Array’s integrated functionality doesn’t mean that you’re locked into purchasing more than you need. You can start with a base model TMX Series appliance that includes L4-7 server load balancing, connection multiplexing, WebWall ä security, and N+1 clustering – and make incremental investments as needed, investing as you go for such features as SSL acceleration, caching, compression, link load balancing, and/or global server load balancing. Our solutions are designed to complement existing network devices, working seamlessly with both hardware and software. New features can be activated with a phone call – eliminating expensive service calls or the need to install new hardware as required by conventional point solutions. The following three software bundles are available as an alternate purchasing option, providing higher value for common applications and configurations:

Web Accelerator Bundle – Base + Caching + Compression

Integrates features that dramatically improve download performance for business-critical Web content.

A Web server front end, the TMX Web Accelerator bundle combines high-performance L4/7 load balancing, connection multiplexing, loss-less compression, and HTTP caching to greatly enhance the end-user experience for corporate Web sites and high traffic portals. The Web Accelerator bundle also increases server and bandwidth efficiency while eliminating the need for single purpose networking solutions – removing performance bottlenecks, enabling consolidation, and eliminating cost and complexity in the data center.

E-Commerce Accelerator Bundle – Base + Caching + SSL Acceleration

Integrates features that provide performance, security, and availability for high-volume secure transaction environments.

A Web or application server front end, the TMX E-Commerce Accelerator bundle combines high-performance L4/7 load balancing, connection multiplexing, HTTP caching, and SSL acceleration to provide customers with a faultless online shopping experience. The E-Commerce Accelerator bundle also ensures that sensitive customer data is fully secure, and offers industry-leading availability and scalability for reinforcing customer loyalty and maximizing customer satisfaction and revenue potential.

Application Front End Bundle – Base + Caching + Compression + SSL Acceleration

Integrates features that solve performance problems associated with deploying business-critical Web-enabled applications.

A front end for Web or application servers, the TMX Application Accelerator bundle combines high-performance L4/7 load balancing, connection multiplexing, loss-less compression, and HTTP caching, and SSL acceleration to improve the performance of enterprise applications including SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Lotus iNotes, Oracle, as well as custom Web-based solutions. The Application Accelerator bundle also includes Array’s built in WebWall ä and N+1 clustering to for providing security and availability essential to successful application deployment.

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