Array AVX Series Network Hyperconverged Infrastructure

The Array AVX Series Network Hyperconverged Infrastructure is a network functions virtualization solution designed for enterprise or service provider data centers. According to the vendor, this product combines virtualization agility with purpose-built networking and security hardware performance. It enables the consolidation of services such as next-generation firewalls, SSL VPNs, load balancing, web application firewalls, IPS/IDS, and other network services in data centers.

Key Features

High-Performance Network Functions Virtualization: The Array AVX Series Network Hyperconverged Infrastructure combines virtualization agility with purpose-built networking and security hardware performance. It is claimed to enable the consolidation of services such as next-generation firewalls, SSL VPNs, load balancing, web application firewalls, IPS/IDS, and other network services in enterprise or service provider data centers.

Shared Environment, Guaranteed Performance: According to the vendor, this product allows the mixing, matching, and consolidation of networking and security functions from Array and third-party vendors on a purpose-built platform. It offers intuitive instantiation, service automation, and guaranteed performance per virtual network function. Users can consolidate Array Networks ADC, VPN, WAF, SSLi, and third-party vendor functions like next-gen firewalls and IPS.

Ease-of-Use: The AVX platforms are said to provide automated resource provisioning, intuitive service chaining, and deployment in minutes. Advanced N-HCI features are claimed to simplify the management and operation of virtual network functions. Service chaining and orchestration capabilities are said to allow the creation of service chains to provide defense-in-depth for mission-critical application traffic.

Host Any Network or Security Function: The vendor claims that users can run Array Networks ADC, SSL VPN, WAF, or SSLi, as well as networking and security functions from third-party vendors. It supports virtual appliances like next-gen firewalls, IPS/IDS, and network monitoring from third-party vendors and technology alliance partners. Open source compatibility is claimed to allow running any software that supports Ubuntu or CentOS or custom applications alongside networking and security virtual appliances.

Unmatched Density for Consolidation: The AVX platform allows the deployment of up to 64 VMs (Virtual Machines) on a single platform. Users can mix and match different instance sizes for various virtual network functions, enabling the consolidation of multiple networking and security functions onto a single platform and potentially reducing CapEx and OpEx.

Automated Service Provisioning: According to the vendor, Array AVX platforms eliminate the need for manual resource assignment, CPU pinning, NUMA boundaries, port mapping, and SR-IOV. Automated provisioning is claimed to streamline the deployment and management of virtual network functions, simplifying resource allocation and optimization.

HW-Accelerated SSL Encryption: Array AVX platforms are claimed to be uniquely capable of running virtual load balancing with hardware-accelerated SSL encryption. This feature is said to enhance the performance and efficiency of SSL-encrypted traffic processing.