SafeKit reinforces the high availability of applications on Bull IA-32 servers

Bull NovaScale Blade servers and EXPRESS5800 servers offer hardware high availability with redundant power supplies, blower and disks. SafeKit reinforces the high availability at the software level by providing the scalability and 24x7 availability of applications.

SafeKit increases the availability of applications and infrastructure software components such as software firewalls, Web servers and databases. Moreover, SafeKit provides a high level of performance while ensuring the failover of applications as well as the load balancing between several servers.

SafeKit is dedicated to companies willing to secure their critical activities particularly in sectors such as telecommunications, banking and defense.

Efficient solution without additional costs

SafeKit is a software product designed and developed by Evidian, distributing critical network traffic between the enterprise application servers. Any type of critical file, from simple flat files to databases, is consistently replicated in real time over the standard network.

The error detection and automatic fail-over procedures can be customised to any critical application. Thanks to SafeKit's virtual IP address technology, the network load balancing does not require dedicated servers, thus avoiding any additional investment.

Ready-to use-solution

SafeKit requires no dedicated hardware, such as load balancing network dispatchers or hardware clusters with shared disks. By using existing hardware platforms, thus avoiding additional hardware investment and software development, critical applications can be secured within a few days.

SafeKit is available on Bull NovaScale Blade Series and on EXPRESS5800 servers with Windows® and Linux®, as well as on other hardware platforms and operating systems. The SafeKit software and associated modules can be directly downloaded from this site.

Efficient network load balancing

The input traffic is addressed to a set of servers sharing the same virtual IP address, and is distributed through a filter loaded in the operating system of each server.

SafeKit is a flexible solution: servers can be more or less powerful and handle different workloads. If a server fails, the others automatically take over its workload.

Real-time file replication across a standard network

File replication is configured simply by defining the application directories to replicate. There is no prerequisite on disk organization. Only the file updates are replicated in real time through the network, thus limiting traffic.

The solution is applicable to any type of database with a size inferior to 100 Gigabytes. Servers can be located in remote computer rooms in case of a disaster.

Configurable failover per application

SafeKit is a powerful solution for application monitoring and automatic restart. Start and stop procedures can be customised, as well as hardware and software error detectors.

Ready-to-use application modules

Ready-to-use modules are delivered with SafeKit for applications such as web (IIS, Apache, netfilter), authentication (Radius, LDAP, AccessMaster), administration (OpenMaster) and database (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL).

Integrators, application resellers, and in-house developers can adapt SafeKit to new applications.

Easy administration to minimize costs

A multi-platform Java console is delivered with SafeKit to configure, control and monitor servers and applications from a centralised workstation.

A server can be very easily removed for maintenance and upgrade, without service disruption. A SafeKit solution can be administered through on-line commands or through SNMP or HTTP.

For more information, get the white paper, download a 30-day free trial, or check out the application modules.





SafeKit > Choice Competitive advantages Hardware vs. software clustering The 3 top scenarios Datacenter Distributed organization Software publisher SafeKit customers ...SafeKit and NovaScale 10 reasons to choose SafeKit	Evidian > Products > SafeKit > Choice SafeKit reinforces the high availability of applications on Bull IA-32 servers Bull NovaScale Blade servers and EXPRESS5800 servers offer hardware high availability with redundant power supplies, blower and disks. SafeKit reinforces the high availability at the software level by providing the scalability and 24x7 availability of applications. SafeKit increases the availability of applications and infrastructure software components such as software firewalls, Web servers and databases. Moreover, SafeKit provides a high level of performance while ensuring the failover of applications as well as the load balancing between several servers. SafeKit is dedicated to companies willing to secure their critical activities particularly in sectors such as telecommunications, banking and defense. Efficient solution without additional costs SafeKit is a software product designed and developed by Evidian, distributing critical network traffic between the enterprise application servers. Any type of critical file, from simple flat files to databases, is consistently replicated in real time over the standard network. The error detection and automatic fail-over procedures can be customised to any critical application. Thanks to SafeKit's virtual IP address technology, the network load balancing does not require dedicated servers, thus avoiding any additional investment. Ready-to use-solution SafeKit requires no dedicated hardware, such as load balancing network dispatchers or hardware clusters with shared disks. By using existing hardware platforms, thus avoiding additional hardware investment and software development, critical applications can be secured within a few days. SafeKit is available on Bull NovaScale Blade Series and on EXPRESS5800 servers with Windows® and Linux®, as well as on other hardware platforms and operating systems. The SafeKit software and associated modules can be directly downloaded from this site. Efficient network load balancing The input traffic is addressed to a set of servers sharing the same virtual IP address, and is distributed through a filter loaded in the operating system of each server. SafeKit is a flexible solution: servers can be more or less powerful and handle different workloads. If a server fails, the others automatically take over its workload. Real-time file replication across a standard network File replication is configured simply by defining the application directories to replicate. There is no prerequisite on disk organization. Only the file updates are replicated in real time through the network, thus limiting traffic. The solution is applicable to any type of database with a size inferior to 100 Gigabytes. Servers can be located in remote computer rooms in case of a disaster. Configurable failover per application SafeKit is a powerful solution for application monitoring and automatic restart. Start and stop procedures can be customised, as well as hardware and software error detectors. Ready-to-use application modules Ready-to-use modules are delivered with SafeKit for applications such as web (IIS, Apache, netfilter), authentication (Radius, LDAP, AccessMaster), administration (OpenMaster) and database (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL). Integrators, application resellers, and in-house developers can adapt SafeKit to new applications. Easy administration to minimize costs A multi-platform Java console is delivered with SafeKit to configure, control and monitor servers and applications from a centralised workstation. A server can be very easily removed for maintenance and upgrade, without service disruption. A SafeKit solution can be administered through on-line commands or through SNMP or HTTP. For more information, get the white paper, download a 30-day free trial, or check out the application modules.	SafeKit: benefits for the enterprise Increased service availability With SafeKit, the scalability and 24x7 availability of the infrastructure is ensured. Costs associated with failures and the risk of losing critical data or clients, unsatisfied because of poor response times due to overloaded applications, are eliminated. Reduced infrastructure costs SafeKit does not require investment in dedicated hardware clusters. It is a software-only solution, which can be applied directly to Bull IA-32 servers: NovaScale Blade Series and EXPRESS5800 servers. The same high-availability solution can be deployed all along the chain of applications, with heterogeneous Windows and Unix operating systems.

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