Simple to deploy, simple to manage, simple to service
In today’s always-on global economy, seconds matter. Downtime in critical business applications can have far-reaching economic, security and legal consequences. Recovering from a failure, no matter how fast, is simply no longer an option. What companies need today is failure prevention, not failure recovery. What they shouldn’t need is a PhD to set it up.
Stratus offers quick and easy failure prevention with ftServer. Conventional technologies such as clustering and virtualisation-based HA do not prevent downtime, but rely on recovering from hardware or software failures. And this recovery time can vary from minutes to hours. Only ftServer prevents the downtime of your critical business applications, ensuring continuous availability, even when your underlying hardware components fail.
Key Benefits
ftServer is a fully integrated continuously available platform that helps companies maximise revenue, quality, and productivity:
No unplanned downtime
Ensure application availability despite component failures. Ride through transient errors and power spikes that would take down other x86 systems.
No data corruption or data loss
Ensure all transactions are processed. Protect the integrity of both committed and in-flight data.
Simplified deployment
Get instant continuous availability without having to modify your software applications or write failover scripts.
Simplified management
Save time and effort with self-monitoring hardware, automated parts replacement and customer replaceable subsystems.
Lower total cost of ownership
Save up to 40% when you factor in acquisition, deployment, management and unplanned downtime costs.
Stratus Customers
Companies operating 24x7x365 with ftServer
Our Solution and Analyst Insight
Introducing ftServer Solution and what the Analyst has to say about Stratus
ftServer features
ftServer’s unique combination of Stratus IP and industry standard components delivers dramatically simplified continuous availability:
Automated Uptime Layer
Patented lockstep processing ensures no transactions are lost. Multi-path I/O failover prevents data corruption or data loss.
Single system with fully duplexed hardware:
Redundant components are presented as a single system – only one OS or application is required, saving licensing fees.
Versatile industry-standard platform
Uses industry standard x86 processors, memory DIMMs, SSDs and HDDs. Supports standard shrink-wrapped OSs from Microsoft, Red Hat and VMware.
Active service architecture
Self-monitoring and self-diagnosing systems simplify issue management. Automated online parts replacement eliminates guesswork, and systems continue to run while being serviced.
Hot-swappable customer replaceable units (CRU)
Subsystems or components are designed to be easily replaced. CRUs are automatically re-synchronised when reinserted.
ftServer Models
From the data centre to the network’s edge, in conventional or virtualised environments, there’s an ftServer that’s right for you:
ftServer 2900
for VMware, Windows and Linux
For stable, standalone applications in remote offices, branch offices, or shop floor locations.
ftServer 4900
for VMware, Windows and Linux
For rapidly changing or growing applications in regional offices, remote plants or corporate data centres.
ftServer 6900
for VMware, Windows and Linux
For high performance processor or data intensive applications in larger remote plants or corporate data centres.
ftServer Options
Stratus offers a variety of certified options to easily extend your continuously available infrastructure:
ftServices
Four support plans – Total Assurance, System Assurance, Extended Platform Support, and Platform Support – match your availability requirements.
ftScalable
Hybrid storage array helps you easily meet your growing storage needs, while ensuring continuous availability and data integrity.
