Networking Software

Highlights

• Provides network traffic load distribution system for IBM BladeCenter H and HT integrated into a high-performance, low-latency 10 GbE switch
• Delivers high availability with extensive server health-check mechanisms for rapid failure detection and recovery
• Includes policy-based traffic steering and routing
• Operates in transparent Layer 2 mode or full Layer 3 mode
• Supports load distribution of IPv4 and IPv6 traffic with flow affinity to a server
• Is extremely cost-effective compared to external load balancers
• Is scalable from 1 to 84 servers across multiple BladeCenter chassis

Reduce complexity and costs associated with appliance sprawl by consolidating on an IBM® BladeCenter® platform with a high-performance, low-latency statistical load balancer integrated into a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) blade switch: IBM iFlow Director. iFlow Director’s traffic load distribution and policy-based traffic forwarding is designed to deliver high availability, scalability and lower cost of ownership for wireless gateways, security gateways, traffic management, service differentiation, lawful interception and network surveillance solutions.