With the Axxess pooling software running on a Windows NT server, network professionals can assign storage to any server and move it around. We have Windows NT and NetWare running on Compaq and IBM servers that we want to consolidate to all different types of legacy and Fibre Channel storage.
Flexibility is also a key advantage for the package, analysts say.
It is able to virtualize storage for a variety of reasons. Axxess works with storage devices from EMC, Compaq and IBM, among others, and with back-up software from Computer Associates, Legato and Veritas. The Axxess 200 uses an eight-port Capellix 2000 switch, SANsymphony Server software and 528M bytes of server memory. The model 400 uses the Capellix 3000 and supports up to 32 ports of Fibre Channel or SCSI links, SANsymphony Network software and 2G bytes of memory. The entry-level Server Edition supports a single storage pool managed by an Axxess server.