F5’s BIG-IP Blade Controller -The Essential Software for Blade Server Systems

F5’s BIG-IP Blade Controller -The Essential Software for Blade Server Systems

May 2002May 2002

John BigelowVice President & General Manager, Software Business

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Company Overview Leading provider of intelligent

Internet Traffic and Content Management solutions that Increase availability

Reduce cost

Improve efficiency

Boost performance

Founded 1996, public 1999

HQ in Seattle (WA), offices throughout Europe and Asia

Approx. 500 employees

FY2001 Revenue: $107.4 M

Nasdaq listed (FFIV)

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Market Position

• Worldwide #1 for ITM appliances (68%)

• Worldwide #3 for total ITM market, incl. both

appliances and L7 switches (15.6%)

• Worldwide #1 for multipurpose ITM devices

with SSL HW acceleration (74%)

• Regional #1 market share in Japan

ITM = Internet Traffic ManagementSSL = Secure Sockets Layer

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Web Server

Application Server

Data Server

Microsoft

Oracle

BEA Systems

Tivoli

DynamicSoft

Routers & Switches

The Integration Point

– Lower cost– Improved efficiency– Increased business security– Higher availability– Better overall performance

Between Users, Servers Applications and the Network

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Today’s Web Application Architecture

Redundant Web Servers, Terminal

Servers, Application Servers, CRM, ERP, & Database Servers

BIG-IP 5000s for load balancing, VLANs, and IP

traffic management

Internet

Rack Mount or Pedestal Servers

HardwareApplications

3-DNSRouters

Firewalls

BIG-IP Link Controller 2000s

EDGE-FX

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Tomorrow’s Web Application Architecture

Redundant Web Servers, Terminal

Servers, Application Servers, CRM, ERP, & Database Servers

Internet

Blade Server Systems

HardwareApplications

Routers

Firewalls

Option 1

BIG-IP 5000s

3-DNSBIG-IP Link Controller 2000s

EDGE-FX

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Tomorrow’s Web Application Architecture -Possible only with F5 Networks

F5 EDGE-FX Cache and Content Controller, Redundant Web Servers, Terminal Servers, Firewalls, Application Servers, CRM, ERP, & Database Servers

Internet

HP ProLiant BL Blade Servers

Hardware

Applications

Option 2

System Software F5 BIG-IP Blade Controller F5 BIG-IP Link Controller F5 3-DNS

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BIG-IP: Harnessing the Power of Blade Servers and Applications

Load Balancing and IP Traffic Management

Blade Controller

BIG-IP intercepts, inspects, transforms, and directs all IP based traffic to the most appropriate application or resource depending on:

• High Availability

• Security

• Performance

• Reliability of the server blades or applications

HP ProLiant BL line

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High availability- Stateful failover, application health monitoring.

Performance- Dynamically direct traffic to best performing server and OS through advanced load-balancing.- Application (solutions view).- Increase I/O through F5’s OneConnect Technology.

Scale- Easily add servers and applications to scale services.-“Pool” unlimited resources within BIG-IP according to application, customer, department or business unit.- Increase I/O through F5’s OneConnect Technology.

Security- Hardened system only allows specific traffic through.- SSL and TLS decryption/encryption.- Certificate management and authentication.- DOS, SynFlood, NIMBDA, CODERED prevention.

HP Blade Servers with BIG-IP Creating a powerful, secure and unified computing platform

Blade Controller

Load Balancing and IP Traffic Management