Performance - Delivers unmatched performance for any applications that require connectivity to remote locations. Users can reasonably expect TCP-based application throughput improvement up to 10 times native WAN performance.

Simple Installation - Transparently connects to an existing LAN providing a totally non-disruptive, seamless installation.

Transparency - Transparent to applications, providing LAN-like performance for TCP applications. No changes to application protocols are required for implementation.

TCP/UDP/ICMP Optimization - Mitigates issues that degrade application and data migration performance over the WAN. DakotaXL manages data across the WAN avoiding application data recovery situations which causes reduced data throughput. Data delivery is also supported between remote SANs by enhancing FCIP, iFCP or iSCSI transport technologies.

Efficient Data Blocking - Utilizes a data reduction algorithm that reduces the amount of data transferred over the WAN. Data is organized into large blocks before being compressed and sent over the WAN.

Block Level Adaptive Compression - Customers have experienced compression ratios ranging from 2:1 to 15:1.

Scalability - A single transport supports speeds from 1Mb/s to 800 Mb/s, so no forklift upgrades or additional units are necessary when more bandwidth is required. You can seamlessly upgrade your bandwidth allowance as application demands grow via a simple performance key upgrade, providing a complete feature set all the way up to 800 Mb/s. Key upgrades are non-disruptive, in-line, real time and include the ability to add an Active-Active or Fail Safe roll over unit with very little additional effort.

Network Integration - Installed on the LAN as a gateway or as a proxy server and traffic is directed to DakotaXL for optimization using common routing functions. DakotaXL accelerates application data over any IP-based network.

High Availability - Active-Active and Automatic Hot Standby feature provides fault tolerant operation. User configurable controls will send broadcast capable e-mails and/or SNMP traps when a triggering event is detected.

Encryption - Qualified with best-of-breed security encryption devices including; General Dynamics Taclane, Cisco VPN routers, CipherOptics, Blue Ridge Networks BorderGuard and others.

VMware Virtual Appliance Option - Available as a virtual appliance on your server platform, providing the same feature set regardless of whether you are moving data between branch offices or enterprise-class data centers.

Graphical User Interface Controls - Web based GUI provides the simplest means of installing, configuring, and operating your DakotaXL.

Performance Monitor Tools - Provide a heads up display of throughput & performance statistics. The GUI, in real time, provides the ability to work with performance adjustment controls allowing you to achieve your maximum performance capability. DakotaXL is fully SNMP compliant for integration into a central monitoring console.

Rate Limiting (QoS Features) - Provides controls for bandwidth intensive applications.

Recovery on Demand (ROD™) - Provides for rapid recovery of critical data.

Synchronization on Demand (SOD™) - Provides assistance for initial volume copies.

Network Sizing Utilities - Several built-in utilities enable you to test network capacities, latency, trace routes, optimum network segment size and others.

Bandwidth Rate Limit Controls - Enables you to limit throughput of applications by time of day. Application throughput can be changed during certain hours for bandwidth management of accelerated traffic.

Remote Office Model - 1U Rack, Bandwidth up to 100 Mb/s

Branch Office Model - 1U Rack, Bandwidth up to 2.4 Gb/s

Data Center Model - 1U Rack, Bandwidth up to 8.8 Gb/s

Virtual Appliance - Bandwidth up to 800 Mb/s

Supported Applications

This qualification support matrix is provided for informational purposes and serves only as a guide for those configurations and products which have been qualified or field tested.
• AppAssure - Replay Replication
• DataCore - AIM
• Dell / EqualLogic - PS Series Replication
• EMC / Data Domain - Replicator Software
• EMC - Avamar, Celerra Replicator, DL3D, RecoverPoint CRR
• EMC - SRDF Adaptive Copy (Symm5), SRDF/DM, SRDF/A (DMX)
• EMC - Centera Replicator
• FalconStor - IPstor, Disksafe, FileSafe
• HP / Lefthand Networks - SANiQ
• HDS - TrueCopy (iFCP)
• IBM - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), Global Mirror (FCIP), VTS Grid Replication
• Industry-Std - FTP , iSCSI, Linux Rsync
• Microsoft - NetBios, Live Migration, Data Protection Manager (DPM)
• NetApp - SnapMirror, SnapVault
• NSI - Double-Take
• Oracle - DataGuard, DB Rsync, Streams
• Quantum - DXI
• Reldata - Replication
• Softek - Replicator
• Symantec - NetBackup, Replication Exec, Volume Replicator
• Veeam - Backup & Replication
• VMware - VMotion, vCenter Converter

DakotaXL is powered by NetEx's HyperIP software. NetEx has provided data transport solutions for more than 20 years to the most progressive and demanding organizations in the world. Below are application notes and white papers on the features of DakotaXL's HyperIP data transport engine. Give us a call if you have any questions.

DakotaXL Downloads:
• DakotaXL Datasheet.pdf

Best Practices:
• Best Practices for VMotion.pdf
• Best Practices for Veeam.pdf

Application Notes:
• Veeam Backup & Replication Application Note.pdf
• EMC SRDF Application Note.pdf
• EMC Centera Application Note.pdf
• NetApp SnapMirror Application Note.pdf
• Symantec (VVR) Application Note.pdf
• FTP Application Note.pdf

White Papers:
• DeepStorage Lab Report: HyperIP Enables Live Migration Over WAN.pdf
• The Death of the WAN Optimization Hardware Appliance: R.I.P..pdf
• DeepStorage Lab Report: HyperIP Enables VMotion Over WAN.pdf
• HyperIP for VMware.pdf
• WAN Optimization Technologies for EMC Symmetrix Replication.pdf
• Impact of Packet Loss on BC/DR Deployments.pdf
• HyperIP - How Does it Work?.pdf