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NS1 with Grid
™
Package
5
Nonstop Infrastructure for Critical Network Solutions
Infobloxnetworkservicesappliancesincludearangeofspecialcapabilitiesthatserve
keynetworkapplications:
Voice over IP
Usersdemanddial-tonereliabilityforvoicecommunications.Todeliverthislevel
ofreliabilityinanIPenvironmentrequiresanonstopDHCPserviceforassigningIP
addressestovoice-over-IPhandsetsandIPsoftphones,aswellasledeliveryservices
forprovidingupdatedphonermwareandcongurations.TheNS1packagedeliversa
combinationoffeaturesthatprovidesaneasy-to-manage,high-availabilitysolutionfor
IPvoiceapplications:
High-availability DHCP
Infobloxsupportsindustry-standardDHCPfailoverthatworksacrossdistributedWANs.
Inaddition,pairsofInfobloxappliancescanbeeasilyconguredin“HAmode”to
providefastfailoverandreal-timedatasynchronizationwithoutrequiringinefcient
allocationofIPaddresses.
Built-in TFTP, FTP, and HTTP
Historically,TFTPhasbeenprovidedbystand-aloneserversmanagedindividuallyat
eachlocationwithnocentralizedcontrolandnohigh-availabilitycapabilities.TheNS1
packageextendsthebenetsofnetworkservicesappliancestomanagingIPtelephony
byprovidingareliable,easy-to-manageTFTPservice.Firmwareandcongurationles
areuploadedtotheapplianceandservedtoIPphoneswhentheybootup.Added
reliability,expectedinatelephonyenvironment,canbeprovidedusinganHApairof
appliancestoprovidereliableTFTPservices.
Reliable DNS Infrastructure for Microsoft Active Directory (AD)
InfobloxisaMicrosoftGoldCertiedPartnerandthe
InfobloxNS1packageincludesspecialsupportforeasy
integrationintoMicrosoftADenvironments.Thisenables
enterprisestoensurethatthecriticalDNSservicesneeded
fortheirMicrosoftandnon-Microsoftapplicationsare
alwaysavailableandsecure.