在此之前跟大家介紹了不少Falconstor IPStor的東東，卻忘記好好的介紹一下這項SAN產品。這套產品很好用，只是不便宜，不曉得板上的朋友接觸過的多嗎？
**Falconstor IPStor**是一套網路儲存基礎架構的軟體，同時Appliance本身也提供儲存空間。IPStor本身也可以扮演****SAN Gateway[/b]角色，對上是提供Application儲存空間與各種SAN應用；對下可以連接其他儲存設備或是SAN。
IPStor主要包含有五大components：IPStor Server, IPStor San Client Software, IPStor Management Console, Snapshot Agent 與 Host Based Applications。
IPStor Server是整個系統核心，也是所有SAN動作的來源。
IPStor San Client Software可以跟IPStor Server進行溝通。
IPStor Management Console提供一個以JAVA為基礎的跨平台管理介面，透過它可以輕易的進行各種SAN支援的管理、備份、復原等等動作。
Snapshot Agent進行Snapshot的動作，透過Agent，被保護的應用伺服器輕易的產生快照 (Snapshot)。
Host Based Applications將IPStor的服務延伸到伺服器以外的桌面應用。
這些都值得以後跟大家詳談喔
In fact, Falconstor is owned by Taiwaness and widedly OEM by IBM, EMC and Storage Tek. APAAC office now in the central of Taiwan, TaiChong.
As I know ( I attended the full ranges of Falconstor product training overseas in year 2006 ), Falconstor does not produce any hardware but just IPstor, SANstor solution & File sharing solution ( based on Linux kernel + Linux Cluster ).
IBM SVC ( SAN Volume controller ) adapts FalconStor engine to enable the hytrogeneious SAN storage environment by IBM 2x units of x345 servers in HA mode. Storage Tek adapts FalconStor solutiion to deliver the De-Du backup Solution.
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