Adaptive Services; Network Services - Acopia ARX 1000 Hardware Installation Manual

Adaptive Services

Network Services

ARX®1000 Hardware Installation Guide
The ACM module provides the core distributed filer functions for the
switch, including:
• Virtual distribution of front-end file services for NFS v 2/3 and CIFS
protocols
• Volume management and filer capabilities
• Back-end network-attached storage (NAS) aggregation
The ACM supports the following network services:
• Two 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet ports (small form-factor pluggable
(SFP) optical connectors)
• Four 100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports (RJ-45 connectors)
• Auto-negotiation for 100/1000 Ethernet transmission
• Standard Ethernet and jumbo-frame (9K) packet sizes
• Full-duplex switching at line rates for Layer 2 processing
• Low latency, store and forward switching, with built-in multicast support
• Load balancing and resource switching
• Network File System (NFS) Fast Path
• Common Internet File System (CIFS) Fast Path
Application Control Module (ACM)
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