Propel Self-hosted
Product Overview
Propel Self-hosted is a client/server software solution
for resellers that wish to host and manage Propel Accelerator from within
their own data centers.
- Propel Self-hosted runs on Linux, which offers unrivaled price/performance
- Easy to install and configure - you'll be up and running in less than one hour
- Easy to administer with a Web interface, command line and SNMP support
- Each server can support over 2,000 concurrent users
- Additional capacity is gained by adding more Propel Self-hosted servers to your network
- Clusters of Propel Self-hosted can be load balanced using Propel Load Balancing software (included), a hardware load balancer or DNS round robin
Propel Self-hosted is designed to install with minimum operator interaction. The software and documentation is available for download from Propel's secure FTP site. The software installs in minutes using Red Hat's RPM utility. The administrator performing the installation needs to copy to software to the target servers, execute RPM, and follow the on screen instructions. Propel Self-hosted will instruct the administrator when the installation is complete.
Deployment
Propel Self-hosted is designed for "rack and forget" administration - — while simple configuration and rock-solid reliability make it easy to deploy. Servers can be added to a Propel Self-hosted cluster on demand without service disruption. As demand increases beyond the capacity of your initial servers, load balancing of the servers can be implemented using Propel Load Balancing software (included), a hardware load balancer, or DNS Round Robin.
For optimal performance and reliability, it is recommended that Propel Self-hosted be installed in a carrier-grade data center with redundant Internet connectivity and backup power capability.
Management
Propel Self-hosted is designed to implement appliance-like behavior. Management of the server can be performed using a Web-based administration console, or command line, on a remedial basis when Propel Self-hosted informs the administrator via SNMP of the need for attention. The administration interface allows the operator to remotely view the current status of the server and indicates the load under which it has been operating.
User Authentication
Propel Self-hosted supports two types of authentication: Radius authentication and IP address range validation. Propel Self-hosted can be configured to query your Radius server for the user's right to be accelerated. Alternatively, IP address range validation may be used if you control the IP addresses that are given to your end users. In this case, Propel Self-hosted will only accelerate an end user that is connected within the allowable IP address range.
Propel Self-hosted can also be configured for open access and accelerate
all users that can connect to the server. Open access is applicable
for a reseller that offers Propel Accelerator to all of its end users
and can ensure that any ability to connect to the Propel Self-hosted server has already
been authorized at a prior point in network connectivity.
Learn more
We'd like to tell you more about the Propel Accelerator solutions and how we can quickly and easily help you profit from Internet acceleration. Let us know how best to reach you by contacting us by email at sales@propel.com, or by telephone at 408-571-6500.
