What is Network Attached CD/DVD Server?

Due to their compact size, low cost and their better value than online storage; most businesses and organizations use CDs and DVDs to store applications, information and data.

A disadvantage of CDs and DVDs storage is: if not implemented and deployed properly they can be difficult and expensive to manage. Instead of fumbling with dozens or hundreds of CDs and DVDs, invest in a Syritex™ Aralogix® CD/DVD Server.

The AraLogix® servers series can simplify the management of CDs and DVDs, improve performance and reduce cost associated with CDs and DVDs storage technology.

AraLogix® servers series enable you to share the applications, information and data stored on CDs and DVDs over the network without requiring a high-end server with SCSI attached CD/DVD towers and an expensive software to enable the solution. No more hassle, the CDs and DVDs are online all the time for instant access and they can be easily organized into multiple volumes and directories to make locating them a breeze.

The AraLogix® server makes an image copy of each CD or DVD you want to share on your network and stores it on a hard disk drive. Since hard disk drives have speeds far superior of CD/DVD optical drives, accessing a CD or a DVD from the hard disk drive is much faster then accessing it from the CD/DVD optical drive. This performance advantage becomes more pronounced if multiple simultaneous users need access the same CD or DVD.

The AraLogix® server gives the ability to limit the number of simultaneous users per CD or DVD to help control licensing restrictions.

If you receive monthly subscriptions or updates on CDs or DVDs, the AraLogix® server will replace the old outdated ones (previously cached) the new ones as they become available without resetting the access and security settings. Also if you want to keep an archive of all the subscriptions or updates instead of removing the old ones, the AraLogix® server enables to do it.

The AraLogix® server helps lower the deployment cost of workstation hardware by using it as a centralized resource for making back up copies on CDs or DVDs.

RAID hard disk drive protection is one of the features of the AraLogix® server. The following RAID levels are available with the AraLogix® server: RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5.

The CDs and DVDs can be loaded using the AraLogix® optical read/write drives or from the comfort of your desk over the network by using the powerful remote load utility.

Since CD/DVD servers clients rarely require any additional hardware to access the image copies of the CDs and DVDs, the initial investment is contained to the CD/DVD server itself.

What you find also that the AraLogix® servers are self-contained and do not require any additional software for basic functionality.

The AraLogix® servers integrate into either Windows or Unix/Linux environments rather easily.